The Covid-19 virus has brought about fundamental changes to economic activity both on a macro and micro scale. The COVID-19 virus is a global epidemic that affects global, national, and regional economic stability. This article is a type of opinion article, the purpose of this study is to describe and review the state of the Indonesian economy on a regional scale at the time of the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia. Research objects include; Malang City, Malang Regency, and Batu City, East Java Province. This type of research is exploratory and data analysis method using descriptive analysis. The sampling method was carried out using a simple random sampling method for groups of farmers, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, informal workers, and the household sector. The types of data used are primary data and secondary data. The results of the study show that each area analyzed tends to have the same results in several indicators, some economic indicators tend to decline during a pandemic, ranging from regional income, and people's purchasing power to the average community rice consumption. The weakening of economic activity at the regional level in Indonesia, began to recover in the year after the "New Normal" regulation, the economy of each region began to improve and people's purchasing power slowly strengthened.

This study aims to analyze the behavior of the digital economy of rural farmers in using direct cash assistance from the government during the Covid-19 pandemic. Direct cash assistance is a social protection program from the government to maintain the ability to have purchasing power in meeting the needs of life. The subjects of this study were people who had livelihoods as farmers in various villages in Semen District, Gampengrejo District and Ngasem District, Donomulyo District, Sumbermanjing Wetan District, Wates District, and Binangun District, East Java Province, Indonesia. This type of research is explanatory and the data analysis method is carried out descriptively. The sampling method was carried out using a simple random sampling method on groups of farmer households in the village within the period of April-June 2021. Meanwhile, data collection is carried out by conducting in-depth interviews, observations, and distributing questionnaires. The number of samples that can be collected from data collection are 760 respondents. The results of the study provide results that the behavior of the digital economy of rural farmers is influenced by cost, privacy, and social factors. Direct cash assistance provided by the government to farmers encourages changes in farmers' behavior in conducting non-cash transactions. To encourage the digitization of non-cash transactions, it is necessary: the existence of digital literacy activities for farmers through the provision of IT supporting facilities and infrastructure, assistance in the use of IT in financial transactions, and, the existence of regulations that can facilitate farmers' access to digital financial transaction activities.

Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi sejauh mana sektor swasta, terutama industri perbankan dalam berpartisipasi membantu pemerintah dalam mengurangi tingkat kemiskinan serta ketimpangan sosial di Indonesia dengan program corporate social responsibility (CSR). Studi ini menggunakan metode kepustakaan dan membandingkan hasil studi - studi yang telah dikaji sebelumnya. Data yang digunakan merupakan data sekunder yang didapat dari laporan pertanggungjawaban perusahaan pada tahun 2020. Hasil menunjukan bahwa beberapa perusahaan menerapkan program yang sama, dengan mengutamakan bantuan sosial, kesehatan, infrastruktur serta pendidikan melalui beasiswa dalam pelaksanaan program CSR nya. Melalui program tersebut diharapkan dapat berkontribusi dalam meningkatkan kesehjahteraan masyarakat.

Poverty alleviation and rural development has become one of priority for Indonesian government. It requires the contribution from local government to work hand in hand with various stakeholders in order to develop their local area and people based on their potential resources. The research aims to establish sustainable business model for rural development. One of the example is Jatirejoyoso village, Malang Regency that prepare their self to establish a tourism site which focus on agroecological farming system and circular economy concept. Thus, this research is conducted in Jatirejoyoso Village, Malang Regency. The research uses qualitative approach using DBR (Design Based Research). Moreover, this research uses SWOT analysis and BMC (Business Model Canvas) analysis. The data collected by doing FGD (Focus Group Discussion), in-depth interview, documentation and observation. The research’s informants are farmers, official rural government, leader of local community development program, and youth people. The research’s findings concludes that (1) Jatirejoyoso Village has potential to be developed into tourism area by managing their natural resource in agricultural sector and optimizing the farmer’s involvement, (2) The local communities independently initiate  and develop the tourism spot, (3) The local people and authorities start to manage their natural resource, for instance by establishing  refugia park nearby paddy field, (4) The local people has collective action’s awareness in order to sustainably optimize their potential to improve the livelihoods using circular economy approach.

Penelitian ini bertujuan Meningkatkan Produktivitas dan Keuntungan Industri Tempe Skala Kecil di Kota Malang melalui Penentuan dan Penggunaan Modal Kerja yang Optimal. Pengelolaan modal kerja sangat penting bagi perusahaan, terutama dalam hubungannya dengan pertumbuhan penjualan dan kebutuhan permodalan aktiva lancar yang dekat dan langsung. Namun, banyak industri tempe belum menganalisis kebutuhan modal kerjanya, sehingga penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan sumbangan pemikiran bagi industri terkait untuk mengembangkan usahanya. Dalam penelitian ini, metode saldo rata-rata dan metode keterikatan dana dan pengeluaran kas digunakan untuk menentukan jumlah kebutuhan modal kerja. Hasil analisis sensitivitas pada industri tempe Pak Didiek Karim menunjukkan bahwa penurunan kapasitas produksi hingga 80% dan kenaikan harga kedelai hingga 60% masih menguntungkan, namun peningkatan harga kedelai dapat berdampak negatif pada keuntungan. Overall, penelitian ini memberikan gambaran yang jelas tentang kebutuhan modal kerja pada industri kecil tempe di Kota Malang.