Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's total investment realization slightly increased in the first quarter of this year, but the global economic woes caused by the COVID-19 pa

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's fiscal policy agency (BKF) has voiced concerns that the government's Rp 436.1 trillion (US$28.14 billion) stimulus may be insuffici

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Fitch Solutions has downgraded Indonesia's economic growth projection to 2.8 percent, down from its initial projection of 4.2 percent, as consumption and

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has yet to affect investors' investment plans in the country, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandj

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth is expected to remain in positive territory this year, albeit ever so slightly, as the coronavirus pandemic puts the global ec

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Adrian Wa'il Akhlas, Jakarta – Antigraft activists have called on the government to be transparent in the disbursement of the recently unveiled Rp 405.1 tril

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Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is expected to grow by only 2.5 percent this year, from a four-year low of 5.02 percent in 2019, according to a new Asian Development

Made Anthony Iswara and Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's loan growth fell to a more than 10-year low in February as a cooling economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic hit credit demand

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government's decision to avoid imposing regional quarantine measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to inflict greater economic harm tha

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's response to contain the COVID-19 outbreak has been slower compared with some other countries in the region despite policies to limit the econo

Jakarta – Automotive manufacturer PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor is halting its car production in Indonesia for two weeks in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The World Bank has estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic will significantly slow Indonesia's economic growth this year and may throw millions of people int

Jakarta – Southeast Asia's largest economy is now projected to grow just 3.6 percent this year, far below the government's original estimate of about 5 percent, as the impact of the CO

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Economists have called on the government and businesses to roll out additional stimuli aimed at providing social safety nets, as several communities and w

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Investors are questioning the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia amid a selling spree on the domestic stock market as the country recor

Riska Rahman and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Major business players are split over the idea of a lockdown to slow the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia's logistics sector recorded 10.5 percent growth last year supported by high growth in railway and sea transportation, as well as warehousing, bu

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially announced a second stimulus package and has vowed to set aside a chunk of its state budget to support the

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is speeding up the disbursement of training funds for workers on top of announcing individual and corporate tax breaks, as well as relaxing

Made Anthony Iswara, Fadli, Asip Hasani, Markus Makur, Jon Afrizal and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Batam/Blitar, East Java/Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara/Jambi, Medan – From empty malls

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing measures similar to those made during the 2008 global financial crisis, including buying back government bonds and halting income t

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government's big-check fiscal stimulus to bolster purchasing power and tourism- and trade-related industries amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia may not be affected severely by the global health emergency, thanks to its minimal exposure to the global trade and its wide room to maneuver in monet

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is predicting that weakening economic activities, especially involving tourism, exports and imports, would drag down the country's economic

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government is working to finalize eight measures that will be incorporated in a second stimulus package aimed at easing rules for ex

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Inflation accelerated in February thanks to rising prices of cigarette and tobacco products, the Central Statistics Agency, or BPS, said on Monday.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Headline inflation in Indonesia rose to 2.98 percent in February from 2.68 percent in January, driven by higher prices of garlic and cayenne, among other

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Sustainable Districts Association, or LTKL, has introduced a sustainable economy model for improving the investment climate at the district level in Indon

Ade Irma Junida/Aria Cindyara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has launched a green investment concept in Papua and West Pap

Ernes Broning Kakisina/Suharto, Sorong, W Papua – The Indonesian government in association with Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (Green Trade Initiative Foundation) took a total of 45 fo

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has promised United States-based technology company Microsoft it will create a simple regulation to allow the tech gian

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Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Indonesia should not rest on its laurels as a major market and consumer in the technology sector but must also be able to reap the

Jakarta – Weak consumer demand is contributing to a decades-low inflation rate in Indonesia, as the central bank steps up efforts to control inflation rates at the same time, a Bank In

Nezar Patria, Esther Samboh and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is upbeat that the sweeping omnibus bill on job creation will bolster investment and open up more jobs for

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati hopes to get Saudi Arabia on board to invest more in Indonesia, particularly through the planned sovereign wealth fund that is to be ch

Nasori, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is bracing for the full impact from the coronavirus outbreak to hit its economy in around three weeks from now when the supply of key machin

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Pelalawan – With the inauguration of the country's largest viscose rayon facility managed by Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) in Riau, Indonesia is one step closer in the "

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said investment is the key to accelerating economic growth amid a slowing global economy.

Riska Rahman and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized what he claims is the lackluster management of potential foreign investments amounting to R

Beritasatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reinstated his belief that investment – and particularly domestic investment – is the key to strengthen national economic growth in

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on regional administrations to fully cater to investors' needs in starting businesses to boost investment, which plays

Esther Samboh and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that foreign investment rules – namely the priority investment list – may be

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government hopes to boost the country's "doing business" ranking to 53rd place on the World Bank's list this year in a bid to attract more investment

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government will front-load its spending on social welfare and rural development to boost household expenditure in an effort to counter the potential economi

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia's productivity in the manufacturing industry is lower than that of its peers in Southeast Asia, a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade O

Rieka Rahadiana and Tassia Sipahutar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for fiscal stimulus to be accelerated in a bid to shield Southeast Asia's biggest economy from the co

Arya Dipa, Bandung – While West Java has recorded the highest rates of domestic and foreign investment in the country over the last two years, with economic growth also above the natio

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – International rating agency Moody's Investor Service has affirmed its stable rating outlook for Indonesian government debts and maintained local and long-term i