BI's Bold Cut / Balikpapan, 'DC' / Widodo Calls (Again) For Change / Update on Cyber, Labor Bills
Bank Indonesia cut its rate by 25bps for the 2nd time in two months, banking on the Fed doing similarly next month. With short-term inflows...
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EV, Hybrid Incentives / Jkt's Air / Seats Promised for Parties / Islamists Slammed / Haze Redux
Tax changes mark a fundamental overhaul of auto-sector regulation, designed to move from taxing based on model and engine size to rates based on...
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China FDI Surges / 2Q GDP Coasts / EU Plans New CPO Hurdle / Oil Spill, Blackout = SOE[rry] Tale
GDP growth was 5.05 percent yoy in 2Q19, with low fixed-capital formation offsetting reasonably strong household consumption. Prospects exist for...
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Prabowo Changes Tack / Pertamina's Offshore Blowout / Adverse Water Bill May Pass / Tollroad Tenders
Widodo aims to maximize his alliance, while Prabowo is seeking material benefits; the latter is therefore playing humble to curry favor -- but...
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Widodo's Talking a Big Game (But Fielding a Faulty Team) / Rates, Poverty Fall / CCTV Traffic Fines
Widodo issued bold pledges about rolling out more infrastructure, upgrading human resources, attracting investment for job‑creation and – most...
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