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Economy
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Jakartans disinclined about Indonesian Credit Card
Reducing reliance on western credit card providers was the main notion behind the establishment of the Indonesian Credit Card (KKI), so the country has a system to rise to the task when worst comes to worst.
4 hours ago
Markets
Iranian oil offers to Chinese buyers fall as US blockade bites
The US re-imposed its blockade of Iran's shipping and ports on July 13 as a deal to halt the war between them broke down in an attempt to cut off oil sales, Tehran's primary source of hard currency.
6 hours ago
Economy
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Indonesia, EU target October CEPA signing
Under the CEPA, around 90 percent of tariff lines for Indonesian goods entering the EU market will gradually be eliminated to zero.
9 hours agoThe Latest
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Companies
People first: Why human resilience will shape Asia's future
For Randy Lianggara, president of emerging markets Asia at Sun Life, Asia’s future will be shaped not only by economic growth and technology, but by the resilience, adaptability, empathy and human potential of its people
9 hours ago
Regulations
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Lower EV motorcycle subsidy may stall adoption, industry warns
President Prabowo Subianto unveiled a subsidy program for 1 million locally made electric motorcycles in his Aug. 14 state budget address, pitching the scheme as a triple win for consumers, energy security and jobs.
11 hours ago
Tech
Trump signs memo to help drastically boost US commercial space launches
The White House wants to enable at least 1,000 launches and re-entries annually by 2030, up from 178 launches last year.
12 hours ago
Markets
Asian markets extend rally as traders assess US Treasuries pledge
The lack of progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz added to unease on trading floors, with oil prices gradually rising over the past two weeks as the United States and Iran remain deadlocked.
13 hours ago
Economy
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President's muted Nusantara support chills investment
The President made no mention of the country’s future capital city under construction in East Kalimantan in his State of the Nation address last Friday.
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tech
Trump signs memo to help drastically boost US commercial space launches
The White House wants to enable at least 1,000 launches and re-entries annually by 2030, up from 178 launches last year.
12 hours ago
tech
Pluang announces Indonesia’s first agentic trading platform
Agentic trading is a technology for investing through an artificial intelligence assistant that can analyze, research and execute buy/sell actions in an active account, where every transaction requires final user confirmation.
1 week ago
tech
‘Vibe Coding’: How Asia’s finance teams are rewriting rules
AI coding agents allow finance teams to build solutions without needing an engineering background, as they only need to define the logic and desired outputs, while the AI writes the code, tests it and connects it to relevant data sources.
2 weeks ago
economy
South Korean container ship will test Arctic route to Europe amid Western concern
South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable, but risking friction with Western allies, as the voyage requires Russian cooperation.
1 day ago
economy
Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days
US President Donald Trump paused the planned rollout of new tariffs on Canadian goods late Tuesday, after negotiations between both countries that went down to the wire.
2 days ago
companies
People first: Why human resilience will shape Asia's future
For Randy Lianggara, president of emerging markets Asia at Sun Life, Asia’s future will be shaped not only by economic growth and technology, but by the resilience, adaptability, empathy and human potential of its people
9 hours ago
companies
Sekolah Sawit Lestari nurtures future generations, one tree at a time
Students gain practical knowledge and valuable experience as schools implement oil palm education into their curriculum
14 hours ago
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companies
Europe's heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount
Moody's has published estimates that last summer's European heatwaves cost 43 billion euros (US$50 billion) in lost economic output while generating only about 500 million euros of insured payouts.
5 days ago
markets
Iranian oil offers to Chinese buyers fall as US blockade bites
The US re-imposed its blockade of Iran's shipping and ports on July 13 as a deal to halt the war between them broke down in an attempt to cut off oil sales, Tehran's primary source of hard currency.
6 hours ago
markets
Asian markets extend rally as traders assess US Treasuries pledge
The lack of progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz added to unease on trading floors, with oil prices gradually rising over the past two weeks as the United States and Iran remain deadlocked.
13 hours ago
markets
Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires
Bond yields climbed on Tuesday to their highest in decades, with oil prices rising for a third day, while stocks gave up early gains in Asian trade as a US-Iran truce expired and Tehran threatened to adopt a "fully offensive" military posture.
3 days ago
markets
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
Iran called on the United States to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war.
6 days ago
markets
Asian stocks set for weekly gain on fading US rate hike wagers
Asian stocks rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented expectations of an imminent US rate hike, although faltering talks to end the war in the Middle East are likely to keep risk sentiment in check.
1 week ago
