scholarly journals DOES FINTECH MATTER FOR INDONESIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH?

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-456
Author(s):  
Seema Wati Narayan

This paper investigates the role of financial technology (FinTech) in propelling economic growth in Indonesia from 1998 to 2018. The FinTech industry employs a technology-based business model to provide financial services, including lending, payment, investment, and financing services. The study is motivated by endogenous growth theory, which seeks to explain technology as the most important driver of economic growth. The study finds that FinTech startups are positively correlated with Indonesia’s economic growth. FinTech firms in their first year are found to be disruptive, but they fail to have serious consequences on Indonesia’s economic growth; however, they seem to significantly encourage economic growth in their second year. These findings are derived after accounting for other important growth determinants, namely, capital per labor, foreign direct investment (FDI), stock market development, and trade openness.

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
María Gemma Millán de la Blanca ◽  
Eva Martínez-Nevado ◽  
Cristina Castaño ◽  
Juncal García ◽  
Berenice Bernal ◽  
...  

The American flamingo is a useful model for the development of successful semen cryopreservation procedures to be applied to threatened related species from the family Phoenicopteridae, and to permit genetic material banking. Current study sought to develop effective sperm cryopreservation protocols through examining the influences of two permeating cryoprotectants and the seminal plasma removal. During two consecutive years (April), semen samples were collected and frozen from American flamingos. In the first year, the effect of two permeating cryoprotectants, DMA (dimethylacetamide) (6%) or Me2SO (dimethylsulphoxide) (8%), on frozen–thawed sperm variables were compared in 21 males. No differences were seen between DMA and Me2SO for sperm motility, sperm viability, and DNA fragmentation after thawing. In the second year, the role of seminal plasma on sperm cryoresistance was investigated in 31 flamingos. Sperm samples were cryopreserved with and without seminal plasma, using Me2SO (8%) as a cryoprotectant. The results showed that samples with seminal plasma had higher values than samples without seminal plasma for the following sperm variables: Straight line velocity (22.40 µm/s vs. 16.64 µm/s), wobble (75.83% vs. 69.40%), (p < 0.05), linearity (62.73% vs. 52.01%) and straightness (82.38% vs. 73.79%) (p < 0.01); but acrosome integrity was lower (55.56% vs. 66.88%) (p < 0.05). The cryoresistance ratio (CR) was greater in samples frozen with seminal plasma than without seminal plasma for CR-progressive motility (138.72 vs. 54.59), CR-curvilinear velocity (105.98 vs. 89.32), CR-straight line velocity (152.77 vs. 112.58), CR-average path velocity (122.48 vs. 98.12), CR-wobble (111.75 vs. 102.04) (p < 0.05), CR-linearity (139.41 vs. 113.18), and CR-straightness (124.02 vs. 109.97) (p < 0.01). This research demonstrated that there were not differences between Me2SO and DMA to successful freezing sperm of flamingos; seminal plasma removal did not provide a benefit for sperm cryopreservation.


Author(s):  
Khairunisah Kamsin ◽  
James Alin ◽  
Mori Kogid

This paper examines the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) and capital formation as mechanisms of trade openness for economic growth in Malaysia. This study found that foreign direct investment and capital formation are indicators of trade openness. Thus, this study proposes that policymakers should develop policies so that Malaysia could gain more benefits from trade openness and subsequently, accelerate the country’s economic growth.


Agriculture is the largest employer of India which constitutes 50% of its workforce and also a contributor to 17-18% in its GDP. Still, it is one of the most disorganized and disjointed sector.Somewhere this sector has not been given due attention and itcan be proven with the fact that the GDP contribution of this sector has fallen from 43% to 18% (1970- 2018).Though the Indian Government is digitally driving to provide financial inclusion to more than 145 million households that are not having access to banking services but still the farmers aremajorlyusing traditional credit for their basic and main two factors; Production & Consumption (Distribution). The financial segment has an important role to make agriculture aprime contributorto the economic growth of the country and also in reducing poverty. A fast-evolving technological landscape is bringing up new potential to focus&provide credit, risk-sharing, and to explore technology to enhance agricultural productivity. Our paper firstly examines agricultural finance in the Indian context and then discusses how financial technology (Fin-Tech) can drive new products in credit and risk markets in India. We evaluate the role of mobile banking, financial literacy, digital financial services, digital financial technology, and block-chain technology. The paper is concluded with a discussion of policy takeaways for Fin-Tech in agriculture to promote agricultural growth, enhance financial inclusion, and improve regional economic integration through agriculture.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudeshna Ghosh

Purpose This paper aims to consider the role of geopolitical risk in explaining tourism demand in India, a major tourist destination of the Asian region. Furthermore, the study also considers how in addition to geopolitical risk, economic policy uncertainty, economic growth, exchange rate, inflation and trade openness impact tourism demand. Design/methodology/approach The Bayer and Hanck (2013) method of cointegration is applied to explore the relationship between geopolitical risk and tourism demand. Furthermore, the study has also used the auto distributed lag model to determine whether there is a long-run cointegrating association between tourism demand, geopolitical risk, economic policy uncertainty, economic growth, exchange rate and trade openness. Finally, the vector error correction model confirms the direction of causality across the set of the major variables. Findings This paper finds that geopolitical risk adversely impacts inbound international travel to India. This study also obtains the consistency of the results across different estimation techniques controlling for important macro variables. The Granger causality test confirms the unidirectional causality from geopolitical risk to tourism and further from economic uncertainty to tourism. The findings from the study confirm that geopolitical risks have long-term repercussions on the tourism sector in India. The results indicate that there is an urgent need to develop a pre-crisis management plan to protect the aura of Indian tourism. The tourism business houses should develop skilful marketing strategies in the post-crisis to boost the confidence of the tourists. Research limitations/implications This paper provides valuable practical implications to tourism business houses. The tourism business houses can explore geopolitical risk measure and economic policy uncertainty measure to analyse the demand for international tourism in India. Further, the major stakeholders can establish platforms to help tourists to overcome the fear associated with geopolitical risk. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind to explore the geopolitical risks and their long-run consequences in the context of tourism in India. The study puts emphasis on the role of national policy to maintain peace otherwise it would be detrimental to tourism.


1980 ◽  
Vol 89 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 43-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Snow

Evidence for the clinical effectiveness of adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in the management of children with persistent middle ear effusions is incomplete and what evidence there is in the literature is not convincing. In the first year after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy there is less otitis media. The beneficial effects of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on the incidence of otitis media declines in the second year after the operation. The prevailing opinion is that adenoidectomy is not indicated in the vast majority of children in whom a middle ear effusion has persisted for six weeks or more in spite of antibiotic therapy. Factors favoring an adenoidectomy would be persistent nasal obstruction, persistent purulent rhinorrhea and persistent adenoiditis. The role of tonsillectomy is even less clear, but the decision regarding tonsillectomy is made by most clinicians on the basis of the amount of intercurrent or chronic tonsillitis rather than on the basis of the middle ear effusion per se.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Khatun ◽  
Jagadish Prasad Bist

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development, openness in financial services trade and economic growth in BRICS countries for the period 1990–2012. Design/methodology/approach An index for financial development has been constructed using principal component analysis technique by including banking sector development, stock market development, bond market development and insurance sector development. For the robustness of the result, the long-run cointegrating relationship amongst the variables has been analyzed. Findings Overall financial development has a positive and significant impact on economic growth. To take the full advantage of openness in financial services trade, countries need to put more emphasis on the development of their stock markets, bond markets and the insurance sector. The result shows that openness in financial services trade has a positive impact on economic growth when the stock market, bond market and insurance sector are included in the system. Research limitations/implications The policy implication of the findings is that policymakers should focus more on developing all four areas of finance to get the full benefit of the financial system on the process of economic growth. Originality/value The authors have constructed the better indicators of financial development in the case of BRICS economies. Most of the studies in BRICS economies have measured the development of the financial sector as either banking sector development or stock market development. However, the present study includes all four areas of finance (banking sector development, stock market development, insurance sector development and bond market development) into account.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Ziyi Cheng

The concept of inclusive finance was proposed and promoted by the United Nations in 2005 with the main purpose of providing services for those who lack good financial services while promoting the economic growth of family enterprises and eliminating social poverty as well as inequality. With the innovation of financial technology and its application in the field of financial inclusion, the new inclusive finance has shown strong vitality and great prospects in recent years. It provides certain ideas and directions for the development of inclusive finance in the banking industry.


Author(s):  
A.D. Mackay

A grazing trial evaluated the agronomic effectiveness of 3 different types of phosphate (P) fertilisers. The same fertilisers were also evaluated in a small-plot mowing trial located within the grazing trial. In the grazing trial, which covered 35 ha of summer moist hill country, the partially acidulated phosphate rock (PAPR) and reactive phosphate rock (RPR) were as effective as superphosphate in stimulating legume and pasture production in the first year. In the second year the two slow-release materials continued to perform as well as SSP. In contrast in the mowing trial, superphosphate was more effective than RPR in the first year. This trial technique clearly underestimates the initial effectiveness of PAPR and RPR in grazed hill country. The traditional small-plot mowing trial technique, and the role of PAPR and RPR fertilisers in hill country, both need re-evaluation. Keywords hill country, superphosphate, slow release fertilisers, mowing trials, grazed pasture


Author(s):  
Elvira Fitriyani Pakpahan ◽  
Jessica Jessica ◽  
Corris Winar ◽  
Andriaman Andriaman

The purpose of this research is to give insights on how Fintech and the role of OJK in supervising the services of Fintech in Indonesia. The presence of Fintech in Indonesia greatly helps citizens in accessing and provide easiness in financial transactions. At the moment, Fintech provides several functions that are believed to develop rapidly and Fintech also provides services on electronic money, virtual account, aggregator, lending, crowdfunding and other online monetary transactions. Various businesses that are part of Fintech are startups and online businesses. Therefore, the government should provide legal protection in order to protect both parties, the business organizers and the possible customers. In this case, business organizers with legal Fintech development have potential that is related to consumer protection, stable financial system, economy, and payment methods. The method of the research that is used in conducting this journal is the applied law research method. This research is using normative law with the facts approach and Constitution approach. In this case, Bank Indonesia has issued the Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 18/40/PBI/2016 about the implementation of the payment transaction and the Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 19/12/PBI/2017 about the implementation of Financial Technology. Along with OJK Regulation No. 13/POJK.02/2018 about the innovation of digital money in the financial services sector as a provision that covers the supervision and stipulates financial technology (fintech) industry issued by Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan pengetahuan bagaimana Fintech dan peran OJK dalam mengawasi maraknya pelayanan Fintech di Indonesia. Munculnya Fintech di Indonesia sangat membantu masyarakat untuk mengakses dan mempermudah transaksi keuangan. Saat ini, Fintech memiliki berbagai fungsi yang diyakini mampu berkembang cepat dan Fintech mampu melayani electronic money, virtual account, agregator, lending, crowdfunding dan transaksi keuangan online lainnya. Berbagai usaha yang termasuk dalam Fintech adalah bisnis startup dan bisnis online. Dengan demikian Pemerintah harus memberikan suatu bentuk perlindungan hukum baik itu dari segi penyelenggara bisnis maupun untuk masyarakat yang berperan sebagai nasabah. Dalam hal ini, Pelaksanaan bisnis yang dijalankan secara legalitas untuk pengembangan fintechnya memiliki potensi resiko yang berhubungan dengan perlindungan konsumen, stabilitas sistem keuangan dan ekonomi ,serta sistem pembayaran. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penyusunan jurnal ini adalah metode hukum yuridis normatif. Dimana penelitian ini meneliti hukum secara normatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan fakta dan pendekatan Undang-Undang. Dalam Hal ini Bank Indonesia (BI) mengeluarkan Peraturan Bank Indonesia No 18/40/PBI/2016 dan Peraturan Bank Indonesia No 19/12/PBI/2017 serta Peraturan OJK No. 13/POJK.02/2018 sebagai bentu pengawasan dan pengaturan industri financial technology (fintech) yang dikeluarkan oleh Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK).


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