Ahead of a second presidential term for president-elect Donald Trump in the United States, Luhut Pandjaitan’s National Economic Council (DEN) has advised the government to “play smart” in its dealings with the world’s largest economy to prevent a strong reaction.

Southeast Asia’s biggest economy expects the agreement to pave the way for greater access to the region, including to the United States.

Local firms remain cautious when considering employment numbers despite improvements in manufacturing activity.

Laying off workers would only increase the number of people without income, further worsening the economic situation, Kadin chairman Anindya Bakrie said. 

The BPS revealed on Monday that Indonesia's inflation rate dropped to 1.55 percent in November, just 0.05 percentage point above the lowest end of BI's target range, marking the slowest annual rise since July 2021.

Asia's largest manufacturing economies stepped up activity in November, with China's factories extending their recovery driven in part by Beijing's stimulus and a rush to export, though weak patches in other parts of the region pointed to some challenges.

The railway, which will stretch more than 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from the capital in the north to the country's business hub in the south, will reduce the current journey time by rail from 30 hours to around five.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar.

Southeast Asia's biggest economy is looking at operating nuclear power plants as early as 2036 to cut its dependence on fossil fuels.

The Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) has asked the government to reconsider a stipulation that orders ministries to cut spending for official trips by a minimum of 50 percent as well as to refrain from hiking value added tax to 12 percent next year.

In an effort to strengthen its role in the global arena, Indonesia is currently an accession country to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) alongside Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, Romania and Thailand.

In the efforts to strengthen its role in the global arena, Indonesia is currently an accession country to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) alongside Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, Romania and Thailand.

President Prabowo hopes the country could have strong domestic capability to finance its own projects, particularly through Danantara.

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said the land, which has been redistributed to and is managed by farmers and communities of farmers, would be used to achieve the targets of President Prabowo Subianto’s food self-sufficiency and free nutritious meals programs. 

The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Norwegian chapter will have its day in court Thursday, after it sued Norway for opening up its seabed to mining before performing sufficient impact studies.

Greer, 44, served as chief of staff to Trump's former US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the architect of Trump's original tariffs on some $370 billion worth of Chinese imports and the renegotiation of the North American free trade deal with Canada and Mexico.

A project for a new airport to be built in northern Bali has moved forward with its initiator PT BIBU Panji Sakti signing a heads of agreement (HoA) with a Chinese company, ChangYe Construction Group.  

Other points of cooperation include tourism, culture, health care, technology and industrial development.

COP29 deals on finance and carbon markets could lead to billions more dollars flowing around the business world if countries next year can deliver climate plans with clear policies for markets and investment.

If confirmed, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, who was named by Trump on Friday, will have to usher through promised tax cuts, advise on an agenda promising sweeping tariffs and confront the world's biggest economy's ballooning debt.

Despite higher average incomes, everything is generally more expensive in the US than it is in Indonesia.

Indonesia's external resilience remains intact amid ongoing global risk, reflected by the surplus in the country’s international transactions. According to a Bank Indonesia (BI) report, Indonesia’s balance of payments (BOP) for Q3-2024 recorded a surplus of US$5.9 billion, a recovery from a deficit of $0.6 billion in Q2-2024.

The companies expressed interest in priority sectors in the country, including those related to energy, infrastructure, education and health care.

Japan's minority government was expected Friday to approve a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers' pockets after the ruling party's worst election result in 15 years.

The Indonesian government, represented by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, attended the launch of the Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA) on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 19.

Hotel businesses are expecting a lower occupancy rate during this year's Christmas and New Year season compared with last year, as the country grapples with weakening purchasing power.

US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday -- a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration.

The government expects its free nutritious meals (MBG) program to boost demand for milk and is pushing dairy farmers to up their game in terms of quality and quantity.

The Indonesian Heavy Equipment Manufacturers Association (Hinabi) has lamented the low demand for locally made heavy equipment.  

A delegation of Indonesian business groups signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Brazilian counterparts at the Indonesia-Brazil Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, which if they are seen through as outlined, could be worth a combined US$2.65 billion.