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Tenggara Backgrounder January 10, 2025
POLITICS
Court ruling on presidential election mechanism may not be a milestone
The Constitutional Court's decision to remove the electoral threshold to allow any political party to nominate presidential and vice-presidential candidates is not quite the milestone in the country's democratic journey that many activists are making...
Prabowo’s commitment to fighting corruption in question
Just a few months into his term, President Prabowo Subianto faced a test of his commitment to integrity after he proposed a form of amnesty for corrupt individuals and to keep their crimes a secret as long as they returned their ill-gotten wealth to...
Hasto’s criminalization escalates Jokowi-Megawati tensions
The full-blown graft investigation launched against Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto has intensified the ongoing feud between former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the party. Named a suspect in a...
Corruption watchdog puts Jokowi's reputation in jeopardy
The widely accepted perception of former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a clean figure has begun to crumble after the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) nominated him as the 2024 Most Corrupt Person of the Year. Jokowi joined...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Govt issues RUKN to achieve NZE 2060 as court alters Job Creation Law
The government issued the National Electricity General Plans (RUKN) 2024 – 2060 to align with the country's net-zero emissions (NZE) target on Nov. 29, 2024, without consulting the House of Representatives. On the same day, the Constitutional Court r...
RI to implement B40 biodiesel mandate in 2025
The Indonesian government is set to increase the palm oil-based content share in biodiesel from 35 percent (B35) to 40 percent (B40) starting in 2025. This move aligns with the nation's renewable energy and carbon reduction targets while advancing th...
BI compelled to inject Rp 150 trillion in liquidity, delay govt debt
Bank Indonesia (BI) planned to increase the liquidity in the economy by buying government bonds (SBN) from the secondary market amounting to Rp 150 trillion ($ 9.25 billion) in 2025 through a debt switching mechanism. This expansive monetary policy a...
2024 state budget deficit stays on target despite unplanned spending
Indonesia's APBN deficit in 2024 reached 2.29 percent of the country's GDP, staying below the projected 2.7 percent agreed upon by the DPR. While this outcome provides a positive outlook for the start of 2025, caution remains necessary due to global...
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