Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – An economist warned here on Tuesday that Indonesia will likely not be able to benefit from the gloomy economic outlook looming over developed markets if it fail

Dion Bisara & Faisal Maliki Bakoro – Profits at some of the largest companies in Indonesia rose in the second quarter, boosting the case that the economy grew during that period.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged Indonesia to cut tariffs, saying trade between the two countries lagged behind others in Southeast Asia.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Indonesia looks set to overtake Thailand as home to the largest automotive industry in Southeast Asia on the back of its rising middle class, an automotive indus

Dion Bisara & Francezka Nangoy – The government's plan to ban the export of raw minerals under a deadline three years from now may be feasible and could even create jobs once smelte

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Muhamad Al Azhari – Consumer confidence rose to the highest level in years, as Indonesians report feeling secure about stable food prices and the nation's economic welfare, according to

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Indonesia's monthly exports reached a new record in May, easing four months of pressure on the nation's trade surplus amid an import boom, the national statisti

Indonesia needs to watch its debts made by the government or private parties that have continued to increase although comparative ratios are showing improvement, Bank Indonesia spokesma

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The World Bank says Indonesia's ambitious master plan to become one of the largest economies in the world within 14 years is possible if regulatory bottlenecks

Arientha Primanita & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – In an attempt to keep price-depressing imported sugar from flooding the local market, the government plans to use a single office to mon

Muhamad Al Azhari – Foreign direct investment has shown little growth as a percentage of gross domestic product since 2008 and "continues to underperform that in regional peers," a lead

Shirley Christie – At least one US shoe maker plans to build a factory in Indonesia, and other US companies are exploring opportunities to collaborate with local producers, to make foot

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East Timor's Council of Ministers has approved revisions to the Petroleum Fund Law that will see one of the smallest countries in the world move its money out of the world's biggest eco

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Three prominent civil society groups opposed the recent World Economic Forum on East Asia today, saying it would bring more irresponsible foreign investment to In

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Indonesia's global competitiveness has increased significantly since 2005 but work needs to be done to improve the country's public health, information technolog

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's push to renegotiate oil and gas contracts with foreign companies would set a bad precedent, industry players said.

Jakarta - Papua's economy contracted by 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the figure from the same period last year.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has only a slim chance of meeting its higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth target next year if no measures are taken to address

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's call to renegotiate contracts with foreign companies received mixed reaction on Friday, with so

Dion Bisara & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – The government on Friday outlined its blueprint for the country's development over the next 14 years, presenting a series of startling numbers,

Jakarta – Foreign domination of strategic economic sectors is spreading and deepening.

As the government seeks to lift investment in exploration to counter slowing oil and gas output, it offered 20 blocks on Friday in the nation's first round of tenders this year, a senio

Banjir Ambarita – The military in Papua has denied that an officer stabbed a civilian, leading to his death, on board a passenger ship heading from Nabire to Manokwari on Sunday.

Indonesia said Thursday its economy posted robust growth in the first quarter thanks to rising investment, exports and strong domestic consumption.

Jakarta – Indonesia is currently facing a second phase of deindustrialisation. One of the indicators is the dependency on foreign companies.

Vice president Boediono said Indonesia should not depend on the low cost of labor to attract investment.

Francezka Nangoy – Amid a bumper day of positive economic news for the country, the Investment Coordinating Board announced that foreign direct investment in Indonesia rose 11.6 percent

Zubaidah Nazeer, Dili – Former investment banker Derek Chua traded in his sharp suits for comfortable clothes so that he could cycle to work each morning here in Timor Leste's capital c

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – As many as 16 infrastructure projects are being offered to foreign investors this week at an international forum, but prospective investors say the government sh

Jimbaran, Bali – The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have voiced support for Indonesia's plans to accelerate economic expansion.

Lynn Lee – Indonesia is set to unveil a tax holiday scheme for large investors as early as next week, officials say, as the country ramps up efforts to woo manufacturing and infrastruct

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta – According to the World Bank, the nation's middle class grew by 61.73 percent to 131 million people in 2010, up from 81 million in 2003.

Dion Bisara & Mohammad Al Azhari – While the government expects the economy to grow 6.6 percent next year, worries about rising oil and food prices eating away at consumers' purchas

Dion Bisara & Shirley Wibisono – A groundswell of consumer anger is building against the rising tide of text messages offering collateral-free loans from banks.

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Rendi A. Witular – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched on Feb. 22 a blueprint for the nation's economic development for the next 14 years.

The government has targeted $80 billion in foreign and domestic investment in the manufacturing sector in the next five years, Antara reported, citing an Industry Ministry official.

Francezka Nangoy – State power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara plans to cut industrial electricity rates for late-night use, it said on Sunday, but the plan does not sit well with som

Camelia Pasandaran – The government has announced that it would issue new guidelines next month on boosting development in the restive provinces of Papua and West Papua.

The economy grew at the strongest pace in six years during the fourth quarter of 2010, blowing past expectations with 6.9 percent year-on-year growth.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – The government hopes improving infrastructure and developing science and technology under a new master plan for economic development will help Indonesia become o

Peter Alford – Inflation topped 7 per cent in Indonesia last month, its highest level in 22 months.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Activists find that the one-stop service for issuing a business license, imposed to prevent red tape, still leaves opportunities for corruption.

After a stellar 2010, during which the country's economic planners could seemingly do no wrong, analysts are now questioning whether the central bank's reluctance to hike interest rates

Jakarta – Investment in Indonesia rebounded to an all-time high of Rp 208.5 trillion in 2010 on the back of the improved economic fun-damentals in the Southeast Asia's largest economy,

A credit rating upgrade to one step below investment grade for Indonesia by Moody's Investors Service was overdue given the persistent improvement of the country's economy in the past f

Jakarta – The World Bank expects Indonesia's economy to expand 6.2 percent in 2011, less than the official government estimate of 6.4 percent.