Widodo's Cabinet Hints: Plus Ça Change / Auto Sector: Major EV Push Needs Broader Reform / Ore Ban
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will return in the next cabinet, but President Joko Widodo added that “it is time [for her] to have larger...
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Singtel 1Q20 Result Shows Tough Trends but Guidance Retained. Needs a 2H Recovery.
Singtel (ST SP) recently reported 1QFY20 results. They were not great, with revenues around 1.5% below our estimates as pressure in Singapore and...
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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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