This post is inspired by this tweet (in Indonesian). Baru nyadar dampak pelarangan bijih nikel ternyata *sebesar* itu. Indonesia sekarang jadi eksportir stainless steel terbesar …
Some time ago, Twitter was abuzz about minimum wages. The trigger seemed to be news about Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah commenting on how high minimum wages are in Indonesia. …
Me and my colleague Deasy Pane of Bappenas look at how the follow-up regulation from Job Creation Law may restrict trade a great deal. In turn, this has the potential to distort …
Recently, Indonesia has been buzzing about the MoU between Indonesia and LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery cell manufacturer. The deal roughly entails LG Energy Solution …
Mengapa tren kendaraan listrik adalah momentum transformasi industri otomotif Indonesia Krisna Gupta, Australian National University and Wishnu Mahraddika, Australian National …
This post briefly discusses FDI developments in Indonesia. FDI Trends Since 1970 The chart below shows Indonesia’s net FDI inflows as a percentage of GDP. The data source is the …
It’s probably no secret that I’ve been somewhat critical of the Ministry of Trade’s export ban, specifically Permendag 34/2020 on the export ban of antiseptics, PPE, masks, and PPE …
Today I saw on Twitter some concern over a Kompas article. The article reported that Indonesia would continue exporting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The context is, of …
COVID-19 appears to still be ongoing. The latest update puts us at 686 cases. As testing increases, cases will rise even faster. Even with the current situation, our healthcare …