Analysts: Stimulus Buoys Growth Hopes for 2016, but Implementation Is Key

... infrastructure and better policy decisions. The revised forecast comes after Indonesia ... package aimed at propping up the economy. The package contains tax relaxation ... materials for food and pharmaceuticals. Lana Soelistianingsih, chief economist at Samuel ...

Yudhoyono to Joko: Don’t Force Indonesia to Enter TPP

... clear decision for the interests of the people and the nation.” Pastikan Indonesia ... said on Wednesday. Economist Lana Soelistianingsih of the University of Indonesia said ... than Indonesia is? That’s the concern,” Lana said on Wednesday. “How ...

As Clock Ticks Down to Budget Approval, Key Projects Hang in the Balance

... discussing the draft budget. The House has been deliberating the draft for the past ... two months. Askolani, the Finance Ministry ... more than 5 percent,” said Lana Soelistianingsih, an economist at Samuel ...

Indonesia in No State to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership, Stakeholders Caution

... Trade Agreement (ACFTA). Lana noted that after the ACFTA came into full ... than Indonesia is? That’s the concern,” Lana said. Brazil is not ... party to the TPP. Lana argued that boosting the competitiveness of the Indonesian manufacturing ...

Mixed Response to Govt's Fixed Formula for Labor Wage Hikes

... sure that the fixed formula would be good for companies. Lana, who ... is also a lecturer at the economics department ... , but the risks are just as clear,” she said. Lana said manufacturers ...

BI Holds Rate, Tightens Dollar Purchase Rule to Prop Rupiah

... would subside toward the end of the year to between ... limiting speculative transactions using the greenback. The rupiah declined 0. ... BI data. Lana Soelistianingsih, an economist at the University of ... Indonesia, said holding the rate was the best way to ...

Bank Indonesia Sees Inflation Ease in July, Will Maintain Tight Policy Stance

... capital outflows on the back of the increasing likelihood the US Federal Reserve ... ,” said Lana Soelistianingsih, an economist at University of Indonesia. The new school ... [the Idul Fitri] celebration was over, prices went down quickly,” Lana said ...

Indonesia Sees Interest on Euro Bonds Drop Amid Global Concerns

... [debt crisis] like this, the shorter the tenor, the better,” Joshua said. Fed ... the sale. Lana Soelistianingsih, an economist at the University of Indonesia (UI), said the ... who are in for the long run,” Lana said. The country targets a ...

Import Tariff Increase Puts Pressure on Alcohol Drinkers

... imported goods. Following the news, the share price of ... Apart from alcoholic beverages, the government also raised import ... the price [of alcoholic beverages] is cheaper abroad," said Lana ... Soelistianingsih, an economist at the University of ...

Its Hands Tied, Bank Indonesia Keeps Rate Steady at 7.50%

... weigh on the economy. “The decision was in line with the effort ... of GDP in the medium term,” the central bank said ... after Idul Fitri,” the end of the holy month of Ramadan ... Bank Indonesia.” Lana Soelistianingsih, an economist at the University of Indonesia ...