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Topic: Indonesia

Islam Nusantara saved Indonesia’s Muslims from ISIS. It can help India too

Hadza Min Fadhli Robby - 7 July, 2022

Religious leaders will assemble for the first 'R-20' at the G20 summit in Bali later this year and work to form a guideline to tackle extremism.

Why Indonesian President Jokowi wants to be ‘communication bridge’ between Russia and Ukraine

Nayanima Basu - 4 July, 2022

Indonesia President Joko Widodo will be holding the G20 summit at ‘most difficult time’, when one of its members, Russia, is engaged in war & nations threaten to boycott the event.

Central banks in Asia spend billions to bolster weakening currencies against rising US dollar

Karl Lester M. Yap - 28 June, 2022

Learning from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, central banks have been accumulating dollars to help defend their currencies during periods of wild market swings.

Indonesia reversing palm oil export ban will lead to street protests but it’s relief for India

Steffi Hamann - 29 May, 2022

In the mid of climate crisis, Covid, the ban sent shock waves across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Now international markets can look forward to better times.

Palm oil prices to dip further as Indonesia lifts supply ban

Eko Listiyorini - 20 May, 2022

President Joko Widodo said Thursday that exports can resume from 23 May after prices fell owing to weak demand.

A messy irony: why Indonesia banned palm oil exports

Eko Listiyorini - 29 April, 2022

Indonesia consumes just over a third of its palm oil production domestically but has banned exports to meet its needs, launching one of the most dramatic examples of food protectionism.

Palm oil prices soar as Indonesia halting export threatens to fan global food inflation

Anuradha Raghu - 25 April, 2022

The ban by Indonesia, which accounts for a third of global edible oil exports, adds to a raft of crop protectionism around the world since the war erupted in Ukraine.

India’s sweet spot in hoarding wheat looks shaky. Ukraine war means new concerns for Modi govt

Sayantan Bera - 25 April, 2022

Rising wholesale prices are signs that traders are estimating a lower crop size for wheat and buoyant exports. It can worsen with Indonesia's ban on palm oil.

Inflation has the monetary policy radicals crawling to the centre

Daniel Moss - 24 January, 2022

Few were as bold in the first two years of pandemic as Indonesia, which used the central bank to directly finance an expansion in govt spending. But times have changed.

Novavax’s Covid vaccine, made by Serum Institute of India, gets emergency use nod in Indonesia

Mohana Basu - 2 November, 2021

Serum Institute of India, world's largest vaccine manufacturer, will market the nanoparticle protein-based vaccine in Indonesia under the brand name Covovax.

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