Anton Hermansyah – Indonesia and Timor Leste have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in developing human resources for the industrial sector in the two countries.

Ayomi Amindoni – Indonesia's slow pace of economic growth in the first quarter of 2016 is mainly due to the limited growth in both government spending and investment, a Bank Indonesia (BI) official

Ayomi Amindoni – Indonesia recorded monthly deflation of 0.45 percent in April, an impact of a cut in fuel prices and concurrent reduction in public transportation fares at the beginning of the mon

Prima Wirayani and Stefani Ribka – Indonesia's economy may recover more slowly than expected as the expansion of the manufacturing industry, which the government hopes will propel growth amid low p

Ayomi Amindoni – The government has unveiled a 12th economic stimulus policy package containing 10 points aiming to facilitate starting small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Ayomi Amindoni – Bank Indonesia (BI) has called for structural reforms in the industrial sector to increase the competitiveness of local companies and strengthen downstream business activity.

Anton Hermansyah – Rating agency Moody's has given a warning about Indonesian corporate debt, which relies heavily on foreign sources, while choosing not to downgrade the sovereign rating of the co

Anton Hermansyah – Current economic policies have yet to show adequate support for the development of the manufacturing industry, which may lead the country further into the middle income trap, exp

Ayomi Amindoni – The National Economic and Industry Committee (KEIN) has said industrialization should be the locomotive pulling Indonesia's economic growth.

Anton Hermansyah – Indonesia registered a trade surplus of US$1.65 billion in the first quarter of this year, amid a 14-percent cumulative year-on-year (YoY) decline in exports to $33.59 billion.

Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest bank by asset, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), will open a new branch in Timor Leste in an effort to expand business in the young nation, top official of the le

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Weak manufacturing growth is projected to drag investment prospects this year, with no bottoming out in sluggish manufacturing anytime soon.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Publicly listed PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, the country's largest brewery, has decided to put a break on its expansion plans because of uncertainties related to the ongoin

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government has stipulated the mandatory use of the rupiah in oil and gas – related transactions, after nine months of delay for settling technicalities.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia should continue to prioritize the upgrading of national infrastructure alongside ongoing structural reforms in order to improve the business climate and fully

Ina Parlina and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – In another attempt to ease doing business in the country, the government is looking to trim more of the environmental and building permits currently requ

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The rupiah closed 72 points stronger against the US dollar, leaving its 13,000 level to hit 12,980 at Friday's close.

The government of Timor Leste (East Timor) has approved the purchase of the stake owned by Brazil's OIi telecommunications company Timor Telecom, a source from the Timorese government said Thursday

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will stay at 4.7 percent this year amid sluggish industrial activity, according to a projection by Switzerland-based inve

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Players in the country's logistics industry are predicting that the sector will still grow by a healthy margin this year on the back of high domestic consumption and the g

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Hefty capital streaming into Indonesia may become a double-edged sword that triggers another episode of massive reversal as experienced in mid 2013.

Sadachika Watanabe, Jakarta – Satisfying your craving for Western-style fast food is getting easier in East Timor.

Ayomi Amindoni – Indonesia has recorded a 0.09 percent month-on-month deflation in February, with a modest year-on-year inflation at 4.42 percent amid lower food and electricity prices.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Consumer prices are expected to have dropped in February, providing more room for Bank Indonesia (BI) to further cut its key rate to help revive the country's sluggish e

Timor-Leste (East Timor) offers tax advantages and other incentives to those who want to invest in the country and is working to overcome the shortcomings that still exist in terms of legislation,

Angela Macdonald-Smith – US oil giant ConocoPhillips has settled the biggest part of its long-running tax disputes with the Timor-Leste government, clearing the air for potential further investment

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – A number of local business players are anticipating tighter competition following the government's recent decision to completely open up business sectors like restaurants, c

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will boost lending to Indonesia to about US$10 billion within the next five years to finance the country's infrastructure projects.

Tassia Sipahutar, Business – Indonesia is predicted to see stable growth in the near future after taking several measures, but the economy remains susceptible to external headwinds, according to a

Kate Stanton, Dili, East Timor – Cesar Gaio loves cooking in the open air.

Anton Hermansyah, Business – Five ministries are combining forces to jack up domestic consumption of natural rubber with the issue of a joint ministerial decree (SKB) on mandatory rubber utilizatio

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Automakers are asking the government to drop duties imposed on steel products widely used in car manufacturing to help locally made vehicles become more competitive.

Jakarta – The electronics sector is unlikely to feel any respite this year amid pressure to do another round of mass retrenchments as consumers continue to reduce their spending to cope with the im

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Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – China, and not Singapore, is believed to be the biggest foreign investor in Indonesia, as Chinese investors often invest in other countries through proxy companies that

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Investment activities outside Java rose by a quarter to Rp 248.7 trillion (US$18 billion) last year, narrowing the investment gap with Java to 46:54, and helping the inv

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The government's move to allow foreign investors to have 100 percent ownership in Indonesian e-commerce companies has drawn criticism with claims that the policy will threat

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has established a new government body, called the National Economic and Industry Committee (KEIN), whose role will be to support the President'

Jakarta – A top government official has confirmed plans to take as many as four business areas off the Negative Investment List (DNI), thereby making them fully open for foreign investment, namely

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Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After three years with a negative balance of trade, Indonesia recorded a trade surplus in 2015 due to a decreasing oil and gas deficit and an increased non-oil and gas t

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance turned back into a surplus position last year after three straight years of deficits, with overall trade activity remaining weak as both full-year

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – A number of sectors within tourism and the creative economy are to open up to foreign investors, signaling the government's renewed commitment to welcoming overseas investme

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – With global oil prices continuing their plunge – falling below US$30 on Wednesday – small and locally owned oil and gas companies are at great risk of closure or "bleedi

Anton Hermansyah & Arief Gunawan S, Jakarta – After maintaining its rate for 11 consecutive months, Bank Indonesia (BI) has slashed the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percen

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The World Bank has warned that a continuing economic slowdown in emerging markets will cause substantial spillovers into developing economies and eventually hold back the

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Amid sluggish economic growth in China, a key trading partner of Indonesia, economists have again warned of the importance of finding new markets to offset the risk of t

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Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The government is hoping to see more investors become involved in developing industrial zones following the issuance of a new regulation.

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The country has become too dependent on its rich natural resources.