Commentary: The latest global report on corruption perception by Transparency International was released and for Indonesia this is a deeply troubling result. For the second time in three years the country suffered a reversal in standing following almost a generation of steady improvement.
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How should a climate-vulnerable coastal country heavily dependent on coal transition to a sustainable development path?
Last year, Indonesia and G7 announced a new energy transition funding mechanism called the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). However, Indonesia’s 2024 general elections and the oligarchy have added uncertainty to its implementation.
In many developing countries, the informal economy does make a significant contribution to total economic activity, but in Indonesia, the percentage of its informal economy is very high.
A recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis points out that the current trajectory of EV take-up in Indonesia will not meet ambitious domestic targets.
Armed with the world’s largest reserves of nickel and a ban on the export of nickel ore, Indonesia is making itself indispensable for the electric vehicle industry, which uses the metal extensively.
Salah satu faktor yang menjadi penyumbang penurunan Indeks Persepsi Korupsi (IPK) Indonesia pada 2022 adalah Political Risk Service (PRS) International Country Risk Guide atau risiko politik dalam sebuah negara.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a statement he pledged to evaluate Indonesia’s corruption eradication system after the country’s corruption perception index in 2022 dropped four points from 38 to 34, based on the study by Transparency International Indonesia.
People of all ages living in the foothills of the Sibayak mountain —particularly in Gundaling I, Berastagi— are bartering their trash for groceries at the Mela Melket waste bank.
China’s JD.com is to close its e-commerce services in Indonesia and Thailand, retreating from Southeast Asia after a bruising year for China’s retail and technology sectors.
Indonesia has exceeded its target for realized investment in four consecutive years as the mining sector in conjunction with the development of downstream industries attracted vastly greater funding last year.
The lead researchers for the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR) seaweed project have presented their findings to senior officials in three Indonesian government departments.
The Indonesian and Australian governments have extended their cooperation in economic management by signing the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development (Prospera) Exchange of Letters, which will be effective until 2026.
Indonesia’s PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO.JK) has sold its stake in local retailer Alfamart worth 1.5 trillion rupiah, after the tech firm announced its strategy to focus on accelerating profitability.
Fintech start-up Ajaib has decided to layoff 67 employees, joining the ongoing axing spree afflicting Indonesia’s tech industry.
As former Twitter employees speak up about the possibility of the social platform’s collapse, its users talk about the prospect of moving out.
