Indonesia Issues Emergency Regulation to Replace Controversial Job Creation Law
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has signed an emergency regulation to replace the controversial job creation law, his chief economics minister said on Friday, a law that the Constitutional Court had ruled was flawed in 2021. Airlangga Hartarto said the move was to ensure legal certainty and achieve the government’s investment target amid global geopolitical tension. […]
Analysis-Modi’s Popularity Key to Selling cut in Food Aid Ahead of Indian Elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to effectively halve food rations to the poor ahead of state polls next year and a general election in 2024 is fiscally sound, but politically much depends on whether the charismatic leader can sell it to voters. Subsidised food and other items are key to winning elections in India, […]