Indonesias
How will Indonesia’s dangdut stars shape the 2024 election? – Beragampengetahuan
The so-called “King of Dangdut”, Rhoma Irama, first campaigned with the United Development Party (PPP) in 1977. Photo by Zarqoni maksum for Antara. With the Indonesian presidential and legislative elections one year away, the rest of 2023 will be busy with political campaigning. The official campaign period will run for 75 days, beginning on 28 […]
A twist in Indonesia’s presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy – Beragampengetahuan
Photo by Bagus Indahono/EPA On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years. The incumbent president, Joko Widodo (known as “Jokowi”), has built a broad supporting coalition of political parties and oligarchs, which has delivered stability but also power and wealth for a small elite. […]
Indonesia’s nickel export ban: is it really in the national interest? – Beragampengetahuan
Morowali Industrial Park in Central Sulawesi is the focal point of the Indonesian nickel industry. Photo by Kementerian PUPR. In August, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the 15th annual BRICS Summit in South Africa in Indonesia’s capacity as ASEAN chair. In his address to the summit, Jokowi called for an end to trade discrimination and […]
Another BRIC in the wall? Indonesia’s BRICS dilemma – Beragampengetahuan
President Widodo addressed the 15th annual BRICS summit on 24 August in Indonesia’s capacity as ASEAN Chair. Photo by Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau for Antara. On 24 August 2023, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the 15th annual BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in Indonesia’s capacity as ASEAN Chair. The BRICS – a grouping of five major […]
Are venture capitalists sowing the seeds of Indonesia’s future? – Beragampengetahuan
Photo by GoTo for Antara. Indonesia is a middle-income country blessed with an abundance of natural resources. Its evolution from a mainly agrarian society to middle-income country status has largely depended on commodity exports, financed by foreign portfolio investments – typically, investments in Indonesian resources companies. However, in recent years, Indonesia has emerged as a […]
OTS with Andry Asmoro – Indonesia’s Economic Updates Q2-2022 by beragampengetahuan Podcasts – Beragampengetahuan
In this episode, Gundy Cahyadi has two special guests in the room, Francois de Maricourt, President Director of HSBC Indonesia and Tiza Mafira, Director Climate Policy Initiatives. Through different angles, both guests are actively involved in the process of finding financial solution to Indonesia’s transition to a net-zero economy. While commitment to net-zero transmission looks […]