Looks like that Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabumi Raka will easily win next February’s election. A survey from Litbang Kompas, which is considered respected for its relatively independent position, found a big margin over Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.
Read MoreTomorrow night on Dec. 12, the three presidential candidates will engage in the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election. This first debate will be held at the office of the General Election Commission (KPU) in Menteng, Central Jakarta. Who will shine in the first debate, and can it help them boost their electability?
Read MoreShares of technology firm GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO) gained 13.68% to Rp108 on Friday last week (December 8), in the midst of the buzz regarding the potential collaboration between GOTO and TikTok which was responded positively by the market. Foreign investors, interestingly, were recorded selling GOTO shares with a net foreign sell of Rp220.9 billion.
Read MoreLitbang Kompas, the research division of Kompas, the largest newspaper in Indonesia, released the result of its latest electability survey in which the pollster found Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka leading the race with significant margin above their two contenders. Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, meanwhile, dropped into the bottom. Two other pollsters, Indikator and LSI, also showed Prabowo-Gibran’s lead.
Read MoreShares of Barito Renewables Energy (BREN), a holding company and part of the Barito Pacific Group owned by Prajogo Pangestu, ended higher by 3.87% to Rp8,050 last Friday (Dec 8) to make a market capitalization of Rp1,077 trillion, taking over the position long held by Bank Central Asia (BBCA) as the largest company on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) by market cap.
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