Despite many hurdles and challenges such as the financial crises in the late 90s and 2007-2008 and the taper tantrum in 2013, Indonesian economy has constantly managed to prevail. However, [...]
Since the financial crisis in the late 1990s, the government of Indonesia has introduced a number of social protection programs to protect the poor and vulnerable. On Tuesday, 14 May [...]
Heading into the second term of Joko Widodo’s administration, this year’s Thee Kian Wie Lecture series discussed the future prospects and challenges of Indonesia’s economy. Entering its fourth year, the [...]
On Thursday, 4 April 2019, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) hosted the first FKP seminar of the month, which included presentations on two topics: 1) the challenges and opportunities [...]
Technological innovations have digitalized traditional ojek (i.e. motorcycle taxi) in Indonesia, as shown by the rapid development of GO-JEK. Despite providing thousands of job opportunities, GO-JEK often face criticisms, which [...]