Indonesia reform setbacks / Afghanistan elections atmosphere / Philippines political dynasties

Reform setbacks, not KPK, can hamper investment.  Although in the short-term the controversial bills and reform setbacks are likely to have little direct impact on investment, in the longer run they will create an unfavorable business climate that increases the risk related to investing in Indonesia, from regulatory uncertainty to a deteriorating democracy.

Esther Samboh/The Jakarta Post:  https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2019/09/27/reform-setbacks-not-kpk-can-hamper-investment.html 

 

With Vote Over, Afghanistan Faces Possible Political Chaos.  Before the polls, the U.S. issued stiff warnings against fraud and even seemed to take direct aim at Ghani's government refusing to pay more than $160 million in aid projects directly to the government saying it was too corrupt.

Kathy Gannon/NBC Washington: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Vote-Afghanistan-Possible-Political-Chaos-561720531.html 

 

Political dynasties, democratic decay in Philippines (Opinion).  “The reality now is that many local communities in the Philippines continue to suffer inept and corrupt dynastic leaders because those who can push for reforms but do not have the inherited political advantage are in effect denied the right to run for public office because of the monarchical nature of local politics.”

Michael Henry Yusingco/Asia Times: https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/09/opinion/political-dynasties-democratic-decay-in-philippines/