Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has called on the government to find a way to reduce the country's dependency on imported raw materials for its manufa

Phnom Penh – Cambodia and Timor-Leste vowed on Monday to enhance bilateral relations in trade, tourism and education, a Cambodian spokesman said.

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (BritCham) have rejected protectionist trade policies

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Indonesia's April trade balance plunged to a deficit of US$2.5 billion after recording trade surpluses in the previous two months, Statistics Indonesia (BPS

Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance slumped to a $2.5 billion deficit in April following two consecutive months of surpluses as imports for machinery started to pick up after the count

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Government Regulation No.

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to stop importing jet fuel and diesel starting next month in order to reign in its current account deficit, a senior minister said last week.

Jakarta – While the influx of ceramic tiles from China has subsided after the government imposed a protective tariff, local ceramic tile producers are concerned by the influx of simila

Jayapura, Papua – German Ambassador to Indonesia Peter Schoof undertook a visit to Papua Province on Monday for exploring areas for cooperation with Indonesia's easternmost province.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia was set to highlight environmental issues and the significance of palm oil for the country's development during the second Belt and Road Forum for Inter

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said the government aims for a 15 percent growth of car exports in 2019, from 346,000 in the previous year to 400,000.

Dio Herdiawan Tobing – The Indonesian public still needs to wait until May 22 to know the official tally of votes in the presidential election last week.

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has recorded that crude palm oil (CPO) exports to Europe saw a significant decrease in March as a result of the negative campaign against the commo

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a trade balance surplus of US$540 million in March, marking the second straight month that the country recorded a trade balance sur

While the running mate of his rival plans to visit a self-exiled former pornography suspect for guidance and prayers in Saudi, President Joko Widodo, who is also in Saudi for the Umrah

Christian Lee, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have agreed during a bilateral meeting in Riyadh on Sunday to further strengthen economic

Announcing the March 2016 reactivation of negotiations on the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), Indonesia's then-Trade Minister Tom Lembong ca

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro, has said Indonesia is still l

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have objected to the European Union's plan to reduce the use of palm oil in biofuel to

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta, Indonesia – In a bid to increase renewable energy use in Europe, the European Commission adopted a new regulatory framework in June 2018.

Jakarta – Research organization Perkumpulan Prakasa has revealed that the Indonesian government has lost about US$11 million in state revenue as $142.07 billion worth of key commoditie

Jakarta – The textile industry is seeking the government's protection from high growth of imports as the sector could not compete in both domestic and international markets.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said the government considered boycotting a number of products from European Union countries.

Jakarta – The new regulation on the export of palm crude oil (CPO) and its derivative products has taken effect and is part of the government's plan to simplify the export procedures o

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The government is preparing to take its latest dispute with the European Union on crude palm oil (CPO) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a bid to

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto is optimistic the exports of footwear products will increase to US$6.5 billion this year and reach $10 billion in the next four years.

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartanto has said Indonesia exported cigarettes worth US$931.6 million last year, up 2.98 percent from $904.7 million in 2017.

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has stressed that the trade war between China and the United States has badly affected and will continue to affect Indonesia's

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced three new policies that aim to jack up the price of natural rubber, which has hit a record low since 2018.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution reiterated that the decline in Indonesia's exports was due to the economic slowdown in the main export

Annabel Bowles, Jakarta – Like many Indonesians, Australians have aired their concerns over the rise of political Islamism.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's export value recorded on January 2019 had experienced a decrease compared to last year. The condition resulted in a trade deficit.

Jakarta – E-commerce is like a double-edged sword for the Indonesian economy.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Riza Roidilla Mufti, Jakarta – After Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced 5.17 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2018 on Wednesday, the governme

Jakarta – Exporters have welcomed the government's short-term policy to boost exports by reducing the number of the commodities requiring surveyor reports (LS's) and those on the restr

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government said it would ease procedures to boost exports, with the aim of bolstering the country's current account, as the trade deficit was reco

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Stakeholders are worried the United States-China trade war will continue to take its toll on Indonesia after inflicting a huge blow to the country's trade b

Jakarta – The growing trade in cattle and crops following trade agreements with several economies has increased the risk of diseases spreading across country borders.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Indonesia's full-year trade balance hit a deep deficit of US$8.57 billion in 2018.

Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has inaugurated 16 new Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakart

Jakarta – Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dian Triansyah Djani raised the Indonesian flag on Wednesday New York time at the UN headquarters in New York, offic

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said on Friday that the current account deficit would reach 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2018, but st

Jakarta – Indonesia's trade deficit this year, which reached US$7.5 billion in November, has forced the government to find a way to boost exports.

Jakarta – The swelling trade and current account deficits are a serious matter for the country's economy as it will negatively affect the rupiah's performance and the country's resistan

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade deficit reached US$2.05 billion in November, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday.

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has reiterated that Indonesia would not interfere in China's handling of Uighur Muslims amid pressure from the nation's ulema council

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The man who helped pay the protesters demonstrating against Australia at its embassy in Jakarta is the head of "Jomin", one of President Jo

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry expressed concern over a statement made by Saudi Arabian Ambassador Usamah Muhammad al-Syuaiby on Twitter regarding an Islamist rally over

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that the country needed to develop its upstream industries to help reduce the manufacturing industry's dependence o

Supporters of West Papuan self determination gathered for the province's symbolic independence day over the weekend.