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Abdulbar Mansoer, President Director, Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation: Interview
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Interview:Abdulbar Mansoer What impact do you expect the Covid-19 pandemic to have on the domestic tourism industry? ABDULBAR MANSOER: Covid-19 has hit the Indonesian tourism industry quite hard, while also heavily impacting airlines, and it will take some time to recover; current projections estimate that recovery will take place in 2021. It is important that regulations on social distancing…
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Kiwi Aliwarga, Founder and Executive Chairman, UMG Idealab: Interview
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Interview:Kiwi Aliwarga How might agritech solutions help to mitigate the challenges facing smallholder farmers? KIWI ALIWARGA: Technology offers many options to improve the continuity and sustainability of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the agriculture industry. A major fear for many farmers is crop failure; however, technology is available that can minimise the possibility…
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Jonathan Sudharta, Founder, Halodoc: Interview
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Interview:Jonathan Sudharta What can be done to effectively limit the community transmission of Covid-19? JONATHAN SUDHARTA: The Covid-19 pandemic is a matter of immediate national and international concern, and poses perhaps the greatest challenge that we have faced as a nation. In light of the need for social distancing, the dissemination of accurate information and proper health care education…
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Terawan Agus Putranto, Minister of Health: Interview
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Interview:Terawan Agus Putranto What strategies have been employed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic with regard to public health? TERAWAN AGUS PUTRANTO: It is imperative that all Indonesians join the fight against the spread of Covid-19. Since the virus is spread primarily through contact with infected persons, we have strongly advocated in favour of social distancing throughout the country.…
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President Joko Widodo: Viewpoint
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Viewpoint:Joko Widodo The dream of our government and of all Indonesians, our true ambition, is that by 2045, after one century of Indonesian independence, Indonesia will have escaped the middle-income trap. We have a clear goal of becoming an advanced country. We believe that if the current momentum persists and our economy continues to grow at today’s rates, we can become an advanced country…
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Subianto, Partner and Digital Services Co-Leader, PwC Indonesia: Viewpoint
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Viewpoint:Subianto Indonesia has a young and vibrant population that is also tech savvy, energetic and full of new business ideas. Indonesia has become well known in South-east Asia for the frequency at which we produce new tech unicorns – start-ups valued at $1bn and above – and other dynamic business enterprises. Indeed, an Indonesian company became the region’s second decacorn, crossing…
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Teguh Maramis, Senior Partner, Lubis Santosa & Maramis: Viewpoint
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Teguh Maramis: Viewpoint The current government’s vision is clear: to develop our human resources skills to meet demand from various business sectors, and continue the development of infrastructure that has won praise both locally and internationally. The government insists that the only way to bring Indonesia into the top-five global economies by 2045 is by improving its investment climate. Indonesia…
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How is Indonesia handling the effects of climate change?

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Recent years have seen the issue of climate change and its potential ecological and economic effects move more clearly into the spotlight. It is now widely accepted that the planet cannot sustain current high-carbon industrial and consumer behaviours. With scientific knowledge on the subject now better informed and more reliable, economic models used to forecast the fiscal impacts of a steadily…
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Who are Indonesia's new regional trade partners?

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Indonesia’s government is pursuing a raft of trade deals to complement the successful ratification of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which took place in February 2020. The bilateral agreement is viewed as a win for Australia’s grain exporters, who will enjoy an initial 500,000-tonne quota for feed grain, coupled with pledges to invest in flour milling…
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Tax breaks for special economic zones in Indonesia

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Indonesia has pledged to make special economic zones (SEZs) a policy priority. The zones are seen as a way to boost industrial activity and job creation, particularly in more remote, less developed regions. The goal is to draw more than $50bn in investment into SEZs over the next decade, and methods include enhancing the incentives available and allowing public and private sector entities to…