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Bambang Susantono and Dhony Rahajoe officially became the Head of the Authority and Deputy Head of the IKN Nusantara Authority. Bambang and Dhony were inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the State Palace, Central Jakarta. After the event was over, Jokowi congratulated the inaugurated officials. It was only then followed by the officials present.

KSP explained the reasons why Bambang Susantonodan and Dhony Rahajoe were chosen to be the leaders of IKN Nusantara. The factors of experience and professionalism are both major considerations. “If you look at his experience, they are a pretty good combination in terms of professionalism. Pak Bambang has expertise in the fields of transportation, infrastructure, and transportation. Then he has experience in the field of management and international institutions. For Mr. Dhony, he has experience in managing BSD. Satellite city, which is arguably quite successful.” said the Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Wandy Tuturoong

The Finance Ministry has issued a new regulation to steer the proceeds of the second tax amnesty toward renewable energy development and certain processing industries. Finance Ministerial Decree No. 52/2022 states that 332 such industries may receive more of the proceeds than others. These include geothermal power production, power generator manufacturing, meat processing, furniture making, crude palm oil processing, and ceramic manufacturing.

The decree is a derivative of Finance Ministerial Regulation No. 196/2021 that offers lower tax rates of 6 to 12 percent on declared assets on the condition that they go either into government bonds (SBN) or direct investment in renewables or processing industries. A higher rate of 8 to 18 percent is payable on declared assets that go into any other industries or financial instruments. Neilmaldrin noted that the investments had to be made by September 2023 and with a minimum holding period of five years for the amnesty to apply. Taxpayers were also allowed to switch between investing in the 332 industries and investing in government bonds, under certain terms and conditions.

The tax office reported that 17,754 taxpayers had signed up for the tax amnesty as of Feb 28. They had declared Rp18.73 trillion (US$1.31 billion) in assets at home and Rp1.3 trillion abroad.  The taxpayers have invested in Rp1.1 trillion in government bonds and contributed Rp2.2 trillion in income tax through the amnesty program as of that date.

March 5, 2022, The Jakarta Post

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2022/03/01/new-tax-amnesty-rule-directs-funds-to-renewables-processing-industries.html)

State-owned telecommunications firm Telkomsel and technology company GoTo Group have formed a joint venture to expand their gaming business in the Southeast Asian market. The joint venture, Majamojo, will be set up by Telkomsel subsidiary PT Telkomsel Ekosistem Digital and GoTo subsidiary PT Aplikasi Multimedia Anak Bangsa, with the former holding a majority stake. Majamojo, formally PT Games Karya Nusantara, will focus on game development for mobile platforms. The company is slated to form strategic partnerships with third-party gaming developers and create an integrated platform leveraging the variety of services in the GoTo and Telkomsel ecosystems.

“We are aiming for Majamojo to strengthen Indonesia’s gaming ecosystem in Southeast Asia,” Majamojo president director Jungwon Hahn said in a statement on Wednesday.

The mobile gaming business in Southeast Asia has grown by approximately 180% from 2014 to 2017, according to data from gaming market research companies Newzoo and Niko Partners. The companies also predict that the mobile gaming business will continue to see rapid growth in the next five years. Tokyo-based market research company Shibuya Data Count estimated the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the gaming industry in the region at 8.5% in the period of 2020 to 2025.

GoTo strategic partnership head Reggy Susanto said he expected the joint venture to strengthen Indonesia’s gaming industry and facilitate the development of homegrown digital talent. “[Majamojo] has tremendous resources to become the largest gaming company in the region,” Reggy said in the same statement.

Gaming is one of the few industries that grew in 2020 despite the pandemic-induced economic slowdown. Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry data show that the apps and gaming industry contributed Rp 24.88 trillion (US$1.7 billion) to the country’s economy that year, accounting for 2.19 percent of the total GDP. The gaming industry grew 4.47 percent in 2020.

Feb 24, 2022, The Jakarta Post

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2022/02/24/telkomsel-goto-join-forces-to-expand-in-sea-gaming-business.html)

Indonesia should quadruple its annual investment target for new and renewable energy to more than US$8 billion by 2025 to reach energy transition goals, according to a new report published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The report, Leveraging Public Funding to Incentivize Private Investment in Renewable Energy in Indonesia, cites figures according to which Indonesia spent just $1.51 billion on renewables last year. That was “just 20 percent of what it needs to invest each year from 2021 to 2025 to reach 23 percent of new and renewable energy in the energy mix by 2025,” reads an IISD press release from Friday.

The country needs to take concrete measures to incentivize investment in low-carbon energy and meet its net-zero climate goals, according to the report, which suggests that the government use state budget spending and seek international help to attract private investment in renewable energy. It also urged the government to get state-owned enterprises to align with national climate goals and to use public infrastructure funding institutions, such as Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (PT IIGF), PT Sarana Multi Infrastructure (PT SMI), and PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance (PT IIF), to spur project development.

The NGO, headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, makes the case that the government’s targets are far too low to meet the stated climate goals. “With the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources projecting that $37 billion would be required by 2025 to reach the 23 percent target, the country now needs to invest over $8 billion each year. And yet, the government currently targets $2.1 billion average annual investments.

”To mobilize private investments in green energy, Indonesia had to “increase the clarity and traceability of current financial flows and allocation of public financing for renewable energy projects,” the IISD suggested, arguing this would increase private investor confidence and trust from international funders. “Indonesia must act now to incentivize private investments and reverse the current trend, especially because supporting renewable energy development can significantly contribute to post-COVID-19 recovery and a green transition,” Theresia Betty Sumarno, lead author of the report, was quoted as saying in the press release.

Feb 25, 2022, The Jakarta Post

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2022/02/25/indonesia-aiming-far-too-low-to-reach-climate-goals-think-tank.html)

As the Russian military invades Ukraine, Indonesia can expect the little direct impact on its economy and capital markets, but investors are advised to remain wary of many indirect effects of the crisis. Fikri C. Permana, a senior economist at PT Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia, said on Thursday that Indonesia had relatively little trade and investment activities with either Russia or Ukraine, with the two countries contributing less than 1 percent of total investments last year. He also noted that the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) composite index, the main barometer of the Indonesian stock market, was down almost 2 percent on Thursday, a trend reflected in many other indices, but capital inflow to the Indonesian market remained strong with Rp15.42 trillion (US$1.07 billion) between Feb. 1 and Feb. 23, while the rupiah remained stable at between Rp14,200 and Rp14,400 per US dollar due to foreign investors’ net buys. “We see the effect of the war on the Indonesian capital market as being rather temporary, and will more likely make investors cautious,” Fikri said in a statement on Thursday.  

The Russian military has moved its troops, in what Ukraine has called “a full-scale invasion”, deep into the latter country. Western countries have imposed sanctions to weaken the Russian economy, hoping to stop the war. Sucor Sekuritas equity research analyst Paulus Jimmy said on Friday that the war had made the capital markets a bit volatile with investors leaning toward a risk-off, meaning they preferred to reduce their risk exposure in protecting their portfolios. He advised investors not to panic, but to remain wary of the course of the war. A prolonged war could trigger continuous hikes in commodity prices, which could translate into higher inflation and cause negative sentiment in the capital market.

“So far, the impact on our capital market has not been too big. For now, there is indeed a rise in oil prices, but it has been offset by a hike in the coal price,” Paulus told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

Feb 25, 2022, The Jakarta Post

(https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2022/02/25/indonesias-economy-relatively-insulated-from-ukraine-crisis.html)

The anxiety of market participants in recent weeks finally happened, Russia invaded Ukraine last Thursday. The global stock market immediately collapsed yesterday, including the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) composite, which fell 1.5% yesterday. Interestingly, foreign investors are still buying up domestic shares. Yesterday, net buying was recorded at Rp821 trillion in the regular market. Plus the negotiable and cash market the total is Rp. 881 billion. Meanwhile, on Friday (25/2) it was even higher, Rp1.14 trillion in the regular market, while if you combine it in the negotiable and cash markets, the net buy was recorded at Rp1.07 trillion. The wholesale action helped JCI gain more than 1% to 6,888,171 in today’s trading. Not only the last two days, this week foreign investors have always recorded a net buy of a total of Rp4.55 trillion.

When the invasion occurred yesterday, most foreign investors bought up shares of PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk. (BBNI) worth Rp282.3 billion. Then followed by PT Bank Central Asia Tbk. (BBCA) worth Rp203.8 billion. The third to fifth place is occupied by PT MNC Studios International Tbk. (MSIN) of Rp95.4 billion, PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (INCO) of Rp87 billion, and PT Gudang Garam Tbk. (GGRM) of Rp81.1 billion. Meanwhile, the net bought of PT Bank Jago Tbk. (ARTO) yesterday was recorded at Rp67.2 billion, and today is the most purchased. In the last two days, ARTO’s net buy was Rp895.8 billion. This makes ARTO the most sought-after stock since the Russo-Ukrainian war broke out. BBNI is in the runner-up position, the total net buy in 2 days is IDR 320.4 billion. In third place is PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk. BBRI amounted to Rp302.5 billion.

Feb 25, 2022, CNBC Indonesia

(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/market/20220225164524-17-318507/ini-deretan-saham-diborong-asing-saat-rusia-ukraina-perang)

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the net profit of PT Bank Mega Tbk (MEGA) continued to grow by 33% YoY to Rp 4.01 trillion. Based on data from Bank Mega’s 2021 performance report, the company’s asset value last year grew 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rp 133 trillion. This growth was above the increase in national banking industry assets, which was 10% YoY. And placing Bank Mega’s profit achievement in the top 5 banks, although in terms of assets it is not the largest.

Despite growing, Bank Mega will also experience various challenges in 2021 like many other industries, such as the global economy which has not yet recovered, and the Indonesian economy which has not yet been stable. Plus, with uneven vaccination and delta variant attacks in 2021. Fortunately, Bank Mega was able to transform with the rapid flow of digitalization of the financial economy with the dominance of several BigTechs. This includes demands for a green economy and sustainable finance.

Through various challenges, Bank Mega listed itself as one of the banks with the largest profits in Indonesia. In addition to Bank Mega, four other banks that also recorded strong performance include PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk (BMRI), PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBRI), PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA), and PT Bank Mandiri. Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BBNI). Throughout 2021, they recorded a brilliant performance which was reflected in net profit which shot up to three times. The monster performance is inseparable from the growth in net interest income and the bank’s focus on reducing the cost of funds.

Feb 25, 2022, CNBC Indonesia

(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/market/20220225102117-17-318301/ciamik-cetak-rp-401-t-laba-bank-mega-nomor-5-se-indonesia)

PT PGN Tbk as Pertamina Gas Subholding establishes a synergy with an energy company from South Korea, namely SK E&S Co., Ltd (SK). This collaboration was also initiated in order to increase the growth of the natural gas business as well as efforts to reduce carbon emissions. This collaboration was inaugurated at the signing of the MOU by PGN’s Director of Strategy and Business Development, Heru Setiawan, and Vice President of SK E&S Co., Ltd, Ho Sik Lee on Tuesday (22/2/2022). SK is a company that focuses on electricity, LNG, renewable energy, communal energy, city gas, various overseas energy businesses, and business development in hydrogen and CCS.

The CEO of Sub-holding Gas PT PGN Tbk M Haryo Yunianto explained that PGN and SK will conduct a joint study regarding the potential for cooperation in the development of hydrogen and CCS in Indonesia. In addition, PGN & SK will jointly look for opportunities to develop the gas business in Indonesia and Korea, including conducting LNG trading.

CCS or carbon capture and storage includes activities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions which include the separation and capture of carbon emissions or CO2 gas. Then the transportation of carbon emissions will be captured to the storage area or storage to the injection target zone safely and permanently, in accordance with engineering rules.

Haryo hopes that this collaboration will not only provide benefits for PGN and SK. But also supports the government regarding the use of Carbon Capture and Storage/Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCS/CCUS) technology in the oil and gas industry, so that it can have a positive impact on the Indonesian economy.

Feb 24, 2022, DetikFinance(https://finance.detik.com/energi/d-5957589/subholding-gas-bumn-gandeng-korsel-tekan-emisi-karbon)