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Digital drive
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/11/2021
» The protracted Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital finance across Asia Pacific, which could help play a role in promoting more equitable social and economic development.
Indonesian businesses join jab drive
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/03/2021
» More than 9,000 private companies in Indonesia are gearing up to inoculate their employees and their family members in a bid to revive productivity that has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vaccine race
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/08/2020
» Human trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech of China are under way in Indonesia, with two groups of volunteers receiving their first injections last week.
All aboard
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/02/2019
» Unlike other major capitals, Jakarta doesn't have the kind of appeal that makes it the go-to destination for foreign visitors who come to Indonesia. Unless they have business to do in the city, many don't get much farther than the international airport before they continue on to somewhere else in the country.
Jakarta woos investors
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 24/06/2019
» The Indonesian government is preparing to introduce new tax incentives for investors and manufacturers, in line with its ambition to become Southeast Asia's manufacturing hub, and become the fourth largest economy in the world by the 100th anniversary of independence in 2045.
Impressive catch
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/04/2018
» Indonesia is reaping the results of its aggressive crackdown on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that began in late 2014, with figures and research showing that the effort is paying off.
Women against the odds
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 21/03/2022
» It has been more than a century since International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911, but the themes of women's empowerment and gender equality remain as essential today as they did then.
Moving to Nusantara
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 31/01/2022
» With the recent passage of the state capital bill into law, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is a step closer to cementing his ultimate infrastructure legacy.
Four-way street
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 13/09/2021
» 'China versus the Quad" emerged as the theme of a recent panel discussion about the four-nation grouping and how it could shape its relations with other major players in the Indo-Pacific region.
Saving small businesses
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/02/2021
» Indonesian small businesses, which have shown resilience during previous economic downturns, have borne the brunt of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and are now looking for ways to revive their fortunes.