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Economy 3 months ago
China's economy loses steam at start of Q2
Better-than-expected exports and China's domestic fuel-pricing controls have helped weather the energy shock, but higher input costs threaten to squeeze already weak factory margins and further dampen consumer spending if the conflict drags on.
Economy 5 months ago
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Double hit on manufacturing: What are anticipatory policies?
The manufacturing sector’s growth trend is expected to face many challenges, including higher oil and energy prices due to US and Israeli attacks on Iran, as well as rupiah depreciation, which is pushing up production costs for certain industries.
Economy 5 months ago
How one factory in China learned to live with tariffs and turmoil
US President Donald Trump's tariffs sought to hurt Chinese manufacturing, but for one electronics maker, a turbulent 2025 ended with a belief that China is a location that is difficult to replicate – as long as things don't change too drastically.
Academia 5 months ago
Why manufacturing remains Indonesia’s key growth driver, accelerating downstreaming
As Southeast Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia has big goals ahead. The government’s plan, from 2025 to 2029, focuses on three outcomes: slashing the poverty rate to between 4.5 and 5 percent, raising the Human Capital Index (IMM) to 0.59 percent and pushing annual economic growth toward the 8 percent mark by 2029.
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