Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is expected to return to growth in 2021 after facing a recession this year, economists say, but unemployment and poverty may rise furth

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The lack of confidence in the economy among upper-middle-class citizens presents a hurdle for the nation's economic recovery, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani

Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy sets to expand by 11 percent to $44 billion in 2020 from $40 billion last year, showing resilience amid the Covid-19 pandemic that wreaks havoc on

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Jakarta – Indonesia's assumed entry into its first economic recession since the 1998 Asian financial crisis will probably be confirmed by third quarter gross domestic product data (GDP)

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – An economist from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, argued that President Joko Widodo or J

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Meybi Agensya Neolaka, born and raised in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, started her drumstick leaves company Timor Moringa two years ago with the simple

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Foreign direct investment (FDI) picked up in the July to September period from the pandemic-induced declines recorded in the preceding two quarters.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on ministers and regional leaders on Thursday to keep inflation in check and expedite stimulus spending in an effort

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak has taken a toll on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the energy, transportation and infrastruct

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Slowing loan growth and rising savings point to a continued plunge in economic activity in the third quarter of this year as consumer spending weakens, economist

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government aims to lure Japanese companies into relocating to Indonesia, as it launched on Wednesday an integrated data platform to spur investment and

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economic downturn is likely to be worse than previously expected as Southeast Asia's largest economy struggles to contain the coronavirus pande

Francisca Christy Rosana, Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) economist, Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, argues that the constant cha

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – An economic observer from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Ahmad Heri Firdaus, opined that the strong objection voiced by people t

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The government is encouraging the middle-income segment to spend more through online shopping platforms to help improve spending amid the economic downturn

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has introduced a special micro-loan for entrepreneurial women from low-income families to help them grow their small businesses, as t

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The majority of small businesses might have to shut down within six months, as the restrictions aimed at containing COVID-19 are bringing the Indonesi

Herman, Jakarta – The annual inflation rate in Indonesia has inched up for the first time this year in September driven by an increase in some raw food prices, as consumer demands remai

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is going ahead with the plan to implement the so-called National Logistics Ecosystem (NLE) platform, expected to cut red-tape, reduce high l

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has said that the country's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on the fiscal stimulus package and on eco

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to shrink even further than projected in the third quarter as capital city Jakarta reimposes large-sca

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – The decision to re-impose a partial lockdown in Jakarta will hit the Indonesian economy this quarter, but these restrictions are necessary so that the economy ca

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia expects a long road to full economic recovery after Jakarta brought back strict social restrictions measures amid a continued rise in the number

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) chairman Rosan P.