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Academia 9 months ago

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Making raw material supply more competitive for light manufacturing

Reliance on imports for raw materials makes businesses highly vulnerable to exchange rate fluctuations, rising international shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions.

Academia 9 months ago

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Online scams, human trafficking reflect job hunger, starvation

In Indonesia's manufacturing and service industries, workers compete for jobs but due to market forces, 30 percent of them earn below the minimum regional wage.

Academia 10 months ago

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Indonesian banking credit prospects amid economic slowdown

Weak purchasing power, a declining middle class, widespread layoffs and falling consumer expectations have led to a decrease in the demand for goods.

Economy 10 months ago

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PMI plunges deep into contraction territory amid US tariffs

Indonesia’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the key gauge of factory activity in the country, has touched its lowest point since the coronavirus pandemic.

Regulations 10 months ago

US needs precision manufacturing, not textile industry: Bessent

"The goal here is to bring back the high quality industrial jobs to the US. President (Donald) Trump is interested in the jobs of the future, not the jobs of the past," Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing.

Academia 11 months ago

Scale or sink: How to compete in new global trade era

The “reform” and “deregulation” initiated by the government sends a clear message that Indonesia is positioning itself as an open and competitive player in a newly adversarial trade environment.

Academia 11 months ago

The world needs fairness, not hegemony

Tariffs will neither resolve the United States trade deficit nor “Make America Great Again”. Instead, they harm the US' own citizens.

Economy 11 months ago

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Manufacturing PMI drops amid slowing new orders, output

According to the latest S&P Global report released on Monday, Indonesia’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to a reading of 52.4 in March from 53.6 in February.

Markets 11 months ago

China manufacturing activity grows at highest rate in a year

Manufacturing was boosted by workers' return to work after the traditional Spring Festival travel period in February.

Regulations 11 months ago

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Batang Industropolis now officially an SEZ, more to come, govt vows

Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said developing SEZs had been a key strategy among Southeast Asian nations to attract investment and that Indonesia lagged behind with only 24 SEZs covering a total of 21,000 hectares.

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