international / West Asia
관점별 · 2 takes across the edition
Al Jazeera · Qatar · Prabowo's rupiah breaks 18,000 as investors flee Indonesia's worst-performing currency
Ties the record low above 18,000 to the Iran-war oil spike inflating Indonesia's import bill and narrowing its trade surplus, plus investor worry over central-bank oversight. Locates the trigger in an external shock more than pure mismanagement.
“The rupiah passed 18,000 per dollar for the first time as surging oil costs and a narrowing trade surplus drove dollar demand.”
Al Jazeera · Qatar · Putin says the fuel crisis won't change the war, Ukraine's strikes say otherwise
Reports Putin conceding the strike surge is damaging Russia's economy and society while insisting it won't divide the country, and his vow to bolster air defences. A rare admission framed for a global audience.
“Putin admitted the attacks are hitting Russia's economy and society, but insisted they will not create division.”