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.

An NTT-based NGO that won second place in a recent Schneider Electric competition says the government should focus on providing renewable-based power solutions in remote regions in its pursuit of a just energy transition.

With Donald Trump's imminent return as US president looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping said the region should push for more free trade as Asia-Pacific cooperation faces "rising protectionism", according to Chinese state media.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto accompanied President Prabowo Subianto, during a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, on Friday (15/11).

Strong US economic and inflation data continue to reshape the debate among Federal Reserve policymakers over the pace and extent of interest rate cuts as investors on Friday further downgraded their expectations for a rate reduction at the central bank's December meeting.

President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted Indonesia’s abundant natural resources as a foundation for national energy security, suggesting that the country could meet its entire energy needs without relying on fossil fuels.

The finance minister has announced a bold plan to target the shadow economy as a new source of tax revenue, particularly as the government looks to generate more funds to finance its ambitious and costly priority programs, including the free meals program.

Japan's economy expanded by an annualized 0.9 percent over the July-September quarter, government data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous three months due to tepid capital spending though an unexpected pickup in consumption added a bright spot.

President Prabowo Subianto has not given up on the country’s plan for homegrown automotive brands even after past leaders have failed to achieve mass production of a “national car”.

The G20 presidency of Brazil has entered the final stage of the G20 Leaders’ Declaration negotiation process. Starting on Nov. 12, the Sherpas from G20 member countries gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to begin a series of negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement on the G20 Leaders’ Declaration.

The country's biggest MSME lender says that small businesses recorded a major sales slump in the third quarter, primarily due to weakening consumer spending and partly due to the rollback of COVID-related government assistance, leading to a rise in the NPL ratio for the sector.

Executives stress need for unity for the lobby group to pursue its key mission or representing business interests.