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Midyear Outlook Commentary by Wayne Forrest Indonesia must be experiencing whiplash after receiving President Trump’s tariff notification letter last week. Beginning August 1, the 32% tariff announced in April will take effect barring any further
Commentary by Wayne Forrest Remember those cartoons with song lyrics and a bouncing ball. The ball helped you match the words with the music. I wish I had a bouncing ball to follow the
February Visit to Indonesia Commentary by Wayne Forrest The ties that bind the US and Indonesia remain strong, but they are fraying. I arrived February 3 in Indonesia for 2 weeks amidst cutbacks to
2025 Outlook: Rowing Between Two Reefs Commentary by Wayne Forrest Remarkably, Indonesia’s 2025 economic outlook is very similar to 2024’s: 5% growth and low inflation. As in 2025, the nation’s resilience will again be
Prabowo’s First Days Commentary by Wayne Forrest President Prabowo began his Presidency mostly traveling outside of Indonesia, signaling the importance of repositioning the world’s fourth largest nation in front of its major sources of trade
August Surprise Commentary by Wayne Forrest The last week of August in the US is slow and sleepy; most people are on vacation. Its very possible some Outlook/ Indonesia readers missed the fireworks in
