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A motorized tricycle taxi running on compressed natural gas (CNG) conveys a passenger on Jl. Kyai Haji Moh. Syafi'i Hadzami in South Jakarta on Dec. 20, 2023.
A motorized tricycle taxi running on compressed natural gas (CNG) conveys a passenger on Jl. Kyai Haji Moh. Syafi'i Hadzami in South Jakarta on Dec. 20, 2023.`
Regulations premium

LPG subsidy surge tests targeting, import curb pledge

Analysts stress that better-targeted LPG subsidies could free up fiscal space to channel more funding into the CNG program.

12 minutes ago
Economy premium

RI factory activity contracts as ASEAN peers gain

Indonesia’s manufacturing sector has slipped back into contraction territory as weaker output and employment offset a modest recovery in new orders, according to S&P Global.

11 hours ago
Economy

Dollar hits two-week high with Middle East conflict in focus

The US and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks.

14 hours ago

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Companies

John Ternus takes over as Apple enters era of AI, foldable phones

One of his biggest challenges will be balancing the company's dependence on China while parrying acute political pressure from the White House.

14 hours ago
Companies premium

Danantara partners up with Bakrie Group to boost commercial EV ecosystem

According to a public disclosure published by VKTR, the proposed financing set out in the agreement would provide an indicative principal amount of up to Rp 2 trillion (US$112.7 million).  

15 hours ago
Economy

Batam’s investment surge puts Southeast Asia’s industrial gateway on stronger growth path

Based on its investment activity report (LKPM), Batam’s investment realization in H1 2026 reached Rp 29.89 trillion (US$1.8 billion), equivalent to 45.3 percent of its full-year target.

16 hours ago
Markets

Bond selloff deepens as inflation risks, oil prices jolt markets

Sovereign yields are a reference point for asset prices across financial markets and the higher price of money means higher mortgage rates for consumers and tough choices for government spending as funding costs climb.

17 hours ago
Economy

The 2027 State Budget: Path toward a narrower deficit

Tax revenue in 2027 is projected at around 9.3 percent of GDP. Adding customs and excise raises the ratio to roughly 10.4 percent, slightly above 10.2 percent of GDP in the 2026 outlook.

17 hours ago
tech

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

The deal brings sweeping changes to Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms in the United States, including imposing a default two-hour limit on its apps for users under the age of 18.

5 days ago
tech

Kartu Kredit Indonesia: A New payment landscape

Eight banks joined the initial rollout of KKI, while payments are made through QRIS, either by scanning a code or using QRIS Tap.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

3 weeks ago
economy

Dollar hits two-week high with Middle East conflict in focus

The US and Iran found themselves back on a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange of fire in weeks.

14 hours ago
economy

Batam’s investment surge puts Southeast Asia’s industrial gateway on stronger growth path

Based on its investment activity report (LKPM), Batam’s investment realization in H1 2026 reached Rp 29.89 trillion (US$1.8 billion), equivalent to 45.3 percent of its full-year target.

16 hours ago
economy

The 2027 State Budget: Path toward a narrower deficit

Tax revenue in 2027 is projected at around 9.3 percent of GDP. Adding customs and excise raises the ratio to roughly 10.4 percent, slightly above 10.2 percent of GDP in the 2026 outlook.

17 hours ago
companies

John Ternus takes over as Apple enters era of AI, foldable phones

One of his biggest challenges will be balancing the company's dependence on China while parrying acute political pressure from the White House.

14 hours ago
companies

China's three biggest airlines post heavy first-half losses as fuel shock bites

The weak results underscored the post-pandemic fragility of China's aviation sector, as the trio confronted what China Eastern described as a profit environment "severely undermined" by disrupted international routes and persistently elevated jet fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict.

2 days ago
regulations

Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy US relations

Europe's central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their United States counterparts far from reassured that long-standing norms in global cooperation remain intact and worried that more turmoil is ahead for an already testy relationship with Washington, sources familiar with the discussion said.

3 days ago
markets

Bond selloff deepens as inflation risks, oil prices jolt markets

Sovereign yields are a reference point for asset prices across financial markets and the higher price of money means higher mortgage rates for consumers and tough choices for government spending as funding costs climb.

17 hours ago
markets

Asian markets tumble as US-Iran fighting lifts oil and bond yields

Stocks slumped in Asian trading on Wednesday as a bond market-induced selloff on global markets spilled over into the region, after renewed attacks by the United States on Iran pushed oil prices higher.

20 hours ago
markets

Dollar near two-week high as Warsh boosts rate-hike bets; yen slips past 160

The dollar held steady near a two-week high on Monday as markets ramped up bets on a rate hike after hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, while the yen slipped back through the closely watched 160-per-dollar level.

2 days ago
markets

Asian stocks turn cautious ahead of Warsh speech

Oil prices were headed for weekly losses as Iran and Oman had agreed on administering traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and sharing revenues.

5 days ago
markets

Stocks edge higher as oil drops on fresh Mideast hopes

Asian stocks edged higher Wednesday as oil prices extended a decline on receding concerns about another military flare-up between the United States and Iran, while traders were also nervously awaiting Nvidia's earnings and key US inflation data.

1 week 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.

1 week ago

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