Dr Siwage Dharma Negara is a Principal Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Indonesia Studies Programme, and Coordinator of the APEC Study Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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Articles by Siwage Dharma Negara (31)
Danantara’s Patriot Bond and the Unchanged Role of Chinese-Indonesian Conglomerates
Leo Suryadinata|Siwage Dharma Negara
The Patriot Bond issued by Danantara shows that Indonesia’s economic nationalism under Prabowo is a repackaging of long-standing state–business ties using new financial instruments. The dominance of Chinese Indonesian conglomerates among Patriot Bond subscribers highlights their enduring role in Indonesia’s political economy.
The Iran War Shows Why Indonesia Must Accelerate Its Energy Transition
Peh Ko Hsu|Siwage Dharma Negara
Indonesia seeks to shield society from inflation while managing the fiscal deficit. The immediate policy responses must not detract from the country’s paramount transition toward renewable energy.
Rebalancing Indonesia’s Trade Policy: After Prabowo’s First Year
Deasy Pane|Siwage Dharma Negara
Indonesia has its work cut out for it given tough headwinds in global trade, but the present government’s attempts to tack its sails may give the country a chance to move in the right direction.
Indonesia’s Tycoons Pressed into National Service, Once Again
Siwage Dharma Negara|Leo Suryadinata
Like some of his predecessors, President Prabowo has co-opted Indonesia’s tycoons to contribute to a new bond fund. To what end?
Post-Sri Mulyani, Indonesia’s Unrestrained Growth Ambitions Carry Serious Risks
Siwage Dharma Negara|Maria Monica Wihardja
Sri Mulyani’s successor Purbaya has already signalled a greater willingness to support Prabowo’s populist programmes — in ways that could potentially over-expand credit, raise debt burdens, and erode investor confidence.