Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah weakened beyond the Rp 17,300 per US dollar mark on Thursday, hitting its lowest level on record, as rising global uncertainty and geopoliti

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded the credit outlook of four major Indonesian banks.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said he received loan offers from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank worth US$25-US$30 b

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) held its benchmark rate at 4.75% for a seventh straight month, prioritizing rupiah stability as global risks intensify, particularly f

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's banking credit growth remained firmly above 10% in the first quarter of 2026, supported by strong lending to corporate and consumer segments, even a

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Rupiah extended its decline on Friday as stronger-than-expected US labor data and firm signals from the Federal Reserve reinforced the dollar, outweighing

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – S&P Global Ratings assesses that Indonesia is more vulnerable to weakening credit metrics compared to other Southeast Asian countries amid the turm

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia is accelerating efforts to reduce reliance on the US dollar by expanding the use of local currencies in cross-border transactions, with the value of

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The rupiah's slide past Rp 17,000 per US dollar this week – briefly touching record lows before rebounding on ceasefire signals – undersco

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves declined by $3.7 billion to $148.2 billion at the end of March 2026, as the central bank stepped up efforts to stabilize

Giri Ahmad Taufik – Picture a local thug in any Indonesian major city getting on an angkot (public transport minivan) to make the driver buy a bottle of water they neither need nor want

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) recorded that outstanding financing, or public debt, on online lending platforms reached Rp100.69 trilli

Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia has completed key stock market reforms ahead of a self-imposed deadline linked to MSCI's May index review, a senior official

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah slipped back into the red on Thursday, pressured by escalating geopolitical tensions and mounting fiscal concerns, as the currency brief

Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Indonesia's markets took a hit as fears of a broader Middle East war triggered heavy foreign selling, pushing stocks, the rupiah, and bonds lower.

The surge in non-performing loans among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) serves as a warning sign of two problems: the sluggishness of the grassroots economy and the p

Erta Darwati, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) lost Rp 31 trillion ($1.8 billion) in market capitalization over the past week, as escalating tensions in the Middle East drov

Antara Jakarta – Executive Director of the Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira, believes that the government could divert the surplus budget balance (SAL) as

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has injected an additional Rp 100 trillion ($6 billion) into the banking system, raising fresh questions over whether the move is propping

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Friderica Widyasari Dewi, the new boss of Indonesia's financial regulator, wants to restore investor trust after market turmoil triggered leadership changes.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has given companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) until March 2027 to comply with a new minimum public sh

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Rupiah is facing renewed downside risks as escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States heighten global uncertainty, with analysts warning t

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Shares of Indonesia's major banks have been among the hardest hit as escalating tensions in Iran triggered foreign capital outflows from the domestic st

The government bond market is showing signs of decline.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt edged higher at the start of 2026, though growth slowed slightly as government borrowing rose while private-sector debt declined,

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliamentary financial commission will on Wednesday assess candidates for top jobs at the Financial Services Authority (OJK) after an equity market rout in Januar

Muhammad Nanda Andrianta, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has recorded a sharp increase in online scam activities ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2026, with 13,130 fraud reports i

Antara, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past the psychological Rp17,000 per dollar level at Monday's opening as surging global oil prices fueled a broad risk-off mood, triggering pressure on

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association (HKI) views Fitch Ratings' decision to downgrade Indonesia's debt outlook from stable to negative as a se

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial regulator sought to reassure markets after Fitch Ratings revised the country's sovereign outlook to negative while maintaining the invest

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.7 billion to $151.9 billion at the end of February 2026, compared with the previous month, according

Jakarta – Multiple Indonesian local media reported on Wednesday that Fitch Ratings has downgraded Indonesia's sovereign credit rating outlook to negative from stable.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Associated Press, Jakarta – Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) plunged sharply on Wednesday, tumbling 362 points or 4.57% to close at 7,577, as investors reacted to inten

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Fitch Ratings has revised Indonesia's sovereign outlook to negative from stable while affirming its BBB investment-grade rating, citing rising policy uncertai

Natasha Khairunisa Amani, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened against the US dollar on Wednesday as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raised concerns over global oil supply disr

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Listed companies are expected to release more than Rp 187 trillion (US$11 billion) in new shares as the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), along with the Finan

Associated Press, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Fresh turbulence in global trade policy spilled into Indonesia's equity market on Tuesday, sending the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) down

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia has extended the placement of Rp 200 trillion ($11.9 billion) in government funds at state-owned commercial banks through September 2026, Finance

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) announced that users of its national QR payment system, Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), have surpassed 60 million, meeting

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Finance reported that as of January 31, 2026, the government had withdrawn new debt totaling Rp127.3 trillion.

President Prabowo Subianto and his ministers are playing with fire.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a $7.8 billion balance of payments deficit in 2025, reversing a $7.2 billion surplus in 2024, according to data released Friday by Bank Ind

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt climbed to $431.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $427.6 billion in the previous quarter, according to data relea

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index rebounded sharply last week, even as foreign investors continued to pull funds and global index providers kept the mar

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his cabinet to be more open with the public and financial markets to restore investor confidence in Indonesia's economy

Antara, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is following up on reports that Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) sent four separate letters to Indonesian authorities

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto was "furious" after Indonesia's stock market plunged following a warning from MSCI over transparency and potential trading

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Alliance of Indonesian Economists (AEI) on Wednesday urged the government to treat Moody's Ratings' decision to revise Indonesia's sovereign outlook from s

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has recorded a shift in how consumers allocate their income for consumption, savings, and debt repayments.

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has tightened its disclosure rules, requiring shareholders with ownership stakes of 1% or more to disclose their ident