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Ivana Markus

Ivana Markus

Research Associate

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)

Ivana Markus joined ERIA in January 2022. Prior to joining ERIA, she was part of the strategy and planning team at Grab Indonesia, involved in infrastructure-related projects in West Indonesia. She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Universitas Indonesia with concentration on development and labor economics.

Southeast Asia has a population of more than 670 million people and almost 70% are internet users as of 2022. Photo credit: ADB.
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