Goodbye dollar? Not quite yet
The topic of de-dollarization has been a hot-button issue lately. De-dollarization – the effort by many countries to reduce dependence on the US dollar (USD) – is reportedly being …

My name is Krisna, some call me Imed. I am an advisor at the Indonesian National Economic Council. My research is about trade and investment policy and how it affects Indonesian firms. I use some structured equation such as GTAP model, but also do some empirics like gravity models.
I lecture at Universitas Indonesia. Additionally, I assume a senior fellow position at Center for Indonesian Policy Studies.
I contributed to several projects with Bank Indonesia, Bappenas, ADB, Prospera, and ERIA, among others. Occasional oped writer, typically at Kompas, Jakarta Post and East Asia Forum. Please see CV or contact me for more information.
The topic of de-dollarization has been a hot-button issue lately. De-dollarization – the effort by many countries to reduce dependence on the US dollar (USD) – is reportedly being …
On Thursday, July 6, 2023, the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) at the Ministry of Finance held an event called fiscal day. One of the themes raised was a policy discussion on …
Indonesia was surprised on a holiday by the issuance of the Job Creation Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) as a replacement for the law currently being debated by the …
I was invited to deliver a keynote discussion at an FGD organized by Bappenas on how to promote the growth of Indonesia's food and beverage industry.