OPINION

IO - Because there is this one. That will complicate East Asia. What I also wonder: where our opportunities are. “War exploded trade between Japan and South Korea”. Fellow chum United States. Samsung, LG and SK Hynix...

IO - President Jokowi is fretting as he ponders recent economic devel­opments. The President’s cabinet received a strong reprimand and instruction to immediately improve. Why not! The current account deficit is increasing from year to...

IO - The title for this article is taken from the episode title of the Indonesia Business Forum talk show, broadcast in TVOne on 3 July. The title aroused varied reactions among the people,...

 IO - It will be very hard for Jokowi’s Government to save the 2019 State Budget. This is not just because of the transition period that we are having due to the 2019 Elections,...

IO - The Current Account Balance began to experience a deficit since the fourth quarter of 2011. This deficit has continued to the pres­ent. Even the current account deficit of 2018, is getting bigger, reaching 31.1 billion US...

IO - “Indonesia has lost its ability to prepare for external trade wars, while nationally, the government has lost momentum for political consolidation, because of the divide in politics that has been taking place...

IO - Recently, there have been rumors that the State Treasury is near-empty, and tax refunds for taxpayers are being delayed. Is this true? What is the country’s actual financial condition?  Our State financial and...

 IO - Today’s Indonesian economy is suffering a “double deficit” (or “twin deficit”). What is that? A twin deficit represents a deficit in the current transaction balance taking place simultaneously with a deficit in...

 IO - The polemical status of State-owned Enterprise (“SOE”) subsidiaries continues. Some believe that SOE subsidiaries are not in themselves SOEs, while others conclude otherwise, i.e. that SOE subsidiaries are also SOEs.  In terms of...

Dear President Widodo:Over the past few days, Indonesia has experienced a series of traumatic and saddening events.  The police have responded to hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, expressing their right of assembly and to...

IO - Senior generals – three from TNI and POLRI – will definitely take part in the demonstration at the General Election Commission (KPU), Tuesday and Wednesday (21-22/5) “We had to take part because our sovereignty...