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Indonesia really can’t afford another air pollution crisis
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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Beyond the margins: architecting a new dawn for Indonesian women in the workforce
An opinion article by Isnawati Hidayah, published in Fair Observer.
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Free Nutritious Meals Program (MBG), the rupiah exchange rate, and food price dynamics: is the expansion of SPPG associated with local price pressures?
A recent study by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) examines the relationship between the expansion of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG), fluctuations in the rupiah exchange rate, and food price dynamics across Indonesian districts and municipalities. Key findings include: Every additional 10 SPPG units is associated with an average increase of approximately 0.08% in overall food prices at the district/city level. Every additional 10 SPPG units is associated with a 0.12
Read publicationIndonesia should not let carbon rules become a trade war
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Fair Observer.
Read publicationInstead of expanding gas, the UAE should help Indonesia build offshore wind
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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Manfaat-mudarat ekspor komoditas satu pintu
An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira, published in Tempo.
Read publicationA restorative economy achieves food security
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira, published in Tempo.
Read publicationIndonesia’s dangerous return to state-controlled trade
An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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High potential, low prosperity: structural and regulatory gaps in rural renewable energy transition
Indonesia’s renewable energy transition is leaving rural communities behind. A new study by CELIOS finds that despite Indonesia’s enormous renewable energy potential, structural inequality, weak regulation, and extractive economic dependence continue to hinder equitable energy access in villages. The report documents several alarming trends between 2021–2024. Household solar adoption declined by 26.3%, biogas utilization dropped by 19.8%, and community-scale micro-hydro development fell by 10.1%
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Indonesia’s nickel: what is seen and what remains buried
Indonesia sits at the center of one of the most consequential resource stories of our time. As the world's largest nickel producer, it holds a pivotal position in the supply chains feeding the electric vehicle boom — a position its government has worked deliberately to strengthen through downstream processing mandates and a rapid buildout of smelting infrastructure. Nickel exports have climbed sharply over the past five years, and on paper, the country looks like a rare winner in the global clea
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Wealth tax, not a misleading idea
Opinion article by Media Wahyudi Askar, published in Kompas.
Read publicationWhy Saudi Arabia’s PIF should build battery storage factories in Indonesia
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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