Indonesia is making its national digital ID system an acceptable means of accessing public services as the next step in its government digital transformation, Antara News reports.
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Backed by Chinese capital, Indonesia’s rapidly growing nickel sector has shown how important geology, technology and controlling the means of production is to the battle lines being drawn over critical minerals.
Indonesia may have to widen its budget deficit to fund a multi-billion-dollar free school lunch programme promised by likely new president Prabowo Subianto, showed a briefing document seen by Reuters.
For the first time since Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has collected travel records (nearly 50 years ago), in 2023 Indonesia replaced New Zealand as the top destination for short-term trips overseas by Australians (short-term resident returns).
Australia is no longer competitive in the nickel market, largely due to Indonesia’s recent domination in the sector. This domination strategy has been carefully planned by Indonesia as it looks to boost its downstream industrial policy in critical minerals processing with the backing of Chinese investments.
Australia’s live cattle trade to Indonesia is back on track after Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade issued the first import permits for 2024.
Government issues first horticulture import permits for 2024 after lengthy delay.
Indonesia’s economy grew 5.05% in 2023 from a year earlier, slowing from a 5.31% expansion the previous year due to weaker growth in exports, official data showed
Plans to introduce 40-75 percent tax rate for entertainment services prompt fierce backlash from businesses.
Kevin Evans examines some concerning trends regarding corruption in Indonesia.
Indonesia’s economy grew 5.0% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, supported by resilient domestic consumption, despite exports shrinking and commodity prices falling, a Reuters poll of 23 economists found.
Two years ago, this was a sprawling eucalyptus plantation, but in seven months the structure will be Indonesia’s presidential palace, perched on a hill overlooking the new capital, Nusantara.
Australia’s northern cattle trade is in limbo as the industry waits for Indonesia to issue official cattle import permits for 2024.
Indonesia is putting its hopes in the Chinese New Year holidays to attract over 14 million foreign tourists this year.
When Joko Widodo assumed Indonesia’s presidency in 2014, the country’s exports of nickel, the silver-white mineral vital to electric vehicle batteries, totalled just $1bn.
Tokyo to remove tariffs on processed fishery items, sides to improve banking relations.
