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April 2, 2019

Jakarta Post - April 2, 2019

Jakarta – The manufacturing industry saw growth in March, as indicated by an increase in the purchasing managers index (PMI) to 51.2, from 50.1 in the previous month, higher than the a

March 12, 2019

Jakarta Post - March 12, 2019

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo assumed power in 2014, he has made infrastructure development one of his main programs, with many state-owned

March 6, 2019

Jakarta Post - March 6, 2019

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has welcomed growth in the manufacturing sector in January after stagnation in the previous month.

February 13, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 13, 2019

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – Even under the most optimistic projections, Indonesia's economic growth in the next five years is unlikely to exceed 6 percent.

February 11, 2019

Jakarta Post - February 11, 2019

Jakarta – An association representing four industries, namely ceramic tile, glass, glove and oleochemical, have demanded that the government fulfill its promise to lower gas prices and

Jakarta Post - February 11, 2019

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government believes the manufacturing sector will be the new engine of economic growth for Indonesia and will, therefore, focus on its development

January 24, 2019

Jakarta Post - January 24, 2019

Jakarta – An analyst has said that the country needs to escape the stagnant growth in its manufacturing sector, which has made it heavily reliant on primary commodities, including in i

December 31, 2018

Jakarta Post - December 31, 2018

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has claimed that the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), which is 20.5 percent, is hig

December 4, 2018

Jakarta Post - December 4, 2018

Jakarta – The manufacturing sector in Indonesia grew slower in November, as indicated by a decline in the purchasing managers' index (PMI), according to a Nikkei and IHS Markit report.

November 7, 2018

Jakarta Post - November 7, 2018

Jakarta – The manufacturing industry grew slower in October, indicated by the decline of Nikkei and IHS Markit's purchasing managers' index (PMI), which stood at 50.5, lower than the pr

July 10, 2018

Jakarta Post - July 10, 2018

Anton Hermansyah, Bogor, West Java – The government is aiming to strengthen the Indonesian manufacturing industry and secure big investment projects in the face of global uncertainty an

July 4, 2018

Jakarta Post - July 4, 2018

Jakarta – Expansion in the manufacturing sector has begun to slow down, as indicated by Indonesia's decline in the Nikkei and Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in June.

May 30, 2018

Jakarta Post - May 30, 2018

Jakarta – The government has prohibited state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from seeking new bank loans.

May 23, 2018

Jakarta Post - May 23, 2018

Jakarta – The government has issued Government Regulation No. 14/2018 on foreign ownership of insurance companies, setting a maximum foreign ownership of 80 percent.

March 22, 2018

Jakarta Post - March 22, 2018

Jakarta – Standard & Poor Global Ratings has said the debt to earnings before interest depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) ratios of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been wors

January 2, 2018

Nikkei Asian Review - January 2, 2018

Tokyo – The Nikkei Indonesia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, fell to 49.3 in December from 50.4 in November.

July 31, 2017

Jakarta Post - July 31, 2017

Jakarta – Indonesian Textile Association chairman Ade Sudrajat has said that the textile industry had to cut production in the first half of 2017 because of weak consumer purchasing power.

May 4, 2017

Jakarta Post - May 4, 2017

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government's effort to lure textile manufacturers away from China to the archipelago is facing a rising threat from East African country Ethiopia, which is offering

April 17, 2017

Jakarta Post - April 17, 2017

Stefani Ribka, Surabaya – The manufacturing sector remains the biggest contributor to economic growth in Indonesia, Central Statistics Agency (BPS) data show.

April 4, 2017

Jakarta Globe - April 4, 2017

Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing industry showed a marked improvement in March from a month earlier as companies scaled up production to meet new orders, the Nikkei Indonesia Manufacturing purch

March 2, 2017

Jakarta Globe - March 2, 2017

Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing industry contracted in February amid a decline in new orders from abroad which led businesses to lower output, scale down production and cut back on employment,

November 10, 2016

Macau Daily Times - November 10, 2016

Economic activity in East Timor is expanding at a "satisfactory" pace that is expected to continue in 2017, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a statement released on Monday in Washingto

November 8, 2016

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2016

Jakarta – Indonesia is likely to face a bumpy road ahead to boost its fisheries sector as banks are showing a reluctance to disburse loans to players in the industry, citing high risks and the sect

October 15, 2016

Jakarta Post - October 15, 2016

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Indonesian Textile Association (API) has urged local players in the industry to regularly upgrade their production facilities to maintain the competitiveness of the country

October 13, 2016

Jakarta Post - October 13, 2016

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Local steel producers are calling on the government to provide a mechanism that will protect domestic players from unequal competition from overseas firms seeking market sl

September 21, 2016

Jakarta Post - September 21, 2016

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – After several years of weak manufacturing industry growth, the government hopes to spur the sector through a masterplan that will shift activities from Java and prioritize

September 17, 2016

Jakarta Post - September 17, 2016

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Value-added products such as processed coffee beans, chocolate, cars and spare parts are enjoying higher demand worldwide compared to raw commodities, but Indonesia is bein

September 1, 2016

August 3, 2016

Jakarta Post - August 3, 2016

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambitious plan to develop various large-scale infrastructure projects across the archipelago over the next few years has provided opportuni

June 3, 2016

Jakarta Post - June 3, 2016

Jakarta – Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has called on banks to be proactive in helping the manufacturing sector grow amid the economic slowdown by providing long-term financing.

May 14, 2016

May 3, 2016

Jakarta Post - May 3, 2016

Ayomi Amindoni – Manufacturing was under pressure in the first quarter of 2016, with a 1.41 percent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) decline, according to the latest reading of the Central Statistics Agenc

April 21, 2016

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2016

Ayomi Amindoni – Indonesia has been listed as one of the world's top 10 manufacturers by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

April 12, 2016

Jakarta Post - April 12, 2016

Khoirul Amin – Homegrown automotive component makers are still largely failing to cash in from Southeast Asia's biggest auto market, with regulations working against them and incoming foreign compo

March 10, 2016

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2016

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The government needs to pay more attention to the service sector, which is constantly growing, as commodity prices slump and the manufacturing industry faces flat growth, ex

February 26, 2016

Jakarta Post - February 26, 2016

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Indonesia has a great potential to become a hub for manufacturing industries but poor infrastructure and an unpleasant business climate remain the major challenges that the

February 10, 2016

Jakarta Post - February 10, 2016

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Investors will be allowed to kick off the construction of their factories and other investment facilities without having to wait for the issuance of environmental assessment

December 31, 2015

December 19, 2015

Jakarta Post - December 19, 2015

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Companies running mineral smelters and those developing them are demanding incentives from the government to help sustain their processing activities amid pressu

December 1, 2015

Jakarta Post - December 1, 2015

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Policymakers need to start focusing more on the development of the services sector and high-skilled manufacturing to reduce dependence on commodities, which have

November 18, 2015

Jakarta Post - November 18, 2015

Khoirul Amin, Manila – The country's non-oil and gas manufacturing industry is forecast to remain stagnant in the last quarter of this year as most of the government's economic policy p

October 25, 2015

Jakarta Post - October 25, 2015

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo departed on Saturday to the US on his first visit to the superpower, where he is scheduled to hold a meeting with President Barack Obama

October 9, 2015

September 28, 2015

April 18, 2015

Jakarta Post - April 18, 2015

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two prominent environmentalists criticized on Thursday President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to protect small and medium furniture-makers and craft-producers, a se

March 17, 2015

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2015

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Concerns over a widening current account deficit have temporarily eased as Indonesia posted a larger than-expected trade surplus in February despite signs of slowing manuf

March 3, 2015

Jakarta Post - March 3, 2015

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The government may make existing tax allowances applicable to labor-intensive industries in an effort to reach its 2-million-a-year job-creation target, an official with t

February 2, 2015

Jakarta Post - February 2, 2015

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January 8, 2015

Agence France Presse - January 8, 2015

Singapore – Dutch brewer Heineken said on Thursday it will begin building a beverage plant in East Timor this year that will manufacture a range of drinks including beer.