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Outlook Indonesia Weekly: a summary of key news items (economic, politics, foreign affairs, statistics)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>Indonesia News Portals<\/strong><\/p>

Jakarta Globe<\/a>
Jakarta Post<\/a>
Business Indonesia (Indonesian language only)<\/a>
Antara (State media)<\/a>
Tempo<\/a>
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Commentary<\/a>– important articles on Indonesia<\/strong><\/p>

2024<\/strong><\/p>

October “Prabowo: Inheriting Democracy at Risk”\u00a0 Carnegie Endowment<\/a><\/p>

June “The Deadly Mining Complex Powering the EV Revolution”<\/a>, Bloomberg report on Indonesia’s nickel industry<\/p>

May “Made in Indonesia”<\/a>– Bloomberg article on local content rules<\/p>

February “A Little Background on Indonesia\u2019s leading Presidential Candidate, Prabowo Subianto”<\/a><\/p>

2019<\/strong><\/p>

May “Widodo\u2019s re-election could prompt Shell\u2019s exit”-<\/a> veteran journalist John McBeth in Asia Times
April “Protectionist push defines Indonesia’s final presidential debate”<\/a>– Australian Review report on April 2019 elections<\/p>

2017<\/strong><\/p>

November “Indonesia: Negara Pejabat”<\/a> (Indonesia: Bureaucratic State)
June ” US-Indonesia Relations in the Trump Era”<\/a><\/p>

January “An Indonesian Senior Leader’s Perspective on President Trump”<\/a>, by Luhut Pandjaitan<\/p>

2016<\/strong><\/p>

May “Indonesia Turns to Manufacturing to Counter Commodities Slump<\/a>“-good statement of the current government’s policy intentions
February “Selected Articles on TPP”<\/a>– good review of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership<\/p>

2015<\/strong><\/p>

November “Macro Economic Policies”<\/a>– by Anwar Nasution, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Indonesia, a short review of economic conditions since late 1960’s and their challenge for policy makers. A few prescriptions for the future.
October “Expatriate Severance Payment Entitlement”<\/a>– foreign citizens are entitled to severance payments upon termination. Good discussion of how foreigners are employed in Indonesia<\/p>

2014<\/strong><\/p>

January 5 “Indonesia’s Fragile Future”-<\/a> by James Castle, TEMPO Magazine, the author cautions that Indonesia’s current economic policies should be more open and integrated with global supply chains<\/p>

2013<\/strong><\/p>

January “Challenging ASEAN: The American Pivot in Southeast Asia”<\/a>– by Donald Emmerson, America’s “re-balancing” towards Asia is not only about China but also about maintaining and growing its relationship with the dynamic region of ASEAN<\/p>

2011<\/strong><\/p>

November “Is Indonesia Bound for the BRICS”<\/a> by Karen Brooks, excellent economic and political overview that makes the argument that stalling reforms could hold Indonesia back as it receives accolades on the world stage.
February 7 “Who is the Indonesian Consumer,”<\/a> market research in a nutshell
January 27, Speech of President Yudhoyono<\/a> at World Economic Forum, Davos<\/p>

2010<\/strong><\/p>

August 10 “One Nation Undivided Under God”<\/a>– Good discussion of Indonesian Islam and nationalism
July 7 “Indonesia\u2019s year of living prosperously”<\/a>– excellent review of Indonesia’s investment attractiveness from Bloomberg News.
July 6 “A New Road For Indonesia and the United States”<\/a> by Senator Richard Lugar, published in the Jakarta Post
June 29 “Patience Needed for Indonesia Start-up”<\/a>– sage advice from an experienced Jakarta-based business consultant, Jim Castle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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