Indonesia

  • Feb 13, 2015
  • 7 min read

Political realignment jeopardises Jokowi reform agenda

Lack of party discipline is a major constraint for Jokowi, but it may work to his advantage in the current crisis

Indonesia
  • Feb 10, 2015
  • 2 min read

Jokowi may secure survival at the expense of reform

Jokowi's anti-graft agenda has touched a raw nerve in politics, which risks costing him the presidency

Indonesia
  • Feb 5, 2015
  • 2 min read

Politics could hold Indonesian growth hostage in 2015

Jokowi faces an opposition-controlled parliament and competing power centres within his coalition

Indonesia
  • Feb 2, 2015
  • 7 min read

ECB's QE will buoy EM bond markets

The dollar's strength and the launch of a sovereign QE programme by the ECB are shaping sentiment towards EMs

International
  • Jan 30, 2015
  • 7 min read

Global R&D policy will shift toward industrial needs

The 2008 financial crisis caused a recalibration in global R&D policies, with a shifting focus

International
  • Jan 28, 2015
  • 7 min read

Global copper market glut will depress prices

The copper price has plunged this month, as a speculators' sell-off adds to oversupply issues

International
  • Jan 21, 2015
  • 2 min read

Direct polls move boosts Jokowi's reform agenda

Direct local polls are key to preserving and bolstering Indonesia's heavily decentralised polity

Indonesia
  • Jan 15, 2015
  • 2 min read

Budi issue exposes limits of Jokowi's reform agenda

Although allegations against Budi are unproven, his links to the administration create problems for Jokowi

Indonesia