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Retail sales post strong annual gain as consumer confidence holds up

The retail sales index dipped slightly in January when compared with the holiday month of December but is up a strong 7 percent year-on-year.

2 weeks ago
Companies premium

Finance Ministry’s SMI secures $9.3m grants to expand green finance

PT SMI operates as a development finance institution providing corporate and public financing alongside project advisory and preparation services. ...

2 weeks ago
Economy

Indonesia’s growth: Resilient but uneven

Although formal job creation has improved, job quality, reflected in income stability, benefits and productivity, remains unequal. ...

2 weeks ago

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Economy premium

Fiscal discipline remains intact, govt insists, after Moody’s outlook cut

State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said on Monday that the government continued to adhere to fiscal rules and had not breached statutory deficit limits, stressing that budget management remained on a prudent footing.

2 weeks ago
Tech

Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Bulog proposes Mecca warehouse to stock haj rice exports

Bulog’s planned warehouse in the Haj Village will also be used to store other food commodities from Indonesia, such as meat and fish, to meet the consumption needs of the haj pilgrims. 

2 weeks ago
Regulations

EU proposes sanctions on Indonesian ports for handling Russian oil

The proposal would bar EU companies and individuals from conducting transactions with Karimun Port in Indonesia and Kulevi Port in Georgia.

2 weeks ago
Markets

FTSE Russell postpones Indonesia index review

About US$120 billion has been wiped from the benchmark Jakarta Composite after larger rival MSCI warned last month the country risked a downgrade to frontier status.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Poverty at record low as govt seeks to redefine threshold

The poverty rate rests at a historic low of 8.25 percent of the total population, continuing its declining trend from September 2022.

2 weeks ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia proposes 3 measures to meet MSCI's transparency demands

As part of their eight-point plan, Indonesian authorities have come up with three proposed measures to meet MSCI's transparency demands and avoid potential downgrading to emerging market status.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Thomas Djiwandono sworn in as BI deputy governor

The former deputy finance minister, who also President Prabowo Subianto's nephew, replaced Juda Agung, who resigned as BI deputy governor on Jan. 13 and was inaugurated as deputy finance minister on Thursday.

2 weeks ago
Companies premium

Danantara breaks ground on $7b downstream industry projects

The projects, launched simultaneously across 13 regions on Friday, are fully funded from Danantara’s internal resources and are expected to create about 6,000 direct jobs, the fund said in a statement.

2 weeks ago
Economy

Japan's Takaichi may struggle to soothe voters and markets

Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph, but experts warned that the country's first woman leader could struggle to keep both voters and markets happy.

2 weeks ago
Markets

Asian markets rally as Japan shares surge to record peak

Nikkei jumped 4.2 percent to all-time highs as the government's decisive majority after the election clears the way for more spending and tax cuts.

2 weeks ago
Regulations premium

Crackdown on mining permits faces legal scrutiny

A potential lawsuit over halted mining operations could expose the state to fiscal risks reaching tens of trillions of rupiah, extending far beyond legal fees to include lost revenue and compensation claims.

2 weeks ago
Companies premium

Danantara steps in as primary funder for new Krakatau Steel plant

Danantara has stepped up to fill the funding gap for a new Krakatau Steel facility at KIEC, which previously attracted interest from Chinese investors.

2 weeks ago
Companies

EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design

The EU said Friday that TikTok needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines under the bloc's digital content rules, drawing a sharp pushback from the Chinese-owned platform.

2 weeks ago
Tech

Crypto firm accidentally sends $40 billion in bitcoin to users

According to local reports, Bithumb was meant to send about 2,000 won (US$1.37) to each customer as part of a promotion, but mistakenly transferred roughly 2,000 bitcoins per user.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Unemployment figure subsides despite growing layoffs

Data from the Manpower Ministry in January showed a 13 percent layoff increase in 2025 compared with the preceding year.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Economic fundamentals solid, govt insists, after Moody’s lowered outlook

Economists interpret the rating agency’s latest assessment as a serious corrective signal, noting that a downgrade in Indonesia’s credit rating could sharply raise borrowing costs and pile pressure on the rupiah.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Ex-BI deputy replaces Tommy as deputy finance minister

In what appears to be a coordinated role swap, the President has appointed a former BI deputy governor to fill the deputy finance minister post left vacant by his nephew Tommy Djiwandono, who is set to take up his new job as BI deputy governor.

2 weeks ago
Markets

Indonesian markets slide again after Moody's cuts outlook

The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index lost 2.5 percent while the rupiah dropped as much as 0.37 percent to 16,888 per dollar, its lowest since January 22 and down 1 percent for the year.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Govt waives airfare VAT for Idul Fitri

The government has announced a temporary waiver on value-added tax (VAT) for airline tickets for the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday period, when travel demand spikes across the country.

2 weeks ago
Markets

Stocks dive, silver and cryptos look for cover after rout

Global stocks extended losses into a third day on Friday as a selloff on Wall Street intensified, leaving investors dazed as wrenching volatility gripped precious metals and cryptocurrencies.

2 weeks ago
Economy

Indonesian markets face more pressure after Moody's cuts outlook

Indonesian stocks and currency traded weaker in early trade on Friday after Moody's lowered the country's credit rating outlook, the latest jolt in a turbulent start to the year for Southeast Asia's largest economy.

2 weeks ago
Companies

Rio Tinto, Glencore shelve ambitions to form world's largest miner

Rio Tinto has walked away from takeover talks with Glencore, ending months of negotiations over a tie-up that would have reshaped the global mining industry.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

2025 GDP growth misses target

Economic growth improved slightly last year but failed to meet the government’s target set out in the state budget.

2 weeks ago
Companies premium

Pertamina merges fuel, refining and shipping units to ‘improve efficiency’

Plans to merge Pertamina’s downstream subsidiaries have been in the works since early last year, after a corruption scandal over the alleged sale of lower-grade imported fuel as higher-octane products.

2 weeks ago
Companies

Boeing eyes booming Southeast Asian skies

The region, which has trailed other parts of the world in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on aviation, is now catching up fast as travel rebounds and new opportunities emerge, said the firm's vice president of commercial marketing Darren Hulst.

2 weeks ago
Economy

Indonesian economic growth tops 5% on consumption boost

The figures come days after the country's stock market suffered its worst crash in decades after index compiler MSCI threatened a downgrade over the transparency of the free-float stocks.

2 weeks ago

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Thu, February 26, 2026

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