The 7th Sadli Lecture by Vikram Nehru
This year’s Sadli Lecture is the 7th in the series. It was held in Sumba Room Hotel Borobudur Jakarta on 25 April. This year’s Lecture was by Vikram Nehru, Bakrie Chair in Southeast Asian Studies at...
View ArticleNews from Indonesia: 26 April – 2 May 2013
Summarized by Agnes Samosir President Yudhoyono confident Indonesia is ready for ASEAN Economic Community. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shares that optimism that Indonesia is ready to face the...
View ArticlePublic Lecture in Papua by Budy Resosudarmo
Budy P. Resosudarmo, head of ANU Indonesia Project, gave a public lecture titled Principles of Quantitative Modelling in Economics to approximately 40 economics and public policy postgraduate students...
View ArticleASEAN Economic Integration: Challenges and Strategies
ASEAN Summit 2013, photosource: ASEAN Secretariat By Kiki Verico This article was first published here. Southeast Asia is among the important pillars in Asia’s economic integration whereby ASEAN is...
View ArticleResearch Grants 2013/2014 – Call for Proposals
ANU Indonesia Project & SMERU Research Institute Research Grants 2013 – 2014 Call for Proposals To stimulate research cooperation between Indonesian and Australian research institutes, the...
View Article2013 Update Book: Education in Indonesia
Update Book Series: Education in Indonesia The new Update Book is here! Last weekend we received from ISEAS, the publisher, the newest in the Update Book series: Education in Indonesia, editors:...
View ArticleNews from Indonesia: 3-9 May 2013
Summarized by Agnes Samosir Economic growth loses its steam. Indonesia’s economic growth drags due to declining consumer spending and lower investment. The growth is at its lowest in the last two...
View ArticleNews from Indonesia: 10-16 May 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Government to set different prices for subsidized fuel. Indonesian government announced that it would likely increase the prices of subsidized fuel: Premium (lead-free...
View ArticleNews from Indonesia: 17-23 May 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Chatib Basri is the new finance minister. On Monday (20/5), Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) officially named Chatib Basri, as the new finance minister....
View ArticleNews Summary: 24-30 May 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Inflation may reach 7.76 percent if fuel price hikes. The newly appointed Bank Indonesia’s governor Agus Martowardjojo views that annual inflation rate may rise to 7.76...
View ArticleHal Hill: Abbott Should Go to Jakarta with a Broad Agenda
This article was published in The Australian on 27 May 2013. Opinion by Hal Hill COMMENDABLY, Tony Abbott says his first overseas trip as prime minister would be to Indonesia and he would have a...
View ArticleNews Summary: 30 May – 7 June 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Indonesia records first time deflation in ten years. Central statistics agency (BPS) records Indonesia’s first time deflation in ten years – a figure of 0.03 percent in May...
View ArticleChris Manning: A robust wage campaign in 2013
This article was published in the Jakarta Post, 4 June 2013 by Chris Manning The May Day rallies in Indonesia this year were mostly peaceful, large and colorful. Why shouldn’t they be? The previous...
View ArticlePublic Lecture and Book Launch Education in Indonesia in Makassar
In conjunction with the book launch during the Hadi Soesastro Policy Forum in Jakarta, the Update book, Education in Indonesia, was also launched at the Economic Faculty, Hasanuddin University (Unhas)...
View Article2013 Hadi Soesastro Policy Forum
The opening of Hadi Soesastro Policy Forum in Jakarta. H E Mari Pangestu gave the opening speech. Middle: Rizal Sukma, CSIS' Executive Director, right: Budy Resosudarmo, Head of ANU Indonesia Project...
View ArticleNews Summary: 8-14 June 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Bank Indonesia increased anchor rate to cope with inflation. Following a 25 basis point raise on the overnight deposit facility to 4.25 percent on Tuesday (11/6), Indonesian...
View ArticleNews Summary: 15-20 June 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Indonesia about to raise subsidised-fuel prices in time. Indonesian government will raise subsidised-fuel price within a short time. Although the 2013 budget revision has...
View ArticleNew Summary: 21-27 June 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir Government increased subsidised-fuel price at last. Indonesian government finally increased subsidised-fuel price on Friday (21/6). Price of gasoline currently stands at IDR...
View ArticleIndonesia: From Low Income, High Poverty to High Income, No Poverty? – Andy...
Indonesia: From Low Income, High Poverty to High-Income, No Poverty? By Andy Sumner As is well known Indonesia has achieved drastic improvements in average incomes and in the reduction of poverty. Much...
View ArticleNews Summary: 28 June – 4 July 2013
Summarised by Agnes Samosir World Bank revises economic growth target. The World Bank has revised down Indonesia’ economic growth target in 2013 from 6.2% to 5.9% reflecting slowdown in the economy. In...
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