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export-oriented-industry

Economy 2 years ago

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Waves of lay-offs sweep Indonesia’s export-oriented industries in 2023

Textile-producing hubs in Java as well as mining hubs in Kalimantan and Sulawesi suffer from weakening global demand and deluge of cheap imports.

Economy 3 years ago

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Local industries cut staff, spending as global slowdown begins to hurt

Tens of thousands of jobs lost in West Java alone are a stark reminder that Indonesia is far from immune to global economic turmoil as exporters report plummeting orders from the United States and Europe.

Opinion 6 years ago

Palm oil: EU ban won't save Asian rainforests, but here's what might help

Better approaches would target the interconnected problems of carbon emissions, deforestation and poverty.

Editorial 6 years ago

EU policy counterproductive

The European Union would be well advised to review its energy policy that classifies biofuels from palm oil as unsustainable, as this could be counterproductive to the global fight against climate change and endanger Indonesia-EU relations.

Business 6 years ago

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Reviving manufacturing should be election winner's top priority: Economists

The manufacturing sector has been in decline for the last few years.

Editorial 7 years ago

New manufacturing strategy

Indonesia should revive its manufacturing sector to generate growth above the 5 percent level, where the economy has stagnated in the past four years.

Opinion 7 years ago

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Palm oil diplomacy needed

Palm oil is currently one of the main priorities of Indonesia’s economic diplomacy.

Editorial 7 years ago

The urgency to boost exports

The government has never been truly serious about removing the biggest hurdle to exports: the acute lack of interministerial coordination in managing regulations and bureaucracy.