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View all search resultsAsian stocks stabilized after a wobbly start on Tuesday as a fresh AI-linked selloff on Wall Street rattled investors, with sentiment also hurt by heightened anxiety over US President Donald Trump's tariff policy and geopolitical tensions.
In an increasingly competitive global market, local opportunities are no longer enough for visionary enterprises with global ambitions, they need a gateway to international capital, innovation and connections.
Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise subdued Asian session, after weaker-than-expected spending data underscored the scourge of inflation as bets grew that the Bank of Japan would hike interest rates.
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) hold a vital role in the national economy, becoming a backbone of economic stability, and have proven to be resilient in the face of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. MSMEs dominate economic growth by contributing around 60.5 percent of gross domestic product and absorbing 96.9 percent of the total workforce. Therefore, the government continues to encourage the MSME sector through various policies and programs that are expected to advance the sector so that it can participate in the global value chain.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged business leaders to capitalize on the dynamics of the still-recovering world economy to penetrate the global market more aggressively by marketing outstanding Indonesian products, as conveyed in his keynote speech to open the Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2024 on Oct. 9 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD City, Tangerang, Banten.
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