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Economy 1 week ago

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2025 GDP growth misses target

Economic growth improved slightly last year but failed to meet the government’s target set out in the state budget.

Economy 1 week ago

Indonesian economic growth tops 5% on consumption boost

The figures come days after the country's stock market suffered its worst crash in decades after index compiler MSCI threatened a downgrade over the transparency of the free-float stocks.

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Children’s well-being begins with their parents’ decent work

While free meal programs offer a vital safety net, true child welfare is only sustainable when anchored by the dignity and security of a parent's decent work.

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Rethinking Indonesia’s food self-sufficiency post-Davos

As part of the wider national food security agenda, protein self-sufficiency requires a circular agriculture approach that integrates cereal production and pastureland planning and management for livestock feed, which is still highly dependent on imports.

Academia 3 weeks ago

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Protecting Indonesia’s youth from long-term vulnerability

Youth education that aims to build digital financial capability must be an integral part of national strategic policies on economic resilience.

Academia 1 month ago

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Year-end consumption surge: A sign of recovery or a seasonal mirage?

Focusing solely on credit expansion risks overlooking the fundamental issues of inequality and structural weakness in domestic demand.

Academia 1 month ago

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Indonesia can surpass Vietnam’s 8% growth

Indonesia's energy, critical minerals, agriculture and biodiversity-linked industries offer multiple growth vectors if managed with policy coherence.

Economy 1 month ago

Consumption is picking up, stability is yet to follow

The past three years show that Indonesia’s consumption has moved through distinct phases, shaped not only by how much people spend, but by how they choose to spend it.

Academia 2 months ago

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The ‘mantab’ trap: The middle class ends up running on debt, fumes

Many people today are burning the furniture to keep the house warm, and when the wood runs out, they are buying firewood on high-interest credit.

Economy 2 months ago

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Q4 Consumption snapshot: Signs of a steady recovery

Based on Mandiri Spending Index (MSI) data, average weekly spending growth in Q4 reached 37.8 percent year-on-year (yoy), higher than the 29.3 percent in Q3.

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consumption

PREMIUM 2025 GDP growth misses target

Indonesian economic growth tops 5% on consumption boost

PREMIUM Children’s well-being begins with their parents’ decent work

PREMIUM Rethinking Indonesia’s food self-sufficiency post-Davos

PREMIUM Protecting Indonesia’s youth from long-term vulnerability

PREMIUM Year-end consumption surge: A sign of recovery or a seasonal mirage?

PREMIUM Indonesia can surpass Vietnam’s 8% growth