Category: Dialogue
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If the election is postponed, what will the Profits and losses be for the business world?
Kompas Bisnis The discourse on political postponement or the three-term government regime continues. Coupled with the news of a cabinet reshuffle. The discourse on postponing this election continues to roll from the political party elite on the pretext of restoring the economy due to the co-19 pandemic. Then how does the business world respond to…
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About the Cost of Building a New Capital City, Economist: Can the New Capital Restore the National Economy?
Kompas Bisnis Faisal Basri, INDEF Senior Economist and Academician at the University of Indonesiadiscussed that building a new capital city (IKN) needs to be monitored, especially interms of the state budget, which takes up to half a quadrillion dollars. The governmentmust also strategize short-term and long-term funding schemes by minimizing the statebudget allocation in the…
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Answering the Issue of Garuda Indonesia’s Bankruptcy, Debt Restructuring as a Way Out?
Kompas Bisnis Rapid business turbulence, along with internal and external shocks, is beingexperienced by Garuda Indonesia. The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)previously stated that the state-owned airline, Garuda Indonesia, is technically bankruptdue to its debt burden. Irfan Setiaputra, Garuda Indonesia’s Managing Director,responded to this, stating that Garuda Indonesia is technically bankrupt but that the factremains…
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Dialogue with Arcandra Tahar: Europe’s Energy Crisis, What Lessons Can Indonesia Learn?
TERAS EKBIS With Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the 2016-2020 period,Arcandra Tahar discusses countries in the blue continent of Europe experiencingdifficulties with the energy crisis. Natural gas and coal prices are soaring, which makesEuropean citizens pay more for electricity and other energy usage costs. What makesEurope enter an energy crisis? A continent…
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Vinyl is back in power in the United States; check out the fun of listening to music via vinyl records
Sales of “vinyl” or vinyl records in the United States are one of the largest in the world. In the 80s, “vinyl” reached its heyday in the United States. What about vinyl sales in Indonesia?
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Singapore Exclusive Contract for Taylor Swift Concerts, Sandiaga: The Country Needs to Be Involved in Musician’s Concerts
The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, discussed the country’s foreign exchange in the tourism sector when neighboring Singapore awarded an exclusive contract for a six-day Taylor Swift concert worth IDR 250 billion. Apart from successfully presenting Taylor Swift, Singapore has also given Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, and Fall Out Boy.
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To buy Pertalite, you must use the MyPertamina application. How is it socialized and implemented?
Together with Saleh Abdurrahman, Member of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body Committee, BPH Migas. When crude oil prices fluctuate, Pertamina can only hope to achieve a little of an increase in profits. This is because past profits will be used to cover subsidies and compensation costs the government has not paid. The government…
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Chili Commodity Prices Soar, What Are the Ministry of Agriculture’s Efforts?
The prices of most food needs continue to rise; chilies and meat are the food ingredients being monitored. The price increase for red cayenne peppers was the highest, from IDR 60 thousand to IDR 80 thousand per kilogram.Every year, the government always tries to maintain the availability of necessities at stable prices ahead of Ramadan.…
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Imported Soybean Prices Rise, What Happens?
The cooking oil problem still needs to be resolved; other issues have followed it. The basic need for tofu, tempeh, will probably be scarce in February 2022. Because the price of imported soybeans is getting out of control, artisans are going on production strikes. Production disruptions in several countries, such as Brazil and Argentina, caused…
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Exclusive! SBY Conveys the Latest Condition of His Wife and Her First Experience of “Cyberblossoming” Abroad
In the 2019 election, I had the opportunity to have an exclusive interview with the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. From SBY’s residence in Singapore, SBY assessed that the elected leaders had a moral duty to unite the nation after the presidential election. SBY also conveyed news regarding the health…