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

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

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

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 – 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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Supreme Court of Indonesia on Monday swore in Thomas Djiwandono, a nephew of President Prabowo Subianto, as Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia for the

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The debt rating agency Moody's has downgraded the outlook for five major banks in Indonesia from stable to negative.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) extended its recent downturn over the week of Feb.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's banking sector is positioning for a modest rebound in 2026 after credit growth cooled to single digits last year, with economists expecting

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the country's capital markets, combining tougher trading rules with rare

Akmalal Hamdhi, Arnoldus Kristianus, Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) moved to reassure investors after Moody's affirmed Indonesia's Baa2 sovereign rati

Ankur Banerjee and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta/Singapore – Indonesia's stocks and currency skidded on Friday after Moody's lowered the country's credit rating outlook, the latest jolt for

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The international credit rating agency Moody's downgraded the Indonesian government's debt outlook from stable to negative on February 5, 2026.

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi – Indonesia's central bank has launched an investigation after dozens of sacks containing shredded banknote fragments were discovered at a landfill in Bekasi, j

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa believes that the rupiah exchange rate has room to strengthen to around Rp15,000 per US dollar if it moves in