Indonesia’s GDP could fall up to 2.5 per cent amid recession in 2020: Economists
JAKARTA, Apr 27, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesia’s economy may enter a recession and experience…
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Indonesia is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is an economy with a population of 261 million people. When it co-founded APEC in 1989, Indonesia’s real GDP was USD 288 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 1,600. By 2016, its real GDP more than tripled at USD 1 trillion, while its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 4,000.
[Analytics] China’s Belt and Road plan hits roadblock as virus pinches supply of materials and workers
Despite tentative signs of economic recovery at home, projects under the Belt and Road Initiative…
[Analytics] Asia should lead the way in producing a coronavirus vaccine
The Asia-Pacific region has the expertise and resources to take a leadership role in not…
Over 70,000 of animals in Indonesian zoos may soon go hungry, most of zoos had stocks to feed animals only until mid-May
JAKARTA, Apr 26, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Thousands of animals living in Indonesian zoos are…
Jokowi, Trump discuss cooperation to tackle medical equipment shortage
JAKARTA, Apr 25, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his US counterpart Donald Trump…
Indonesia’s govt sets up checkpoints to monitor people’s mobility between cities, provinces amid ‘mudik’ ban
JAKARTA, Apr 25, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Regions across Java have set up checkpoints to…
[Analytics] Re-examining the industrial framework: A paradigm shift amidst a pandemic
The creation of an illegal Indonesian state in the sovereign nation of West Papua has…
Indonesia’s migrant workers urged not to return home as Widodo declares state of emergency
JAKARTA, Mar 31, 2020, SCMP. Migrant workers from West Java, Indonesia’s most populous province, have…
Indonesia to temporarily ban all foreign arrivals, transits
JAKARTA, Mar 31, 2020, The Straits Times. Indonesia will temporarily ban all visits and transits…
Pandemic may see 11 million driven into poverty in East Asia and Pacific: World Bank
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 31, 2020, The Straits Times. In a bad case scenario, East Asia…
Indonesia plans tougher mobility rules, if no full public lockdown, virus death toll could soar to over 140,000 by May
JAKARTA, Mar 30, 2020, SCMP. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday he planned stricter…
Indonesia plans to ban mudik during the Idul Fitri holiday
JAKARTA, Mar 30, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Transportation operators have pledged to support the government’s…