Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) recorded positive performance in the metal, machinery, transportation equipment, and electronics (ILMATE) industry

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is banking on the recent Rp 200 trillion or $12 billion injection in commercial banks to create jobs and boost exports, as the banks' top executi

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to launch six new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the near future, including the country's first halal industrial park in

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Economist Achmad Nur Hidayat from the University of Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Jakarta warns that the recent decline in Indonesia's Consumer Co

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Indonesia's Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has released the China-Indonesia Province Index 2025, a study that measures the extent of China's influe

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Eisha Maghfiruha Rachbini, assessed the post-COVID-19 pandemic economic gro

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) booked Rp40.48 trillion ($2.45 billion) in investments during the first half of 2025, according to the National Counc

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman Anindya Bakrie voiced business leaders' expectations for newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has announced that the Indonesian government is set to establish six new Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Alliance of Indonesian Economists (Aliansi Ekonom Indonesia) has released seven economic demands addressed to Prabowo's administration.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) records that the number of investors in the Indonesian capital market has surpassed 18 million single investor identificatio

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – JPMorgan Indonesia said the country's financial markets remain attractive to foreign investors despite recent protests, underscoring confidence in the governme

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – An analyst urged Wednesday that the government should be transparent with the economic data that they publish, saying that inaccuracy can diminish public trust.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.31 percent year-on-year (yoy) in August, easing slightly from 2.37 percent in July, even as food and beverage

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Economist Roby Rushandie of The Prakarsa assesses that the recent protests, culminating in riots, reflect the fragile foundation of Indonesia's economic develop

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) believes that the Indonesian government has not yet responded to the root causes of the recen

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded deflation of 0.08 percent in August 2025 on a month-to-month basis, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Rama Sukarta, Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy remains fundamentally strong despite a week of nationwide protests and violent unrest, Coordinating Minister for Ec

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Susiwijono Moegiarso, has commented on the series of protests that took place in several loca

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry Todotua Pasaribu highlighted China as one of Indonesia's largest investors.

Bambang Juanda – Lately, the public has once again been presented with economic figures from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) that have triggered various reactions, from awe and confusion to

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry records growing investment realization outside of Java island during the first semester of 2025, with the min

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry has recorded over Rp942.9 trillion in investment realization during the first half of 2025, or 49.5 percent o

Jakarta – The government's contortions in manipulating statistical data risk causing disaster.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto claimed that Indonesia can maintain stable economic growth at 5 percent.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia is aiming high, but the private sector is "cautiously optimistic."

Rama Sukarta, Addin Anugrah Siwi, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is still expanding at a respectable pace.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's middle class is shrinking, raising concerns about the sustainability of Southeast Asia's largest economy, an analyst said Monday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has officially set the 2026 annual economic growth target at 5.4 percent, higher by 0.2 percentage points than what the country

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V from the PDIP faction, Adian Napitupulu, raised concern about claims made by President

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's middle class – long regarded as the backbone of domestic consumption and a key driver of national economic growth – has been shrinking sharply over

Muhammad Firman, Jakarta – While the average company lifespan is just 40-50 years, according to Boston Consulting Group, some Indonesian firms have defied the odds, enduring for more th

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen foreign investors' appetite weaken despite surging domestic investment that took up the slack.

Dandi Bajuddin, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) projects that Indonesia's economic growth may still struggle to reach the 5 percent mark.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – A wave of public holidays, religious celebrations, and school breaks in the second quarter of 2025 significantly boosted household consumption and intercity t

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The central bank's consumer confidence index (CCI) showed a slight improvement last month, largely thanks to respondents having more positive expectations for th

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has addressed the request for a United Nations (UN) audit of Indonesia's Q2 2025 economic growth data, w

Ilona Estherina – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has formally requested that the United Nations (UN) Statistics Division audit Indonesia's second-quarter 2025 economic

Antara, Bogor, W – Java – President Prabowo Subianto met with more than 230 members of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) at his Hambalang residence on Friday befor

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has raised questions over Indonesia's economic growth figure of 5.12 percent year-on-year in

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – The release of Indonesia's economic growth data by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), showing a year-on-year increase of 5.12 percent in the second quar

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has raised doubts over the credibility of Indonesia's second-quarter economic growth figure,

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto has rejected suggestions that Indonesians' purchasing power is in decline, following the country's stronger-

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Wednesday firmly defended the credibility of the country's second-quarter GDP data, dismissing public skept

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded by 5.12 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, slightly accelerating from 5.05 percent in the same period last y

Jakarta – Indonesian Automotive Industry Association Gaikindo recently reported a decline in commercial vehicle sales, including trucks – a drop that the group attributed to the current

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that Indonesia's economy grew by 5.12 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2025, but Nai

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) outlines four key aspects that need to be addressed to support Indonesia's economic growth.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto aims to make Indonesia an "economically independent" country, as Southeast Asia's largest economy marks its 80th year of independence

Basudiwa Supraja, Bandung – Senior Indonesian business figure Sofjan Wanandi has called on the government to shift its focus toward ensuring legal certainty in economic regulation and p