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National 6 years ago
Turf war undermines COVID-19 fight in Indonesia
Tensions have been brewing between the State Palace and local governments over different approaches to the outbreak, sparking confusion and also concerns among the public that the nation lacked a unified strategy to battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
Business 6 years ago
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Indonesia raises spending for COVID-19 as G20 pledges coordinated response
The Finance Ministry identified Rp 62.3 trillion of spending in the 2020 state budget that could be reallocated to contain COVID-19 on top of the Rp 120 trillion provided by the government to disburse stimulus packages.
Business 6 years ago
Greater role for BKPM as it takes over all business licenses
The change will grant greater authority to BKPM head Bahlil Lahadalia, who was also assigned to simplify the licensing process so that Indonesia could improve its Ease of Doing Business (EODB) ranking. On top of these efforts, Jokowi has targeted 40 ministerial regulations thought to hamper investment to be revoked by December.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Challenges of decentralization
We knew from history how the GBHN was being devised; it had never been designed nor discussed in consultancy with regional governments, let alone people on the ground. The guidelines had always been the top-down product of the MPR; it was exclusively devised and imposed by the elites.
Business 7 years ago
Same difference: Businesses say OSS has yet to end to complex licensing
A year after the implementation of an integrated online single submission system for business licensing, businesspeople claim they have yet to benefit from the system as it is just as or even more complicated than the old one and costs more.
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