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For the past decade or so, the foray of the digital economy has hogged headlines around the world. Consumers and investors alike have been bowled over by the likes of Uber, Airbnb, WeWork and closer to home companies such as Gojek and Grab. These companies…

Indonesia has joined a growing number of countries around the world that are preparing to reopen their economies to prevent large-scale social and economic impairment. Needing to balance between long-term devaluation of economic growth and mitigating a public health crisis, President Joko Widodo’s government has…

Marcus Lee Joins ZACD Group as Regional Director Even as the world struggles with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, new investment opportunities are opening up.  Across Asia, investors are starting to explore new investment avenues, especially in the property sector. While property prices…

As millions of Indonesians adjust to the new reality of work from home and companies struggle to retain their workers in the face of near total shutdown, some industries are bucking the trend. Indonesia is likely to suffer a sharp drop in GDP growth this…

As the Indonesian government continues to battle the Covid-19 health crisis, it is also facing another battle front with the economy now most likely to face a recession.  Across all industries and sectors, the outlook is gloomy at best with business leaders grappling to find…

Indonesia has scrapped a budget deficit cap introduced after the Asian financial crisis to help shield the economy from the outbreak, where budget deficit cap has been pushed to 5 percent of GDP this year. This allowed the government to allocate 405.1 trillion rupiah ($24.8…

As a journalist, 27-year old GhinaGhaliya has to collect and verify information about what is happening on the ground, with no exception on COVID-19 cases. She learned that with many companies implementing WFH policy and the government issuing social distancing orders, the informal workforce has…

As government after government shuts down its borders and imposes strict travel restrictions, the global aviation industry is heading for a tailspin. The speed and depth of the nosedive is unprecedented with some estimates putting the cost of the global shutdown at well above US$200…

“For the first time since WWII, we sense a shift in which climate and the environment – not growth –will become the priority for governments and their citizens as shortages of food, clean water and air become existential questions,” Saxo Bank chief economist Steen Jakobsen…

As global governments race to confront the twin threats of a health crisis and an economic recession, the stakes are high. Millions of lives are at stake while workers around the world face the possibility of job losses and loss of income. As a result,…