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Grab's Role in Unlocking Indonesia's Informal Economy in 2018

A study by Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Tenggara Strategics finds that the Grab ecosystem contributes Rp 48.9 trillion (US$ 3.5 billion) to the Indonesian economy from 4 line of services: GrabBike, GrabCar, GrabFood, and Kudo.

Election protests lose steam

As government officials and civil society organizations continue to discourage the public from attending a rally in front of the General Elections Commission’s (KPU) headquarters following the announcement of the 2019 election results on Wednesday, political parties in presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto’s coalition have distanced themselves from the event.

Prabowo continues fighting as May 22 closing

With the General Elections Commission (KPU) bracing itself for the announcement of the election result, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto continues his fight, despite having been predicted to lo...

With the General Elections Commission (KPU) bracing itself for the announcement of the election resu...

Elections: Upcoming challenges of identity politics

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is on course for a second term in office; quick counts of the April 17 ballots suggest that he won around 55 percent of the votes, while his long-...

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is on course for a second term in office; quic...

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Slowly but surely: operation begins in Indonesia's first integrated industrial zone

As Indonesia’s first and largest integrated industrial estate, the 3,000-hectare Java Integrated Industrial and Ports Estate (JIIPE) has garnered a lot of attention and interest since its development in 2013. Developed by PT Berkah Kawasan...

Implementing sustainable policies in practice

Nature resource-based industries, including the palm oil sector, are frequently cited as the major cause of deforestation. As the largest oil palm grower in Indonesia and a member of the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Golden Agri-Resource...

The world in 2018 and RI's foreign policy outlook

One week into 2018 and Indonesia’s diplomacy is in full swing. First, on the third day of 2018, I was in Davao, Philippines, launching the Indonesia-Philippines Cooperation on Islamic Education. The effort is the manifestation of an Indone...

Will conventional businesses die out?

Digital technology has disrupted the conventional economy. In Indonesia, this digital disruption has occurred mostly in the transportation services and retail sectors. The operation of internet-based ride-hailing services like Go-Jek, Grab...

A tough political year has passed, a tougher time ahead

Without a doubt, 2017 was a really tough year, politically speaking. It sent us mixed images of how far we have progressed in continuing democratic political reforms. There are a number of highlights that one can gather from political events, the imp...

What do upcoming elections mean for the economy?

With Indonesia heading for local elections in 17 provinces in June 2018, followed by legislative and presidential elections in April 2019, there have been questions as to how the economy will fare in the election cycle and where the risks are. In our...