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A girl arranges piles of discarded shell waste on Oct. 25, 2025, in the Cilincing area of North Jakarta. Child labor remains a challenge facing the country’s poverty alleviation drive.
A girl arranges piles of discarded shell waste on Oct. 25, 2025, in the Cilincing area of North Jakarta. Child labor remains a challenge facing the country’s poverty alleviation drive.`
Economy premium

Poverty falls, but the line is too low, economists say

Economists say the country's poverty line no longer reflects actual living costs and are urging the government to revise it as soon as possible.

3 hours ago
Companies

Meat packer JBS to partner Danantara arm in joint venture

JBS has agreed ​to form a ‌joint venture with PT Danantara (DIM), an ​arm of ​Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, ⁠to pursue ​investments in protein ​production across Indonesia, Southeastern Asia, Australia and New ​Zealand, it ​said on Friday.

7 hours ago
Economy

Between the commodification of nature and biocultural violence

As Indonesia enters a new chapter in biodiversity financing, experts caution against repeating the errors of the carbon market.

9 hours ago

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Markets

Dollar drifts higher as traders eye Iran talks ahead of US jobs data

The dollar drifted higher against the yen and euro on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as doubts about an Iran peace deal buffed the US currency's appeal as a haven.

12 hours ago
Economy

World Bank offers $750 million guarantee for Indonesia loans program

The World Bank announced on Thursday that it was providing US$750 million in financial guarantees to Indonesia's largest state-owned commercial bank, with the funds to be channeled into the government's low-interest loan program for small businesses.

16 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt plans new EV incentives even as sales soar

Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating and overall car sales have begun to recover in the first half of the year.

19 hours ago
Companies

'Kamulah Dunianya': the moments that matter during MPASI

For babies, complementary feeding is not simply a transition from milk to solid food... Mothers are not only feeding their children, they are also helping build curiosity, confidence and lifelong habits.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Solid fundamentals mask economic hardship felt by many: CSIS

Rising spending among the wealthy while middle-class consumption loses steam suggests overall purchasing power is failing to keep pace with GDP growth.  

1 day 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 days ago
tech

Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash

The "create image" tool, unveiled Thursday, had integrated Google's Nano Banana 2 image-generation technology into Google Earth, letting users zoom into locations and build pictures in seconds based on the program's satellite, aerial and 3D-mapping data.

6 days ago
tech

OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe

AI safety experts say the new disclosures paint a portrait of a group of cutting-edge labs whose ability to develop dangerous autonomous hacking agents outstrips their ability to keep them under control.

6 days ago
tech

South Korean chipmakers to supply US tech firms in $950b deals

The announcement was made as President Lee Jae Myung visited San Francisco for talks with the heads of major US technology companies, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.

1 week ago
tech

Elon Musk's Boring Company seeks funding at $20b valuation

In the United States, Boring Company runs the Vegas Loop in Las Vegas, Nevada, which began transporting passengers in 2021.

1 week ago
tech

South Korea President Lee hosts US tech summit, calls for new AI era

President Lee's push to make South Korea a central player in the global AI supply chain comes as demand for chips and computing infrastructure outpaces supply, driving tech companies into closer partnerships with the country's semiconductor and memory leaders.

1 week ago
economy

Between the commodification of nature and biocultural violence

As Indonesia enters a new chapter in biodiversity financing, experts caution against repeating the errors of the carbon market.

9 hours ago
economy

World Bank offers $750 million guarantee for Indonesia loans program

The World Bank announced on Thursday that it was providing US$750 million in financial guarantees to Indonesia's largest state-owned commercial bank, with the funds to be channeled into the government's low-interest loan program for small businesses.

16 hours ago
companies

Meat packer JBS to partner Danantara arm in joint venture

JBS has agreed ​to form a ‌joint venture with PT Danantara (DIM), an ​arm of ​Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, ⁠to pursue ​investments in protein ​production across Indonesia, Southeastern Asia, Australia and New ​Zealand, it ​said on Friday.

7 hours ago
companies

'Kamulah Dunianya': the moments that matter during MPASI

For babies, complementary feeding is not simply a transition from milk to solid food... Mothers are not only feeding their children, they are also helping build curiosity, confidence and lifelong habits.

1 day ago
companies

HSBC Indonesia: Partner to Bridge Indonesia’s Growth with Global Capability

Indonesia is expanding infrastructure, strengthening industrial capacity and accelerating digital adoption while pursuing growth that is more resilient, inclusive and sustainable. In an increasingly uncertain world, where supply chains shift rapidly and capital responds instantly to global events, the role of an international bank has evolved. It is no longer merely a facilitator of cross-border transactions, but a strategic partner that helps businesses and institutions navigate complexity with confidence.

2 days ago
regulations

Destry frontrunner to be Bank Indonesia governor, source says

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will move quickly to appoint a new central bank governor and interim head Destry Damayanti is the frontrunner for the role, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

1 day ago
markets

Dollar drifts higher as traders eye Iran talks ahead of US jobs data

The dollar drifted higher against the yen and euro on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as doubts about an Iran peace deal buffed the US currency's appeal as a haven.

12 hours ago
markets

Asia shares surge on tech mood swing, oil retreats

Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday as strong earnings and a resurgence of demand for tech lifted Wall Street to record peaks, while hopes for progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz dragged on oil prices and bond yields.

2 days ago
markets

Stocks mixed as Seoul stabilizes, oil prices rise with eyes on Mideast

South Korea's Kospi swung between gains and losses, with chip giants SK hynix and Samsung, which have been the poster boys of a month-long AI-themed rout, center of attention again.

3 days ago
markets

Yen leaps as traders watch for further intervention

The yen leapt on Monday, keeping traders on alert for further intervention from authorities to shore up Japan's historically weak currency, days after Tokyo and Washington jointly intervened in the foreign exchange market.

4 days ago
markets

Asia stocks surge, yen steals spotlight after suspected intervention

Asian markets rallied hard with Wall Street on Friday as South Korea's battered market made a record comeback, stirring hopes that the recent selloff in AI-linked assets may be near an end.

1 week ago
markets

Asian stocks stutters after rout, Fed leaves markets guessing on rates

Brent futures slipped below US$90 per barrel, after jumping over 7 percent a day earlier as fighting in the Middle East escalated, although data showed tankers continued to make their way out of the region despite the continued strikes.

1 week ago
markets

Asian stock rout deepens on AI worries ahead of tech earnings

Oil prices jumped after fresh attacks in the Middle East shattered the relative calm of recent days in the US-Iran war as investors fret about the impact of depleting supplies on prices and global rates.

1 week ago

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