11 July 2025 (closed)
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Between May and September 2024, Indonesia had experienced a (remarkable) five-month deflation streak, driven by contracting food prices. And so, we were certainly quite interested in the latest consumer price index (CPI) data that were released by the Statistical Office of Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik, BPS) on 1 November 2024.
Although it wasn’t a big surprise (as the Indonesia Stock Exchange had already suspended trading of the company’s shares since May 2021), it was still shocking to read that Indonesian textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), which is one of the older generations of companies in Indonesia, was officially declared bankrupt by the Semarang City Commercial Court on 23 October 2024.
On Tuesday 05 November 2024 Indonesia Investments released the October 2024 edition of its monthly report, titled: "Eight President of Indonesia Enters Office – the Transition in Focus". It presents analyses of political, economic and social matters that were relevant in Indonesian society in October 2024.
On Sunday 20 October 2024, Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated as Indonesia’s eight president for the 2024-2029 period at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)/House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta.
