Indonesia’s economic analysts – and the central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI) – were surprised on August 5 when the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)
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Indonesia’s Unions Eye New Tack as Wages, Outsourcing Lose Appeal
Indonesia’s labor movement welcomed with open arms the election wins of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the 2014 presidential and legislative
Impossible Dream? Widodo’s 35,000-MW Power Target
President Joko Widodo got an unexpected present on June 3 with the announcement by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) that it would,
Jobs in Indonesia: From Subsistence to Sustainable
The question of whether Indonesia’s economy can remain competitive in today’s globalized world and still serve the best interests of its people is a
Politics and Economics: Barriers to Change
President Joko Widodo earlier this year went on record as saying that even after 10 economic reform packages – including liberalization of the negative
Details Needed on Energy Fund Proposal
After nearly a month of drip-feeding scant details to the public, the government on January 4 said it had decided to postpone collecting a