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Tenggara Backgrounder September 03, 2021
POLITICS
Larger coalition gives Jokowi extra edge over big parties
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s political weight has increased on the National Mandate Party (PAN) formally joining his coalition government this week, an important step in building a lasting legacy beyond 2024, when he steps down from office.
Maneuvers in Jakarta’s political arena
Friction between political party factions represented on the Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) and the city government is nothing new, and in fact, it shows that the democratic principle of checks and balances works. Recently, the majority of factio...
Jokowi resumes capital relocation plan
During a one-day trip to East Kalimantan recently, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced that the plan to relocate the capital city to North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kertanegara would go ahead after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. J...
Jokowi’s approval needed for ministerial regulations
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a new regulation requiring his ministers to obtain his approval before issuing any new regulations. It is a reasonable move aimed at untangling overlapping or conflicting regulations caused by a lack of coord...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Tangguh, Corridor Block negotiations bring RI’s gas projects back to life
Indonesia’s gas investment scene was looking bleak as global giants such as Chevron, Shell and ConocoPhillips were leaving the country and divesting their shares in the country’s most attractive gas fields. That may change however, as negotiations in...
Businesses frown on carbon tax as govt, House debates tax bill
The government’s plan to impose a carbon tax through an amendment of the 1983 General Taxation (KUP) Law has drawn an intense debate about its pros and cons. Many business associations have voiced their opposition, saying it would reduce the competit...
Govt meets with little success in intensified hunt for BLBI debtors, assets
The government has intensified the hunt for businesspeople bailed out by the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) during the 1998 financial crisis. Through the BLBI Task Force newly established in April, the government began seizing debtors’ asset...
A calm US tapering
On Aug. 27, United States Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell told the public that the Fed would taper its US$120 billion bonds-buying program starting the end of this year. Unlike the 2013 tapering announcement, market reaction this time was rela...
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