Searchlight

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Searchlight

Business Universe Survey: Bringing Legal Certainty to Investors

Presenting legal practices that create legal certainty to bring in investors is still a challenge in this republic. Selective law enforcement and political interests still test investor confidence.

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2 Minutes
By: Gianie
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Improve Law Enforcement to Provide Certainty for the Business World (1)

Economic activities cannot run alone. There are signs, regulations, and even laws that regulate the economy so that it runs harmoniously and can achieve the ideal of prosperity. Meanwhile, rules and laws are political products. The three - law, economics and politics - cannot be separated.

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5 Minutes
By: Gianie

Money Seized from Corruption Cases for Pro-People Programs (2)

The government has a number of priority programs that require substantial financing. With its fiscal constraints, the government is pursuing confiscated money from corruptors as an additional source of financing.

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3 Minutes
By: Gianie

Semesta Dunia Usaha Survey: Improve the Condition of the Indonesian Middle Class

The declining number of middle-class Indonesians and the difficulty in achieving prosperity is a signal of "alert" for the government. Appropriate social protection instruments are needed so that the role of this group can be more optimal economically, socially and politically.

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2 Minutes
By: Tim Suar
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Preventing the Indonesian Middle Class from Falling (1)

The economic shock from the combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and technological disruption has caused the curve of Indonesia's middle class to decline. The middle class is vulnerable to falling into poverty. Indonesia faces a steep road to becoming a high-income country.

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5 Minutes
By: Gianie

Indonesia's Middle Class also Needs Social Protection (2)

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.

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3 Minutes
By: Gianie

Survey of the Business World: Correction of MBG Program Management

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.

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3 Minutes
By: Gianie
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Majority of Respondents Assess MBG as Not Meeting Expectations, Governance Correction (1)

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.

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6 Minutes
By: Gianie

Hendri Saparini: Make MBG a Hub for Government Programs (2)

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.

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3 Minutes
By: Gianie

MBG Program Improvement: Mapping and KPIs are Needed (3)

Mapping and supervision and evaluation using key performance indicators (KPIs) are important to improve the implementation of the MBG program.

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3 Minutes
By: Gianie

SUAR Business World Universal Survey: Upskilling Migrant Workers

Migrant workers are foreign exchange heroes for the country. Every year, a considerable amount of funds flows into the country. However, the fate of Indonesian migrant workers is not entirely fortunate and prosperous. Skills are still a constraint to getting better jobs and income.

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2 Minutes
By: Gianie
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Upskilling, the Key to More Prosperous Migrant Workers

The SUAR team explored the thoughts of company leaders, regulators, and economic observers through the Business World Universal Survey regarding the problems of Indonesian migrant workers and what the business world can do to improve the skills of migrant workers.

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7 Minutes
By: Gianie

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