Rae Wee and Summer Zhen, Singapore – Indonesia's currency is tumbling and foreign money in its bond markets is heading for the exits, stoking fears that Southeast Asia's largest economy

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesia's outperforming exports, the economy's growth engine in the last few quarters, flashed signs of weakness as global commodity prices eased.

Jakarta – The ongoing war in Ukraine could drag the world economy into a new, unprecedented crisis that would undo all progress Indonesia has achieved during the recovery period from th

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Indonesia is in a better place compared to many other countries facing the perfect storm, a combination of high inflation, recession, and the fallout of escalated

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia offers investment opportunities in asphalt production worth up to $1.3 billion as the Southeast Asian countries plan to halt imports of the roa

Jayapura, Jubi – The Malaysian government expressed their desire to invest in the trade, tourism, and education sectors in Papua.

Jakarta – The Indonesian economy is projected to record a strong growth of at least 5.2 percent by the end of the year amid improving key economic indicators despite geopolitical tensio

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Akhmad from Jakarta felt euphoric when activity restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were lifted early this year.

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced early this week a 1.17 percent headline inflation in September on a month-to-month basis – the highest since December 2014 – and 5.95 perc

Jakarta – The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the state-owned wealth fund created by the government to accumulate capital for the country's long-term development, recently investe

Teesta Prakash and Jack Sato – Ahead of a visit to Australia last month, Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos Horta sought to play the China card, raising the possibility of asking Beijin

Andry Asmoro and Teguh Yudo, Jakarta – The government decided to increase the prices of subsidized Pertalite and Pertamax gasoline and Solar diesel on Sept.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – State-owned telecom company Telkom Indonesia retains the title of the most valuable Indonesian brand this year after recording double-digit growth in brand

Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy size could swell by more than seven times in this decade, retaining its place as the largest market in Southeast Asia as the country emphasizes dev

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is trying to bring in more investment into the green sector with incentives and less red tape, as the coal-reliant country seeks

Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank, or ADB, the region's multilateral development bank, has upgraded its economic growth forecasts for Indonesia this year but penciled in a slower gro

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M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that the government would grant incentives of Rp10 billion for regions that are able to contain the inflatio

Jakarta – Inflation in Indonesia has cooled down for the first time in seven months, as food items, transportation, and telecommunication prices dropped, the Central Statistics Agency,

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Indonesia can rightly be proud of its economic record, and thanks to the combination of its monetary and fiscal policies, the government of President Joko "Jokowi

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla to manufacture its cars, as well as batteries, in the country, in comments made to Bloomberg News

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The government expressed concern on Thursday that inflation in five provinces on Sumatra Island is rising far higher than the national average in the fac

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) Bhima Yudhistira on Wednesday said he doubts that the government can overcome the threat

Agatha Olivia V, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy in the second quarter of 2022 is still concentrated on Java Island, according to Head of Indonesia Statistics (BPS) Margo Y

Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of 2022 despite global uncertainty, official data showed Friday, thanks to soaring commodity prices and easing CO

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy has accelerated in the second quarter against a gloomy global economic backdrop, thanks to windfall revenue from rising prices of its commodity exports and

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Head Margo Yuwono said policies of subsidies and social aid, as well as benchmark interest rates, were quite effective in controll

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Consumer prices in Indonesia rose by the fastest pace in nearly seven years in July, driven by stubbornly high food costs.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo returned Friday from his week-long trip to three Northwest Asia countries after securing or strengthening investment commitments worth $11.9 bil

Jakarta – Toyota Motor Corporation, the largest car company in the world, plans to increase its investment in Indonesia over the next five years to tap into the Southeast Asian country'

Jakarta – Japanese automotive giant Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, or MMC, has pledged $666 million in additional investment in Indonesia over the next three years as it seeks to expand

Ali Akhmad Noor Hidayat, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan said that Saudi Arabia did not want to lose Indonesia as its partner.

Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank, or ADB, has revised up its growth forecast for Indonesia to 5.2 percent this year, reflecting the country's robust domestic consumption and windfal

Jakarta – Foreign direct investment into Indonesia has accelerated to a new record high from April to June this year, highlighting the country's robust economic recovery amid a prolonge

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he was optimistic Indonesia's economy could have expanded 5.1 percent in the last quarter, supported by increasing public

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The Institution for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) researcher Nailul Huda assessed that the fuel subsidy policy is still needed because it co

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is encouraging its youth to embrace entrepreneurship as the country's demographic dividend – a situation in which the productive-

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia or BPS reported that the country's annual inflation rate reached 4.35 percent in June, while the monthly inflation rate was 0.61 percent.

Novy Lumanauw, Bogor – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his cabinet to make sure that Taiwanese tech company Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.

Antara, Jakarta – The World Bank saw the possibility that Indonesia's economic growth rate could slow down to 4.6 percent this year, affected by unstable global conditions.

Ravi Buddhavarapu – President Joko Widodo denied that Indonesia has turned protectionist during his tenure, saying the gates remain open to all players – including Tesla – that want to

Evarianus S, Mecca Yumna, Manokwari – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has urged regional governments in West Papua Province to implement a healthy bureaucracy and offer security gu

Jakarta – The May inflation in Indonesia has accelerated to the highest level since December 2017, as the celebrations for the Islamic holiday Idul Fitri push costs for consumers across

Yanuar Fajari and Siwage Dharma Negara – While total investments into Indonesia have increased over the years, much of these were driven by a rapid increase in domestic direct investmen

Randy Mulyanto and Sophie Raynor, Jakarta, Indonesia – East Timor's president-elect won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for his efforts to liberate his country, but Jose Ramos-Horta may f

Parker Novak – This week, Timor-Leste will celebrate its 20th anniversary as an independent nation and inaugurate Jose Ramos-Horta as its new president.

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – The Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia is optimistic that Tesla will realize an investment in Indonesi

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Saturday in Texas to discuss potential investments and technology, Indonesia's government said in a s

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has a certain fascination with tech tycoons.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently promoted Indonesia's enormous potential in industrial raw materials, green energy, and digital economy to American