Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange temporarily halted trading on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 09.00 AM WIB (Western Indonesia Time).
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April 8, 2025
Jakarta – Indonesia's stock market dropped 9 per cent in early trade on Tuesday (Apr 8), triggering a 30-minute trading halt, and the rupiah fell 1.8 per cent to a record low as markets
Baginda Muda Bangsa and Reyhan Noor – The Danantara Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency, commonly known as Danantara – Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund – has always face
April 7, 2025
Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah slumped to its weakest level in more than two decades on Monday, weighed down by escalating global trade tensions, safe-haven demand for the
Agencies, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia said on Monday it would "intervene aggressively" in domestic foreign exchange markets when they re-open on Tuesday for the first time since new US tar
April 6, 2025
Agencies, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia said on Saturday it was committed to keeping the rupiah currency stable after US and Chinese tariff announcements resulted in market uncertainties.
April 4, 2025
Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) noted that the rupiah has weakened against the US dollar recently.
March 28, 2025
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The government has begun transferring its shares in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to a newly designated holding company, PT Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (BKI).
March 27, 2025
Jakarta – We call on President Prabowo Subianto to pay serious attention to the causes and possible implications of the steep fall of the rupiah against the greenback this week, as the
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) stated that the weakening rupiah exchange rate, which briefly touched Rp16,640 per US dollar, would not lead to a monetary crisis similar t
March 26, 2025
Ankur Banerjee, Jakarta – Indonesia's currency, rupiah, neared a record low against the U.S.
Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Listya Endang Artiani, a lecturer and researcher from Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), highlighted that the decline of the Composite Stock Price Index
March 25, 2025
Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah weakened to its lowest level since the 1998 financial crisis, pressured by renewed global trade tensions and investor concerns over US t
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The rupiah closed weaker at Rp16,612 at the end of trading on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank stepped into the currency market to defend the rupiah on Tuesday, as growing concerns over politics, government spending and capita
Rehan Oktra Halim, Jakarta – President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has responded to the movement of the Composite Stock Price Index or IHSG that occurred a few days ag
March 24, 2025
Eduard Gismatullin and Norman Harsono – Indonesian stocks trimmed losses after the country's new sovereign wealth fund said two former presidents will be advisors, easing market concern
M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said around 11 percent of Indonesians lack access to banking services.
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Major credit rating agencies have maintained Indonesia's sovereign rating at the same investment grade since before the pandemic but are watching policy decisions
Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's two largest banks, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) and Bank Central Asia (BCA), collectively managed nearly 29 percent of the country's total public s
Jakarta – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and renowned U.S.
Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index tumbled for a second straight session on Monday, reflecting growing investor unease over global economic uncertainty.
March 20, 2025
Jakarta – In a way, a country's stock market performance is like a report card for the national economy, and by extension for the government, and in Indonesia's case right now, the repo
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is seeking to reassure investors after the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) nosedived 6 percent in a single session, triggeri
March 19, 2025
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia kept its benchmark interest rate at 5.75 percent on Wednesday in a bid to keep inflation in check – a move that analysts had expected.
Harry Suhartono and Ameya Karve – An Indonesian state-owned lender scrapped a planned sale of dollar bonds after a stock market rout in the country quickly spread to other asset classes
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite index tumbled 3.84 percent to 6,223 points on Tuesday, recovering only slightly from a plunge of more than 5 percent
March 18, 2025
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) tumbled over 4 percent on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 11:11 AM WIB, before plunging 5 percent, prompting the Indonesia S
March 17, 2025
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government and private sector owed foreign creditors $427.5 billion as of the end of January, up from $424.8 billion in the previous month,
March 15, 2025
Tenggara Strategics – Nearly three weeks have passed since the much-anticipated launch of Danantara, Indonesia's latest and most ambitious investment entity, on Feb. 24, 2025.
March 14, 2025
Jakarta – The government must act responsibly in the management of bullion banks owned by state companies.
March 11, 2025
Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Capital outflows from Indonesia's equity market accelerated as foreign investors extended their selling spree, dragging the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) f
Stefano Sulaiman, Jakarta – Waiting to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, clerics in the Indonesian town of Majalengka gathered for an unusual briefing on the sub
March 7, 2025
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto gathered Indonesian tycoons, including real estate magnates Sugianto "Aguan" Kusuma and James Riady, at the palace for talks on the newl
March 6, 2025
Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government seeks to revamp coal gasification projects and build what is to be the country's largest oil refineries among the dozens of megaprojects worth
March 5, 2025
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian government raised Rp30 trillion from the auction of State Debt Securities (SUN) held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The central banks of Indonesia and Australia recently renewed their bilateral currency swap arrangement by another five years.
March 4, 2025
Deni Friawan – The establishment of Danantara, Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund (SWF), has sparked both optimism and scepticism.
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia stated that 21 downstreaming projects will be accelerated.
March 3, 2025
Yerica Lai, Jakarta – A plan floated by President Prabowo Subianto to place representatives of religious organizations on the advisory board of the newly launched sovereign wealth fund
March 2, 2025
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The exchange rate of the rupiah has been consistently under pressure since the closing of trade last Friday, February 28, 2025, reaching Rp 16,520 per US dolla
Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir announced on Saturday that he plans to transfer assets from all 47 SOEs, valued at approximately $90
March 1, 2025
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The exchange rate of the rupiah against the United States dollar experienced considerable pressure during the final week of February 2025.
February 28, 2025
Jakarta – New sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia will focus on large-scale projects generating good returns as it prioritises sectors championed by the government to increase eco
Jakarta – Growing public distrust of the newly formed sovereign wealth fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), has sparked online discussions on switching banks and cash withdrawals,
February 27, 2025
Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), will assume management of all 47 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by the end of March, mar
Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – A top executive of Danantara has denied reports claiming that the newly established sovereign wealth fund enjoys complete legal immunity from prosecution.
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The IDX Composite (IHSG) remained below the 6,600 mark, closing today's trading session with a 2.23 percent dip to 6,458.3.
Ni Made Sukmasari, Jakarta – Chief Economist of Permata Bank Josua Pardede assesses nominating former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Supervisory Board of Danantara Investment Mana
Trissia Wijaya – The idea of creating a 'superholding' of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – promoted during his presidential campaign by Prabowo Subianto – is now becoming a reality.