Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) says that businesses are disappointed over the fact that the government has failed to issue a pr

Dion Bisara – Despite seeing Indonesia as a potential investment destination, British businesses appear still concerned with the country's bureaucratic hindrances.

Jakarta – Indonesian exports for the month of February reached US$15.6 billion in value, growing by 8.5 percent compared to the same period last year, the Central Statistics Agency repo

Tito Summa Siahaan – Unless the government manages to improve governance and infrastructure development, Indonesia will fall into the "middle-income trap," according to the Asian Develo

Foreign investors are bemoaning a new law in Indonesia that strips them of control over mining assets, the latest in a rash of regulations that reflect what they see as growing "resourc

Tito Summa Siahaan & Francezka Nangoy – Shares of Mustika Ratu, a cosmetic and herbal medicine maker, were heavily traded in February, which was unusual for the company given there

Aloysius Unditu – Indonesia's rupiah and bond markets remained under selling pressure this week as investors dumped local high-yield assets ahead of next month's scheduled subsidized fu

Tito Summa Siahaan & Grace Dwitiya Amianti – The central bank introduced a regulation on Friday aimed at preventing potentially dangerous bubbles by encouraging prudent banking prac

The government's plan to allow foreigners to buy condominiums could help reduce "illegal purchases" of properties by foreigners that have tended to increase property values in the count

Jakarta – A new government regulation scheduled for implementation in May has promised a legal breakthrough that would allow foreigners to own property in Indonesia, albeit restricted t

Dion Bisara & Anita Rachman – The government came under fire over the weekend after it released a ruling banning foreigners from occupying 19 types of positions in Indonesian-owned

Dion Bisara & Tito Summa Siahaan – To better reflect the surge in global oil prices and next month's planned increase in the subsidized fuel price and electricity rates, the governm

Aditya Suharmoko and Vikram Subhedar, Jakarta/Hong Kong – At the start of 2012, Indonesia was basking in accolades for its economic performance.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports were down in January – partly driven by declining shipments to key buyers, including China, Singapore and the US – despite moderate annuali

Indonesia is set to become the biggest market for luxury goods in Southeast Asia, the head of LVMH for South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East said, according to CNBC.

Shirley Wibisono – Automakers from Japan to India are eyeing a bonanza in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy where a newly wealthy middle class are splashing out on cars like n

Dion Bisara – The economy grew 6.5 percent last year, its biggest expansion since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, as domestic consumption helped shield the country from the global e

East Timor's strong economic growth is at risk from high inflation fueled by government spending, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday.

Indonesian exports surged 29 percent last year, and January inflation eased, date showed Wednesday, as Southeast Asia's largest economy targeted emerging countries amid weakness in US a

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The ease of doing business in cities across Indonesia, measured by the requirements of starting a business, dealing with construction permits and registering p

Fadli, Batam – Once touted as investment paradise for exporters, Batam City of the Riau Islands has fallen victim to rising costs and bad policy making, hurting its leverage as a free t

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Investors are not taking advantage of existing tax breaks, despite their claims that they need additional fiscal incentives, according to Finance Minist

Francezka Nangoy – Indonesia could achieve another rating upgrade if it can tackle problems with infrastructure, crack down on rampant corruption and prepare measures to mitigate extern

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Indonesia sold dollar-denominated 30-year bonds for the first time in four years on Monday, after receiving more than double the amount offered, reflecting growing confidence in the cou

Ivan Dasa Saputra – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the economy is unlikely to grow by 6.7 percent next year as traditional hurdles such as high interest rates, ail

Francis Kan, Singapore – Indonesia's inability to meet the rising energy needs of its businesses, from steelmakers to hotel resorts, threatens to put the brakes on growth in Southeast A

Peter Alford, Jakarta – Indonesia's government is planning to cope with severe financial and economic shocks in coming months, including food shortages, Vice-President Boediono said yes

Dion Bisara & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Slowing overseas demand for Indonesian goods is the latest issue for the country's exporters, even as the rupiah depreciates to a level that fa

Mong Palatino – With 37 votes in favor, 19 against and 3 abstentions, Timor-Leste's parliament initially approved on November 11 the general terms of the government's proposed budget of

Dion Bisara – Despite government efforts, most households still lack savings accounts, according to a new central bank survey.

Neil Chatterjee – At a time when many countries are slipping off investors' radar screens, Indonesia is a beacon with stable finances and the fastest growth rate in Asia outside China a

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Labor-intensive manufacturers may have to settle with modest export growth targets next year as they grapple with unfavorable market conditions brought on by t

Faisal Maliki Baskro – Poor infrastructure has led to the skyrocketing cost of distributing goods, according to an influential business grouping.

East Timor is mulling an investment firm based on Singapore's Temasek Holdings to invest part of the country's billions of dollars in petroleum revenues, President Jose Ramos-Horta said

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Investment rose in the third quarter on business confidence that Indonesia's economy will remain resilient amid global financial turmoil, with Singaporean inves

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – It is getting easier to start a business in Indonesia but the improvement is negated by the lack of reform in other business-related fields, including high elec

Emerging nations in Asia, including Indonesia, may feel the bite of the global economic crisis after all, according to the International Monetary Fund, which warned that a sell-off by f

Aloysius Unditu & Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – Massive intervention by Bank Indonesia has cost the country billions of dollars from its foreign exchange reserves over the last month to

Zakir Hussain – Two recent moves by global tech giants to bypass Indonesia and set up shop in neighboring countries have put a damper on Jakarta's efforts to woo big-name investors and

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The Indonesian stock market saw one of its steepest plunges ever on Thursday, as jittery investors dumped their equity assets over mounting fears of a repeat of

Hong Kong – The Asian Development Bank is trimming its forecast for economic growth in developing Asian countries because of worries about weak demand from key trading partners includin

Dion Bisara – After a long wait for the introduction of the country's tax holiday system, foreign and domestic investors can now take relief with the announcement of the decree on Frida

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara – Indonesia has dropped two places in this year's Global Competitiveness Report, bringing a sudden halt to an impressive climb that had seen it climb

Guteriano Neves – Oil has different meanings for different societies.

Esther Samboh, Jakarta (JP/ANN) – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo says Indonesian companies should be wary of foreign borrowing given the global economy's uncertain outlook.

Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – The Eastern Indonesia Region (KTI) is still lagging behind the economic development in Java and Sumatra – despite its rich natural resources – as indicated by

Manila, Philippines – The East Timor economy is expected to maintain growth of 10 percent this year, driven by a rise in oil prices and by public investment, the Asian Development Bank

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia will give a tax holiday for investors committing at least 1 trillion rupiah ($117 million) into sectors including metals and energy, an effort to s