Kolom Berita Indonesia

Bagian Kolom Berita ini berisi artikel dengan analisis mendalam mengenai topik yang memiliki nilai berita tinggi di Indonesia dan dapat dianggap sebagai topik-topik yang mampu mempengaruhi iklim investasi di Indonesia. Sebagian besar berita yang diterbitkan di sini mencakup pokok permasalahan politik, ekonomi atau sosial. Dengan mengikuti artikel di bagian ini, Anda akan diberitahu mengenai apa yang terjadi di Indonesia dan - tidak kalah pentingnya - memahami mengapa hal itu terjadi.

  • Corruption in Indonesia: Suryadharma Ali Found Guilty by Jakarta Corruption Court

    Former Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali (who was also Chairman of the Islamic political party PPP) was sentenced to six years in jail and a fine of IDR 300 million (or three additional months in prison) by the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) on Monday (11/01). Suryadharma was found guilty of self-enrichment by deliberately mishandling state funds that were allocated to the hajj pilgrimage program covering the financial years 2010-2013.

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  • Poverty Rate Indonesia: 11.1% of Population in September 2015

    On Monday (04/01) Indonesia's Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that the number of Indonesian people living below the poverty line stood at 28.51 million people in September 2015, or 11.13 percent of the total Indonesian population. Compared to March 2015 the number of Indonesians living below the poverty line fell by 80,000 people. However, compared to September 2014 the number rose by 78,000 people. BPS releases poverty figures twice per year covering the months March and September.

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  • S&P: Indonesia's Banking Industry Stable but Profitability May Weaken

    New York-based financial services firm Standard & Poor's stated that Indonesia's banking industry will feel the negative impact of Indonesia's sluggish economic growth in combination with persistently low commodity prices next year. This combination may weaken profitability of the nation's banking industry. S&P puts Indonesia's economic growth in 2016 at 5 percent (y/y), below the International Monetary Fund's and World Bank's forecast as well as the central government's target, all at 5.3 percent (y/y).

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  • Paket Stimulus ke-8 Indonesia: Pajak Impor, Kilang Minyak & Kebijakan Satu-Peta

    Pada hari Senin (21/12), Pemerintah Indonesia meluncurkan paket stimulus ekonomi ke-8. Paket terbaru ini dari serangkaian paket kebijakan - semuanya bertujuan untuk mendongkrak pertumbuhan ekonomi - mencakup tiga kebijakan. Pertama, menghapuskan pajak impor untuk 21 kategori suku cadang pesawat. Kedua, insentif fiskal dan non-fiskal untuk pengembangan kilang minyak. Ketiga, Pemerintah Pusat akan merampingkan dan menyelaraskan proses akuisisi lahan untuk pembangunan infrastruktur di seluruh negeri menggunakan "kebijakan satu-peta" yang baru.

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