Indonesia passes jobs decree into law, easing investment uncertainty
JAKARTA, March 21 – Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed into law an emergency decree on jobs and investment, eliminating legal uncertainty hanging over measures President Joko Widodo has pushed to spur investment in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The new law replaces the 2020 Jobs Creation…
Jokowi wants Trump-style Deregulation in Indonesia
Source: Jakarta Post, November 11 2019 By: Marchio Irfan Gorbiano President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his ministers to slash regulations for every new rule issuance, inspired by a story shared with him by US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross about President Donald Trump’s deregulation…
Why Indonesia Is Missing Out as Companies Move Out of China
Source: Bloomberg, November 11 2019 By: Karlis Salna Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, with one of the biggest labor pools in the world. But it punches beneath its weight when it…
Disciplines in High Demand by 2020
Source: Kompas, October 6 2019 01 Information Engineering Not surprisingly, cyber security experts are in demand all over the world. In the past five years, demand for intelligence and data policy analysts has grown by 21.4%. It is estimated, the demand for ICT professionals (information,…
Indonesia Will Open Up to More Foreign Investment, Jokowi Says
Source: Bloomberg, October 3 2019 By Karlis Salna and Rieka Rahadiana (Bloomberg) — Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he’ll introduce sweeping changes to labor rules…