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Academia 2 months ago
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The 5Es of economic growth and impact on exchange rates (part 3)
Indonesia’s economic future hinges on the "Five Es", Energy, Exports, E-commerce, Equity and Employment, but structural vulnerabilities and capital flight threaten to stall its momentum. To escape the middle-income trap and unlock its massive demographic dividend, the nation must pivot from legacy economic models toward genuine sustainability, robust market governance, and job-ready education.
Opinion 2 months ago
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Analysis: MSCI keeps Indonesia under watch, extends review to November
Global index provider MSCI has delayed its annual market classification review of Indonesia's equity market, giving the country until November to demonstrate meaningful progress following its warning on market transparency and investability issued in January. While Indonesia retains its emerging market status for now, MSCI stressed that a downgrade to frontier market status remains a possibility as it continues to assess the effectiveness and implementation of recent market reforms.
Editorial 3 months ago
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IDX must walk the walk
Indonesia’s temporary reprieve from an MSCI downgrade bought the market some time, but empty promises won't stop a devastating sell-off unless regulators finally stop talking and start executing real transparency reforms before the November deadline.
Regulations 3 months ago
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MSCI still has gripes with Indonesian stock market transparency
Global index provider MSCI has downgraded Indonesia’s information flow criterion to negative in its latest review, raising concerns over the “investability” of the country’s stock market due to limited transparency in shareholding structures and signs of coordinated trading behavior.
Opinion 3 months ago
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Analysis: Bond vigilantes send a warning to Indonesia
Indonesia’s financial markets have experienced significant turbulence in recent weeks, with the rupiah depreciating beyond Rp 18,000 per US dollar, the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite index falling by nearly half to below 6,000 points, 10-year government bond yields have climbed to 7.3 percent and the yield curve has flattened considerably amid substantial capital outflows. Together, these indicators suggest that investors are losing confidence in the government’s economic management. Yet the government has shown little indication of adjusting its policy direction.
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