Riska Rahman and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized what he claims is the lackluster management of potential foreign investments amounting to R

Esther Samboh and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that foreign investment rules – namely the priority investment list – may be

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government hopes to boost the country's "doing business" ranking to 53rd place on the World Bank's list this year in a bid to attract more investment

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government will front-load its spending on social welfare and rural development to boost household expenditure in an effort to counter the potential economi

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia's productivity in the manufacturing industry is lower than that of its peers in Southeast Asia, a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade O

Arya Dipa, Bandung – While West Java has recorded the highest rates of domestic and foreign investment in the country over the last two years, with economic growth also above the natio

Rieka Rahadiana and Tassia Sipahutar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for fiscal stimulus to be accelerated in a bid to shield Southeast Asia's biggest economy from the co

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – International rating agency Moody's Investor Service has affirmed its stable rating outlook for Indonesian government debts and maintained local and long-term i

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government's economic growth target in 2020 is unrealistic given last year's sluggish economic expansion and looming risks from the coronavirus outbre

Diana Mariska, Beritasatu, Jakarta – Economic contraction in Indonesia's easternmost regions of Maluku and Papua has shown up an Achilles heel in the government's approach to developme

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto says that the now global coronavirus outbreak from China might become one of main challenges for Indon

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 5.02 percent annually in 2019 because of weakening investments and exports, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Wednesday.

Triyan Pangastuti, Gora Kunjana, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded by 5.02 percent in real terms last year, missing the government's growth target and posting its slowest growth i

Robert Wardi, Lona Olavia, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy managed to steer clear of global economic turbulence last year and is in a much stronger position to repeat the feat this ye

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a new regulation to allow Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) head Bahlil Lahadalia to have five new expert sta

Jakarta – In a bid to boost economic growth, Bank Indonesia (BI), the country's central bank, cut in October 2019 its benchmark interest rate for the fourth time in four months.

Jakarta – Indonesia has proven its ability to maintain economic stability and resilience amid global uncertainties, a top central banker has said in front of an international forum in

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia saw a slight drop in foreign direct investment in 2019 but breakthroughs in some high-profile investment during the year's last quarter fueled op

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Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – Top executives from Americans technology giants Qualcomm and Amazon met with Minister of Communication and Information Technology Johnny G.

Jakarta – The government plans to relax environmental impact analysis (Amdal) requirements as it seeks to improve the country's ease of doing business, a minister has said.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia has continued its venture to lure global corporations into investing in the country during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Dav

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its economic growth prospects for ASEAN-5 countries, including Indonesia, because of exports

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia has set its eyes on multinational corporations attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to attract invest

Jakarta – Indonesia will need to boost investment to ensure sustainable growth as household spending, currently the main driver of economic growth, is not expected to see any significa

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Japan has expressed interest in new investments covering a wide range of sectors from fisheries and tourism to hydropower and waste-to-energy facilities, a min

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said that the United States is committed to investing in Indonesia.

Karlis Salna – Indonesia's government and central bank are running into policy limits as they try to stimulate Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Inflation in Indonesia cooled to an eight-month low in December as the cost of transportation, telecommunication and financial services stagnated, the

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded inflation of 2.72 percent in 2019, the lowest level in around two decades, thanks to lower inflationary pressure from government-re

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The government will submit the job creation and taxation bills to the House of Representatives next month, the Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly

Eko Wahyudi, Jakarta – University of Indonesia's senior economist Faisal Basri reminded President Jokowi to avert from being overconfident in passing the Omnibus Law despite 74 percent

Jakarta – The government is encouraging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to offer their shares to the public through the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).

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Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to reach a six percent economy growth requires at least Rp35.428 trillion investment for the 2020-2024 period, the Ministry of National Development P

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Homegrown technology decacorn Gojek is shutting down the majority of its GoLife services due to a stagnant business performance, only around two years aft

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the regional heads to help facilitate investors who want to invest their capital in the regions.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, formally asks regional leaders to compete in offering investors ease of investments, especially those that are aiming to invest in a

Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has named members of prominent business lobby groups along with government officials, academics and journali

Jakarta – Next year, the Jokowi administration will have to face the threat of a global recession.

Jakarta (Bisnis) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he wanted Indonesia to open as wide as possible investment for iron, steel, and petrochemical sectors, which are believed to be a

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto ensured there will be no charge for online trade or e-commerce operators registering their businesses.

Jakarta – Family businesses account for almost all of businesses in Indonesia, employing millions of people and boosting the economy.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesian top business executives must take significant actions to deal with an anticipated global downturn if they want to emerge as winners, since the cou

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a regulation that requires online storefronts to apply for an official business permit from the government, among other things, in a

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Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by only 4.9 percent this year and further decline to 4.7 percent in 2020 – the slowest pa

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government now requires sellers on e-commerce platforms to apply for a business permit to be able to continue operating, one of the government's firs

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's annual inflation rate slowed to 3 percent in November, thanks to declining costs of raw foods and air transportation, the Central Statistic

Jakarta – Indonesia will experience a sizable increase in growth of the digital and technology sectors next year, particularly in financial technology, potentially raising professional