Micro, small and medium businesses and rural tourist destinations in the regions have experienced a surge in visitors as well as an economic spillover during this year’s long Lebaran holiday.

For Indonesia, the most relevant factor is the growth rate of the two world giants, the United States and China. They greatly affect the country’s export and import activities.

The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of businesses throughout the archipelago. After being closed for months, the 4 by 6 meter workshop on the bank of the Citarum River only recently began to operate again.