Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing a draft law to redenominate the rupiah – a long-discussed plan to trim zeros from the currency – with the legislation targeted for comple

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto continues to come out with risky policies that endanger the Indonesian economy.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves climbed to $149.9 billion at the end of October, up $1.2 billion from the previous month, Bank Indonesia (BI) report

Jakarta – Every morning before work, Iqbal Aldrinsyah follows a small ritual: he opens his securities app on his phone.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) plans to roll out additional macroprudential liquidity incentives (KLM) on Dec.

Jakarta – Indonesia has drawn up new rules that will allow the central government to lend to local authorities and state-owned enterprises in order to support the country's development

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia has collected 6 billion yuan (US$842.34 million) through its first-ever renminbi-denominated bond, or dim sum bond, marking its latest effort to div

Muhammad Firman, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial services authority has revoked the business licenses of five microcredit banks, both conventional (BPR) and sharia (BPRS), this year aft

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Investment Management Agency Danantara Indonesia plans to enter the Indonesian stock market.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to keep its benchmark rate steady at 4.75 percent during its Board of Governors Meeting on Oct.

Antara, Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara has defended its plan to allocate part of its assets to government bonds, following public criticism from

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Foreign investors withdrew Rp 16.61 trillion ($1 billion) from Indonesia's financial markets between October 13 and 16, with the largest outflow recorded

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has raised questions about the large sum of government funds piling up in fixed bank deposits.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Banking Surveillance Report of Indonesia published by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) revealed that the distribution of commercial bank cred

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that foreign investors injected Rp 6.43 trillion ($389 million) into the country's financial markets between October 6 and 9,

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has set aside an undisclosed amount of funds to buy some shares in the BRICS-sponsored New Development Bank, according to a senior minister, as t

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt stood at Rp 9,138.05 trillion ($551.3 billion) as of June 2025, equivalent to 39.86 percent of the country's gross domestic pr

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell to $148.7 billion at the end of September 2025, down from $150.7 billion in August, according to a report released by

Riandy Laksono – Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, the plain-speaking senior economist who was recently appointed Indonesia's new finance minister, can't be more different to Sri Mulyani, his refor

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian rupiah exchange rate at the end of the week, Friday, September 26, 2025, closed weaker at Rp16,775 per US dollar.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded net foreign capital outflows of Rp 2.71 trillion ($162 million) from its domestic financial markets in the fourth week of September, accordi

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) responded after the rupiah's exchange rate fell to Rp16,700 per U.S. dollar.

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Friday he did not instruct state banks to raise their United States dollar deposit rate to 4 percent, and that

Associated Press, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index closed sharply lower on Thursday, tracking concerns over the widening fiscal deficit after lawmakers approved

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has reaffirmed Indonesia's sovereign credit rating at BBB+, investment grade with a stable outlook.

Bintang Aulia Lutfi, Jakarta – Banking liquidity in Indonesia is abundant, but without market certainty the funds risk staying idle.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority's (OJK) decision to simplify borrowing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is a calculated risk that requires string

Antara, Jakarta – The rupiah slipped against the dollar on Monday, extending this year's losses as fiscal concerns and a stronger greenback added to pressure on the Indonesian currency.

Ankur Banerjee, Karin Strohecker and Rae Wee, Singapore – Bank Indonesia's rate cut this week stunned markets for all the wrong reasons – investors fear the central bank is bowing to pr

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that bank lending grew 7.56 percent year-on-year in August 2025, marking a slight pickup from July's 7.03 percent.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate for a fifth time this year, moving to support growth as inflation remains subdued and the rupi

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt edged down to $432.5 billion in July 2025 from $434.1 billion the previous month, according to a report released Monday by Bank

Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued a new regulation aimed at facilitating financing for Indonesia's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the coun

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially moved half of its funds deposited in Bank Indonesia (BI) to the accounts of five state-owned banks.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has announced plans to shift some state deposits from the central bank to commercial banks to allow for more loan disbursements and thereby invigo

Nida Sahara, Jakarta – Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's largest private lender, denied rumors on Friday that its investment fund accounts had been compromised, resulting in losses o

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – Newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has made his first move by transferring Rp200 trillion from central bank reserves into commercial ban

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed higher on Wednesday, rebounding 0.92 percent to 7,699 after two consecutive sessions of losses triggered by concerns o

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Stock Exchange Composite Index (IHSG) on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, opened in the red, specifically at the level of 7,748.51.

Muhamad Ghafur Fadillah, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks remained volatile on Tuesday as investors digested President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet reshuffle, which replaced Fin

Jakarta – Just a few months before being named Indonesia's new finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, raised eyebrows in markets by calling the International Monetary Fund "stupid" for

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves stood at $150.7 billion in August 2025, down slightly from $152 billion in July, Bank Indonesia (BI) reported on Monday.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) reports a continued increase in public debt from the banking industry's buy now, pay later (BNPL) services.

Antara, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) will continue to remain in the market to maintain the stability of the exchange rate and the adequacy of rupiah liquidity post the recent protests.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesia Composite Index (IHSG) weakened by 0.36 percent amidst protests in various cities.

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank will remain active in the foreign exchange market to stabilize the rupiah, it said on Friday, while the stock exchange regulator said market fundament

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell sharply on Friday as escalating unrest in Jakarta weighed heavily on investor sentiment.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The narrative advocating for the government to forcibly acquire shares of PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) has the potential to destabilize the banking system, acco

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's largest private lender by market value, rejected allegations that its takeover by the Djarum Group two decades ago was

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has decided to cut the benchmark interest rate, or BI Rate, to 5.00 percent.