Dr Siwage Dharma Negara is an ISEAS Senior Fellow, co-coordinator of the Indonesia Studies Programme, and the coordinator of the APEC Study Centre.
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Investment Trends and Industrial Prospects in Indonesia
Yanuar Fajari|Siwage Dharma Negara
While total investments into Indonesia have increased over the years, much of these were driven by a rapid increase in domestic direct investment while foreign direct investment remained relatively stagnant.
Indonesia’s New Food Agency: No Fast Food Solutions
Maria Monica Wihardja|Siwage Dharma Negara
Indonesia's food policy management has received a potential boost as it has set up a new National Food Agency (NFA), but vast challenges lie ahead as NFA's leader figures out how to feed the world's fourth most populous country in the face of growing external shocks to its food supplies.
Indonesia’s Cooking Oil Crisis: Causes and Consequences
Siwage Dharma Negara|Manggi Habir
World’s largest crude palm oil producer Indonesia faces the challenge of managing the rising cost of cooking oil, as external shocks and supply issues worsen, going into the fasting month of Ramadhan.
Indonesia’s Budget Stretched to Control a Pandemic and to Revive a Struggling Economy
Manggi Habir|Siwage Dharma Negara
A massive second wave of delta-variant infections has disrupted Indonesia’s economic growth trajectory. This complicates the government’s budget implementation and planning for 2022. While funds are sorely needed for social spending and economic programmes, fiscal prudence is critical to avoid any downgrading of Indonesia’s risk and debt ratings.
The Riau Islands’ New Leadership: Glimmers of Light Amid the Gloom
Siwage Dharma Negara
A new leadership team in Indonesia’s Riau Islands has bold plans to steer the region back into growth, after a gruelling year fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. If they play their cards right, they are in it with a fighting chance.