This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 13, 2019. The government considers swapping ownership of buildings in Jakarta with suitable ones at the new location, in an effort to...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 10, 2019. Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded a current account deficit of USD 7.0 billion (equivalent to 2.6 percent of GDP) in QI 2019.
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 9, 2019. The government has released Ministrial Regulation No. 3/2019 to allow for earlier investment in oil and gas blocks, in an effort...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 8, 2019. The government requests four provinces of Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and West Sulawesi to propose...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 7, 2019. Bank Indonesia (BI) has released real sales index that grew faster to 10.1 percent (yoy) in March 2019 from 9.1 percent (yoy)...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 6, 2019. Indonesia GDP growth has accelerated to 5.07 percent (yoy) in QI-2019, against 5.06 percent in QI-2018. Private consumption and...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 3, 2019. Indonesia opens the foreign investment (PPP scheme) to develop new capital city which has estimated cost between 23-33 billion...
This brief contains the economic highlights of Indonesia as of May 2, 2019. Inflation in April 2019 was recorded 0.44 percent; or 0.80 percent (ytd) and 2.83 percent (yoy). The highest expenditure component...
The Mining sector diagnostic or MSD is a data-driven tool that the World Bank has developed to comprehensively assess a country's mining sector. Specifically, the tool clearly identifies the mining sector's...
In cities with inadequate sanitation systems, risks of flooding and water-logging, can multiply vulnerability of women and girl-children living in poor communities. To address the urgent need for improved...
Type: BriefReport#: 140563Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Ahamed, Arif ;
Koyama, Ayumi ;
Mehta, Nishtha
Corporate governance is defined as the structures and processes by which companies are directed and controlled. Good corporate governance helps companies operate more efficiently, improve access to capital,...
Type: BriefReport#: 178261Date: May 1, 2019Author:
World Bank
Japanese communities’ experience has been leveraged to strengthen community-led recovery, preparedness and longer-term resilience in developing countries, including Nepal and the Philippines.
In the Kyrgyz Republic, the Government is investing in its schools to improve their safety and functionality and ensure that they are more resilient to natural disasters.
This brief highlights five key policy-relevant findings about food insecurity in Afghanistan prior to the 2018 drought. These findings are based on analysis of the Afghanistan Living Conditions Surveys....
Type: BriefReport#: 139671Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Krishnan, Nandini ;
Wang, Zihao ;
Wieser, Christina
Countries across the globe suffer from high rates of youth unemployment and inactivity. The Maldives are not immune. Despite efforts by the government to increase employment opportunities among young Maldivians,...
Mini grids can economically supply electricity to people in areas that the main grid is unlikely to reach soon. Mini grids can be quickly deployed and are increasingly price-competitive against traditional...
In the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, only one in two working-age adults has a job, and the region is experiencing more and more limited job creation to absorb the working-age population. In some...
Corporate governance is defined as the structures and processes by which companies are directed and controlled. The Corporate Governance Development Framework (CGDF) is a common approach on how to address...
Type: BriefReport#: 178262Date: May 1, 2019Author:
World Bank
The World Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Council are collaborating on an exciting new initiative to provide an evidence-based framework for identifying, evaluating and realizing...
Garment workers in Haiti face gender-based violence daily, affecting their well-being and performance at work. Recently, IFC partnered with Share Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting Haitian...
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