Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian National Development Planning Minister or Bappenas Head Suharso Monoarfa stated that the country's economic recovery continues and is getting stronger

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – South Korea intends to make Indonesia a production base in ASEAN, now that both countries are eliminating most of their tariffs, including on auto parts an

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia's discussion with electric automaker Tesla made headline again last week as Bloomberg reported that the two are closing in on a deal.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The materialized foreign direct investment in Indonesia stood at $45.6 billion last year which the government claimed to be the highest FDI in the country's h

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Indonesia has exceeded its target for realized investment in four consecutive years as the mining sector in conjunction with the development of downstr

Billy Adison Aditijanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked the banking sector to support the country's downstream industries, which the government hopes will boost the

London – Tesla Inc is nearing a preliminary deal to build production facilities in Indonesia with a capacity of one million units, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing pe

Winarno Jain, Jakarta – Questions have been raised by many over what the economic prospects of 2023 look like. This is logical after the Indonesian economy grew strongly in 2022.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has said the geopolitical environment has undergone a "fundamental shift", creating heightened risks for the global econom

Jakarta – The year 2022 concluded with a slightly higher-than-expected headline inflation of 5.51 percent.

Antara, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said that Indonesia will need to remain vigilant against a number of risks that many experts predict to hamper many countries in 2023, suc

Agnes Tahir Purba, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati expressed confidence on Friday that Indonesia will not fall into recession this year despite the prospect of escalati

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Higher domestic demand spurred a December rebound for Indonesian factories as core inflation rises to within the central bank's target, indicating an o

Sulistiyo Ardiyono and Arianto Patunru, ANU – Indonesia has placed a high bet on the manufacturing sector's revival by enacting the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, but the country might mi

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir expressed his appreciation for Qatar's recent major investments in Indonesia which nearly topped $3 billion this

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has established an agreement with US President Joe Biden to develop electric vehicles, as a follow-up to the G20 Summit last month in Bali.

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, expressed optimism that Tesla would invest in the electric car industr

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for resuming vigilance over inflation as the price increase rate eased to a three-month low in November.

Soraya Permatasari and Yudith Ho – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said his nation won't follow a purely open economic model that he blamed for undercutting Latin America's growth pros

Wike D. Herlinda, Jakarta – Fintech start-up Ajaib has decided to layoff 67 employees, joining the ongoing axing spree afflicting Indonesia's tech industry.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Multiple high-ranking government officials have raised serious concerns about the economic hardships to be faced in 2023, noting the necessity to mitig

Dili, Timor Leste – Timor Leste inaugurated a new deepwater port Wednesday operated by a French conglomerate, in the largest ever single foreign investment on an infrastructure project

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Wednesday's national investment coordination meeting in Jakarta urged policymakers to better facilitate investors to ent

Nabila Nurshafira, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan in a national coordination meeting among state ministries on Tuesday said spendin

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on his ministers to be prudent in policymaking as the country prepares to enter 2023.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – Minister of Investments and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia, stated that Indonesia has managed to gather US$8 billion of investme

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Companies in many sectors have begun to lay off workers to stay afloat, a stark reminder that being one of the bright spots in the world for GDP growth

Andre Simangunsong, Jakarta – The release of the latest Indonesian economic data this week raises hope for continuing recovery and a strong performance in the last quarter of 2022.

Su-Lin Tan – On Monday, Indonesia posted year-on-year GDP growth of 5.72% for the July to September quarter, higher than last quarter's growth of 5.44.

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is in a buoyant mood after the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports on Indonesia's robust economic growth in the third quarter and un

Jakarta – While Indonesia is often deemed the largest start-up producer in Southeast Asia, the number of unicorns spawned in this country continues to fall behind Singapore.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – A newly published analysis by the Social and Economic Research Institution at the University of Indonesia's Economy and Business School (LPEM FEB UI) expla

Jakarta – The Indonesian economy grew by 5.72 percent in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2021, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on Monday.

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Inflation slowed in October following a drop in a wide range of food commodities, but analysts expect the drop to be temporary as risks overshadow the e

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Foreign direct investment (FDI) jumped 63.6 percent annually to Rp 168.9 trillion (US$10.81 billion) in this year's third quarter, hitting a multi-decad

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The national economy is projected to grow by more than 5.5 percent in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of last year, Finance Minister Sri

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesia's outperforming exports, the economy's growth engine in the last few quarters, flashed signs of weakness as global commodity prices eased.

Rae Wee and Summer Zhen, Singapore – Indonesia's currency is tumbling and foreign money in its bond markets is heading for the exits, stoking fears that Southeast Asia's largest economy

Jakarta – The ongoing war in Ukraine could drag the world economy into a new, unprecedented crisis that would undo all progress Indonesia has achieved during the recovery period from th

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Indonesia is in a better place compared to many other countries facing the perfect storm, a combination of high inflation, recession, and the fallout of escalated

Jayapura, Jubi – The Malaysian government expressed their desire to invest in the trade, tourism, and education sectors in Papua.

Jakarta – The Indonesian economy is projected to record a strong growth of at least 5.2 percent by the end of the year amid improving key economic indicators despite geopolitical tensio

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia offers investment opportunities in asphalt production worth up to $1.3 billion as the Southeast Asian countries plan to halt imports of the roa

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Akhmad from Jakarta felt euphoric when activity restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were lifted early this year.

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced early this week a 1.17 percent headline inflation in September on a month-to-month basis – the highest since December 2014 – and 5.95 perc

Jakarta – The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the state-owned wealth fund created by the government to accumulate capital for the country's long-term development, recently investe

Teesta Prakash and Jack Sato – Ahead of a visit to Australia last month, Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos Horta sought to play the China card, raising the possibility of asking Beijin

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – State-owned telecom company Telkom Indonesia retains the title of the most valuable Indonesian brand this year after recording double-digit growth in brand

Andry Asmoro and Teguh Yudo, Jakarta – The government decided to increase the prices of subsidized Pertalite and Pertamax gasoline and Solar diesel on Sept.

Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy size could swell by more than seven times in this decade, retaining its place as the largest market in Southeast Asia as the country emphasizes dev