Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has requested that data on each village’s residents, development targets and achievements be updated weekly.

Indonesia is looking to increase exports of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to seize the opportunity presented by the global shift toward electric vehicles (EVs).

The government is looking to South Korea for collaboration in the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage technology that promises to reduce the ecological footprint of coal power.

According to the recent study released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) earlier this month, the national economy in the third quarter of 2023 grew by 4.94 percent year-on-year (yoy). While the performance is positive, attention is drawn to the fact that the growth percentage is below the psychological threshold of 5 percent.

Industry association IKAPPI insists that it is too early for the seasonal year-end increase in staple food prices.

Infrastructure development in Indonesia faces several crucial challenges that need to be addressed to enhance the welfare and productivity of the people.

Amid a boycott on goods perceived to be from companies supporting Israel, Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia assures that investment in Indonesia will continue to grow as planned.

The government is persistently pushing for affordable and decent housing access for all Indonesians to positively impact society and the economy, particularly enhancing the overall welfare.

Germany's top court last week said Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government had broken the constitutional debt rule by transferring money earmarked for coronavirus pandemic support to a fund to fight climate change.

BI Deputy Governor Doni Primanto Joewono said the cash supply would prevent cash insufficiency during the busy seasons. 

Amid the dynamics of the global economy, the state budget (APBN) has to function as a reliable shock absorber that is able to protect people's purchasing power, maintain economic stability, as well as maintain healthy and sustainable fiscal management.

The 1.1 percent expansion in July-September was driven by the construction industry and services sector, including tourism.

Chinese government advisers will recommend economic growth targets for next year ranging from 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent to an annual policymakers' meeting, as Beijing seeks to create jobs and keep long-term development goals on track.

Indonesia is situated in the middle of the dynamic Indo-Pacific region, and deepening regional economic integration is a strategic objective because it underpins future stability and prosperity.

Indonesia is pushing to include the Java-Sumatra interconnection transmission line project as one of the first projects to be funded through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), the JETP secretariat says.

The roadmap, which comes less than two weeks before the COP28 summit in Dubai, outlines Jakarta's vision to reach net-zero power sector emissions by 2050 using cash from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). 

Argentine president-elect Javier Milei ran his campaign on promises to ditch the peso for the US dollar and do away with a central bank -- all in the name of subduing rampant inflation.

Member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have expressed their support for Indonesia’s accession into the bloc, the government said, with some saying they would provide technical assistance to speed up the archipelago’s membership to the body.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has admitted that Indonesia’s new capital city megaproject has attracted no foreign investment so far, which experts say is because the project is commercially unattractive, irrespective of external macroeconomic conditions.

As part of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's working visit to Stanford University on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in San Francisco, the United States, Jokowi held a meeting with CEOs from major companies in Silicon Valley.

The lack of trade outcomes overshadowed the Commerce Department's announcement that it had completed two more non-binding IPEF pillars on clean energy cooperation and anti-corruption measures.

The government's lofty ambition to develop "new Balis" as tourist magnets around the country has run up against challenges in Mandalika on the island of Lombok, where the tourism concept relies heavily on motorsport.

US President says the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) begins a dialogue on critical minerals to create clean energy jobs.

During APEC CEO Summit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called global business leaders to invest in Indonesia, leveraging its robust economic growth amid global economic uncertainty.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says climate finance to help developing countries in their energy transition should be more constructive in nature.

BRIN says the success of research and development of transitioning to NRE requires pentahelix collaboration.

Retailers have started to feel the pinch from a call to boycott pro-Israel products with firms wary that it could lead to a bigger jolt to businesses unless the government intervenes, associations said on Wednesday.

Indonesia’s export performance continued to weaken last month due to the declining price of coal and plunging crude palm oil (CPO) export volume, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data.

The world's number three economy shrank by 0.5 percent between June and September compared to the second quarter, the preliminary data showed, worse than the consensus forecast of minus 0.1 percent.

Combined with data this month showing job and wage growth cooling in October, the data reinforced expectations the economy could avoid a dreaded recession.