Nationwide Student Demos Exert Check / Policies Emulating China / Ethnic Strife in Papua
Politics: Student demonstrators in more than a dozen cities and towns stood up emphatically for reformasi – exerting a check on the increasingly...
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Army's Cyber Security Bill Jeopardizes Tech Sector, Rights / KPK Falls / Adultery Ban / Land Bill
In a calamitous week for Indonesia, Widodo allowed parties to bring down the Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK), granted early release for corruption...
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Widodo Scuppers KPK, World Bank Warns About Policy Credibility -- And Ministers Dither
President Widodo allowed a disreputable two-star police general to become the next chair of the crown jewel of Indonesia's public sector, the...
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Tax Package Offers Sweeping Cuts for 2021 / KPK Under Attack / Governance Issues Hampering Outlook
A sweeping tax plan would lower income tax for companies and individuals, removing tax on domestically re-invested dividends and fix rules that...
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Monetary Policy Will Be More Supportive Amid Sluggish Growth & Better External Balances
We expect another 50bp of policy rate cuts in Indonesia over the final 4 months of 2019, and are consequently Overweight Indonesia, particularly...
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