The current downturn in commodity prices provides an opportunity for Indonesia to shift away from its dependence on … commodity-driven growth towards higher value-added activities in manufacturing and services. However, Indonesia faces both … agreements, especially the TPP, but also from structurally lower global trade growth. In addition, Indonesia's manufacturing …

Indonesia has been an independent nation for only 70 years, yet it has already reached middle-income status and aims to … international standards to inform Indonesia's current practices and catalyze policy discussions on how to improve its WfD system …. The results summarized below provide a baseline for understanding the current status of the WfD system in Indonesia, as …

COVID-19 (coronavirus) has taken a heavy economic and human toll globally and in Indonesia. According to official … Indonesia (-2.1 percent) was milder than among Emerging Markets and Developing Economies, EMDEs (-4.3 percent excluding China … government's social assistance program mitigating a potentially worse outcome. Indonesia's recovery has been relatively gradual …

Commodity windfalls and private consumption have sustained Indonesia's growth despite a difficult global environment …. Indonesia's external vulnerabilities remain moderate. The fiscal stance has normalized reflecting faster fiscal consolidation … led Bank Indonesia (BI) to ease its pace of monetary tightening. The outlook remains stable as the economy normalizes …

Government of Indonesia in strengthening its labor market information system (LMIS). The OVO presents the results of one of four …

Indonesia has one of the highest rates of cigarette consumption in the world. Tobacco use heavily burdens population …-recommended levels (at least 70 percent of retail price) and streamlining its tobacco excise tax structure, Indonesia can rapidly cut … smoking rates, save many lives, and boost government revenue. Such policies would contribute to realizing Indonesia …

, to explore the employment conditions and livelihoods of tobacco and clove farmers and kretek rollers in Indonesia. This … cigarette tax reforms in Indonesia in recent years and discusses the government of Indonesia's plans for reforming the cigarette … tax structure. Section four discusses the employment trends in the tobacco industry in Indonesia, analyzes workers …