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Editorial 2 years ago
Threat to debt sustainability
It is estimated that Indonesia's interest payments on debt will reach a whopping 20 percent this year, and considering that the country borrowed heavily during the pandemic and its deficit only returned to below the 3 percent legal cap last year, higher is not necessarily better when it comes to prudent fiscal management.
Academia 2 years ago
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World Bank’s premature 'free lunch' comment irks officials
A comment by the World Bank referring to as yet unknown details of Prabowo's key campaign promise has ruffled many official feathers at this sensitive time in the country's democratic process, especially after an election season riddled with allegations of meddling.
Editorial 2 years ago
Prabowo's fiscal constraints
Prabowo may eventually be able to implement his expansive fiscal policy if he can get adequate political support at the House to amend the 2003 State Finances Law that limits the deficit to 3 percent but that would cause big risks to the economic stability.
Editorial 2 years ago
Whoosh, here comes the deficit
The final unit price of the Jakarta-Bandung railway, some US$52 million per kilometer, is higher than that of China’s high-speed rail, which cost between $17 million and $30 million per kilometer, as well as France’s, which cost $24 million per kilometer.
Academia 2 years ago
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Why we should not antagonize imports
There is a prevailing perception among policymakers that imports are "bad" and exports are "good", but they are symbiotic elements of trade, and taking a strategic approach to imports can leverage international trade toward Indonesia’s integration into global value chains.
Academia 2 years ago
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Engineering a way out of the skills gap between Indonesia and Australia
Over the next three to 10 years Indonesia will continue to have a deficit of structural engineers, network engineers, data engineers and project managers for specific construction projects, such as tunnel construction.
Economy 2 years ago
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Revisiting Indonesia's post-COVID fiscal policy
Back in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had significant socio-economic impacts on major countries, including Indonesia. The pandemic restrained economic activities, increasing the poverty level and burdening the purchasing power of the mid-to-low income class in Indonesia.
