Indonesia Politics: Hard-Liners Blunder, Uno Re Labor Law, Prabowo's Backers Waver, FDI Drops
The horrific Lion Air disaster will bring intense scrutiny of transport safety. Hard-line groups rallying in Jakarta are vilifying Nahdlatul Ulama...
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Indonesian Politics: Refinery Projects Slip; Campaign Acrimony; Widodo's Lead; Prabowo's Hyperbole
Widodo maintained his 20 percentage-point lead in two new polls conducted in late September. Prabowo again derided economic conditions using...
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HDFC Bank and Bank Central Asia – Vast Differences with Asia’s Most Expensive Banks
With the rout in global stock markets, there can be tendency to offload the most expensive companies in any given sector. In Asia-Pacific two banks...
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BBRI: Market Leadership Challenged by P2P?
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Perser (BBRI IJ) is a dominant market leader in the Micro and SME lending space in Indonesia with physical presence in...
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The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Indo Opinion Polls, Philippines F&B, and Thai Telcos
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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