Astri Sri Sulastri
Astri is a Manager in MSC’s Country Program Development, Indonesia. She is a digital financial and banking consultant with over 11 years of experience in digital social transfers, agent networks, banking operations, service excellence audits, and insurance.
Posts by Astri Sri Sulastri
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CICO agents in Indonesia
Large-scale movement restrictions, falling consumer demand, and rising unemployment have taken a toll on CICO agents in Indonesia. Our report analyzes the impact of the pandemic on these agents, highlights their coping strategies, and provides recommendations to help them recover.
Jun 22, 2020
Alfa Pelupessy, Astri Sri Sulastri, Gloria Sinaga and Raunak Kapoor
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on MSMEs: Indonesia report
The COVID-19 crisis has proven devastating for MSMEs in Indonesia, which have seen their revenues reduce to almost half. Our report analyzes the economic consequences of the pandemic on MSMEs, highlights their coping strategies, and provides policy recommendations to help them recover.
Jun 16, 2020
Alfa Pelupessy, Astri Sri Sulastri, Gloria Sinaga and Raunak Kapoor
Deepening financial inclusion through cash transfers: The case of PKH in Indonesia
In 2017, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) began digitizing social benefit transfers to improve delivery efficiency and achieve sustainable financial inclusion. Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH), a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, was the first major social assistance payment program (G2P) digitized by the government. It provides incentives for the following: Pregnant and lactating mothers, infants, […]
Nov 13, 2019
Report on findings from the impact evaluation of Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH)
MSC did an impact evaluation of the PKH conditional cash transfer program, one of the largest social assistance programs in Indonesia and managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Jul 26, 2019
Babur Wasim, Astri Sri Sulastri, Agnes Salyanty, Karthick Morchan and TVS Ravi Kumar
Jul 26, 2019
Babur Wasim, Astri Sri Sulastri, Agnes Salyanty, Karthick Morchan and TVS Ravi Kumar
Operations assessment and impact evaluation of Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH)
MSC did an impact evaluation of the PKH conditional cash transfer program, one of the largest social assistance programs in Indonesia and managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Jul 18, 2019
Babur Wasim, Astri Sri Sulastri, Agnes Salyanty, Karthick Morchan and TVS Ravi Kumar
Jul 18, 2019
Babur Wasim, Astri Sri Sulastri, Agnes Salyanty, Karthick Morchan and TVS Ravi Kumar
Indonesia’s experiment with digitising food subsidy payments: The story so far
The note summarises key findings of the current scheme for social transfer of food subsidy (BPNT) in Indonesia
Jun 14, 2018