LSI Survey: Prabowo-Gibran 47%, Anies-Cak Imin 23.2%, and Ganjar-Mahfud 21.7
Jakarta, 22 January 2024 – The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) released the results of the latest electability survey of presidential and vice presidential candidates. Based on a survey conducted on January 10-11 2024, presidential and vice presidential candidates number 2, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming…
Political Indicator Survey: Grassroots People Don’t Like Presidential Candidates Attacking Each Other
Jakarta, 22 January 2024 – The results of the Indonesian Political Indicators survey show that the majority of grass roots do not agree that debate participants for presidential candidates (capres) and vice presidential candidates (cawapres) attack each other and bring down their opponents. The majority…
Political Indicator Survey: Prabowo’s electability rises after being attacked by Anies and Ganjar in the debate
Jakarta, 22 January 2024 – A survey released by Indonesian Political Indicators shows that the electability of presidential and vice presidential candidate number 2, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka in various simulations increased after the third debate in the 2024 presidential election or the…
BlackRock Cuts 3% of Global Workforce, Industry Shifts Become Dramatic
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – BlackRock Inc. will lay off about 600 employees, or about 3% of its global workforce, to reallocate resources amid rapid changes in the asset management business. As reported by Bloomberg, BlackRock CEO and President Larry Fink and Robert S. Kapito…
Ilham Habibie Says Indonesia Can Become a Champion of the Digital Economy, Here’s the Reason
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Chair of the National Information and Communication Technology Council (Wantiknas) Executive Team, Ilham Habibie, assesses that Indonesia has the potential to successfully undergo digital transformation, and even has a big chance of becoming a digital economy champion. The reason is,…
Ilham Habibie Reveals Indonesia’s Biggest Challenge Facing Digital Transformation
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Chair of the National ICT Council (Wantiknas) Implementation Team, Ilham Habibie, revealed that the biggest challenge facing Indonesia in moving towards digital transformation is the low level of digital financial literacy among the public. Therefore, literacy must be improved. As…
Former Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan says English is one of the requirements for Indonesia to become a developed country, how come?
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Former Minister of Trade, Gita Wirjawan, said that citizens’ ability to speak foreign languages, especially English, is a requirement if Indonesia wants to become a developed country. This is related to convincing delivery so that foreign investors want to invest…
Sandiaga Uno Reveals Nearly 11 Million Foreign Tourist Visits to Indonesia, Nearly 1 Billion Local Tourists
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno revealed that the number of foreign tourists (tourists) visiting Indonesia has almost reached the target of 11 million people in 2023. In fact, the movement of domestic tourists has almost reached…
Slow Digitalization of MSMEs is the Cause of Economic Growth Below Target
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Indonesia’s economic growth in the third quarter of 2023 was 4.94% year on year (yoy). This figure slowed compared to the previous quarter (5.17% yoy) and is still below the government’s target for 2023 of around 5.3%. General Chair of…
New Surprises and Classic Problems in the 2023 State Budget
Jakarta, 15 January 2024 – Fiscal has a strategic function in encouraging economic growth, supporting the investment climate, redistributing income, encouraging equality, while providing protection for the poor and vulnerable. These functions are increasingly needed, especially in conditions of high uncertainty like today. The implementation…