Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara) was established to optimize the management of state owned enterprises (BUMNs). With BUMNs contributing nearly half of Indonesia’s GDP, will BUMN willingly transfer control to Danantara?...

FREE Houses. Free Houses. This has been the message the government promoted since launching the Three Million Houses program. Unfortunately, behind the promise of o£ering free homes to the public,...

Indonesia's middle class has shrunk by 10 million people, devoured by rising prices, eroded by debt installments, burdensome policies, and even being shunned by various taxes. Due to the declining...

THE GOVERNMENT has decided to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 12%. While this represents a 1% increase, it translates to a 9.09% rise. Initially, the government assured that...

Indonesia is a resource-rich nation, yet it has failed to achieve 7%-8% economic growth needed to alleviate poverty and unemployment. Without addressing its economic ailments, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration cannot...

GUARD Your Bank’s Vault! A small misstep could result in your funds being “taken” by a rival bank. Bankers are already complaining about the rising cost of liquidity. The competition...

The management of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is entering a new phase. All SOEs will be placed under the management of the Investment Management Agency (BPI) of Dana Anagata Nusantara (Danantara),...

PRESIDENT Prabowo Subianto officially launched the Investment Management Agency (BPI) Daya Anagata Nusa dan Antara (Danantara) on February 24, 2025, alongside the signing of Law No. 1 of 2025 on...

The ultra-micro economy is women’s economy. Of the 63 million ultra-micro business actors, the majority are women. They are more resilient in facing the storm of the f inancial crisis....

            A crisis is approaching. Almost every economic indicator is getting worse. It started with foreign investors pulling out of the stock market. Stock prices have dropped sharply. The value...