The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - COVID-19 Policies, Gojek, and Digital Banking
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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Bank Mandiri Persero (BMRI IJ) - Share Buy Back and COVID-19 Impact
Bank Mandiri Persero (BMRI IJ) just announced an IDR2tn share buyback scheme to be conducted gradually over three months effective from 20th March...
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CrossASEAN Strategy - Life After Gojek and the Land of Digital Banking
The fact that Gojek (1379371D IJ) has managed to secure US$1.2bn in new funding over the past week in this apocalyptic environment says something...
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Cases Elicit Hamfisted Messaging / Econ Package / ERP Setback / Payment Platforms Make Strides
Health: Two confirmed Covid‑19 cases prompted President Joko Widodo to announce added response measures and allocate Rp10 trillion in stimulus...
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Widodo Re-Centralizes / No Omnibus Backlash (Yet) / Education to Open / Radioactive in Banten
Scrutiny shows that Widodo's heralded Omnibus Bill on Job Creation would claw back central government powers through the simultaneous revision of...
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