Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia is expecting higher inflation after long periods of relatively stable prices under President Joko Widodo.

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen its highest inflation in more than two years in January, driven by increases in foods, beverages, tobacco products prices, and utility costs.

Herman, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency, or BPS, reported on Wednesday that the food, beverages, and tobacco expenditure group was the largest contributor to the 0.56 percent in

Ade Junida, Uyu Liman, Jakarta – Investment Minister and head of the Investment Coordination Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has said that he is aiming to revive 25 percent of stalled f

Jakarta (VNA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Indonesia's 2022 economic growth forecast to 5.6 percent in 2022, from 5.9 percent in its October report, due to the

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Bolstered by the commodities boom, Indonesia's economy appears set for a rapid growth rebound in 2022 as a significant decline in Covid-19 cases and dea

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the government has revoked the mining business permits (IUP) of 2,078 mineral and coal mining companies today, January 6.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said the government is set to roll out four new programs of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) next

Dili – After the dual shocks of COVID-19 and natural disasters, East Timor's economy is showing some signs of recovery and this year's gross domestic product (GD) growth in real terms i

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – India hopes to explore the largely untapped economic potentials in its relationship with Indonesia by making direct investments without a third country channe

Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – A court ruling in Indonesia against a new jobs creation law could dim its investment outlook, experts said on Friday, in a potential

Anuchit Nguyen and Ishika Mookerjee – Rising commodity prices and easing border restrictions will probably fuel economic growth that helps Indonesia's key stock index extend its record

Jakarta – Indonesia is calling on the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen partnerships in empowering micro, small and medium enterprises – or MSMEs – as well as combating the climate cris

Dili – Prioritizing and improving the quality of public spending and increasing domestic revenue is crucial to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth in East Timor, according

Grace Nadia Chandra, Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured $44.6 billion of investments commitment in agriculture, healthcare, digitalization, downstream mining, renewable

Claire Jiao and Grace Sihombing – Indonesia will likely catch up on growth in the fourth quarter as its all-important consumption engine returns to high gear.

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded again in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, thanks to a pick-up in exports, but the rate slowed from the previous three months as the

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Lawmaker of Papua Legislative Council John NR Gobai said that forest products and other natural resources in Papua were mostly controlled by investors, who ha

Fairuz Amanda Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is amazed at t

Developments in the oil sector and Covid-19 vaccine aid from China and Japan will improve Timor-Leste's economic prospects, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate steady next week as the economy gradually reopens after a recent devastating COVID-19 wave, while a record h

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – British investors in Indonesia say running businesses in the country has become easier in some ways following the enactment of the Job Creation Law, b

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesian consumers were the most pessimistic in 16 years as the government imposed prolonged lockdown measures to curb the virus outbreak that crippl

Iris Zeng, Singapore – Prioritizing digital trade is crucial to Indonesia's economic recovery and growth especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to experts from a recent webi

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank will keep its benchmark interest rate at a record low on Thursday (Aug 19) as it tries to continue to support the economic recovery without adding mor

Novy Lumanauw, Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched a risk-based online single submission system for business licensing on Monday, a long-delayed milestone that the gover

Gayatri Suroyo Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia launched on Monday a website to process investment permits, which the government hailed as an important milestone in reforms aimed at making

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia or BPS Head Margo Yuwono said Indonesia had technically escaped the recession since the economy grew positively, both quarterly and annually

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Shenzhen-based tech firm Huawei recently unveiled its plans to bolster the Indonesian startup ecosystem, making the country an important part of its $100-m

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Netherlands has moved up ranks to become the third-largest source of foreign investment for Indonesia in the second quarter of the year.

Jakarta – Industri Baterai Indonesia, an electric vehicle battery subsidiary of state-owned largest miners, has estimated that it would need $15.3 billion in total investment to develop

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo pledges support for the province's industrial estate development, seeking to boost investment in the manufacturing ind

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo vowed on Tuesday to continue with business reforms in his government's attempts to improve the ease of doing business despite t

Strong performance in the oil sector has boosted Timor-Leste's 2021 GDP growth forecast from 2.5 to 4 per cent, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Emma Connors, Singapore/Jakarta – Tens of thousands of new COVID-19 cases each day have forced the Indonesian government to suspend months of careful planning to reopen the economy as i

Tabita Diela, Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesian business groups on Thursday urged authorities to ensure there is enough financial support for companies, warning that otherwise

Arlina Arshad, Singapore – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has officially granted special economic zone (SEZ) status to a technological park and an aircraft maintenance facility in Bat

Mark Lempp, Jakarta – The general recovery of business activity in Indonesia has done little so far to reduce credit risks at companies under financial pressure, according to S&P Gl

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is expected to lead economic growth in Indonesia both this year and in 2022, as the COVID-1

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's inflation rate picked up in May both on an annual and monthly basis as prices of food commodities and transportation services rose during

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government is planning to postpone the launch of an online platform that aims to make it easier for investors to submit documents and secure licen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will have the largest green industrial area in the world, according to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Timor-Leste's Petroleum Fund (PF) is 'well capitalised' to support economic growth, although it is currently being hampered by the pandemic, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Two of Indonesia's largest tech startups, Gojek and Tokopedia, announced on Monday they will merge, a move that will create one of Southeast Asia's biggest tech

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is believed to clock a nearly seven-percent growth in the 2021 second quarter following an upward trend in the realization of foreign direct invest

Jakarta – Telekomunikasi Seluler, or Telkomsel, the cellular operator unit of Indonesia's largest telecom company Telkom Indonesia, has injected $300 million new investment in ride-hail

Emma Connors, Singapore/Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund is finally open for business and the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made some important concessions

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy shrank for the fourth straight quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic remains a drag on Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman – The Indonesian economy saw the latest in a series of diminishing contractions in the first quarter of 2021, staying on course for an economic recovery as the g

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in three months in April, as demand for foods and clothes during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan picked up an