The condition of the Indonesian middle class that is not yet prosperous is recorded in the Survey of the Business World conducted by the SUAR Team. The government also needs to formulate appropriate social protection instruments for the middle class.
Textiles and apparel are Indonesia's leading export commodities. However, the development of the national textile industry is still faced with a surge in imported products sold at low prices.
The government is closely monitoring the circulation of illegal cigarettes. Until the end of September, 816 million illegal cigarettes were secured. This is one of the efforts to increase state revenue from excise.
President Prabowo Subianto, in one year of his government's performance, is trying to restore investor confidence in the financial market. The reason is that in just 6 months the stock price index and market capitalization fell quite deeply. Recovery gradually occurred leading up to one year of government.
The government is opening registration for the Paid Internship program for "fresh graduates" starting October 15. This follows after the promulgation of the Minister of Manpower Regulation (Permenaker) Number 8 of 2025 at the end of September.
The Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) faces quite a difficult problem. Many students who are beneficiaries of the MBG are experiencing poisoning, leading to extraordinary occurrences. The majority of SUAR Survey respondents believe that the management of this superior government program needs to be corrected.
Having only been running for 9 months, many parties are urging the government to comprehensively evaluate the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG). They are even demanding an immediate moratorium after thousands of beneficiary children became victims due to food poisoning.
Senior Economist Hendri Saparini underlined the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program in three things. First, the targets must be clear. Second, this program can become a "hub" for other government programs. Finally, its implementation is decentralized.
Mapping and supervision and evaluation using key performance indicators (KPIs) are important to improve the implementation of the MBG program.
Indonesian women whose main employment status is self-employment are growing faster than women who work as employees. These self-employed or entrepreneurial women will continue to grow if given easy access to finance.
The Rp 200 trillion fund placed by the government in five state banks is expected to boost lending, especially productive loans. Throughout this year, lending has only grown 2.7%. For the business community, this policy provides an opportunity for expansion.
The value of shopping transactions in Indonesia continues to increase every year. In 2024, the nominal value was more than Rp 1,500 trillion or around 7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. Until the first half of this year, the value of shopping transactions was already 62 percent of last year's nominal.
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