While the government’s call for unity resonates, experts and business leaders caution that the state-centric approach may stifle market forces unless accompanied by reforms to lower economic costs and strengthen the rule of law.

Hong Kong and Indonesia, as key players in Asia, exemplify internationalism and openness, leveraging their unique strengths—Indonesia as ASEAN's largest economy and Hong Kong as gateway to Chinese Mainland and global markets —to foster greater economic complementarity and synergy.

Bank Indonesia has kept its benchmark interest rate in place after decreasing it by 25 basis points (bps) in each of the past three months, but the central bank is open for further cuts to encourage lending and push economic growth to its true potential.

The price reduction will apply to economy class domestic flights for travel between Dec. 22 and Jan. 10, 2026, with the discounted tickets available for booking from Oct. 22 to Jan. 10, 2026.  

The European Commission proposed a further softening of the EU anti-deforestation law on Tuesday, relieving the reporting burden for many smallholders and businesses in select countries but stepping back from delaying the world-first green policy by another year.

Ethanol can be produced from sugarcane, cassava or corn. Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said preparing 1 million hectares of agricultural lands to cultivate the commodities was a directive from President Prabowo Subianto.  

Global shares slipped on Wednesday and gold pulled back sharply from a blistering rally, as stretched valuations came under scrutiny and investors booked profits.

Oil lifting has surpassed the target started in the state budget for the first time since 2008, Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia announced, citing rising production and new measures to legalize tens of thousands of community-run oil wells.

The government has set its sights on turning Bali into a global financial hub as it seeks to move forward with the family office plan thought up by the previous presidential administration, but there are doubts as to whether the resort island is cut out for such a role.  

The President envisions all top-level government officials switching to domestically produced cars to foster national pride, support the local automotive industry and reduce dependence on imported vehicles.

One of Indonesia's wealthiest businesswomen, Kartini Muljadi, passed away on Monday evening.

Amid the slowdown in financing growth this year, the multifinance industry needs to find new strategies that can adapt and innovate with current conditions to stay both competitive and relevant.

The White House said US investments into Australia would unlock deposits of critical minerals worth $53 billion, without offering many details.

The buyback, set to run from Oct. 22 to Jan. 19, 2026, comes as the company announced its third-quarter performance on Monday.

The Chinese government has made a statement regarding the debt of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) service Whoosh, saying its benefits go beyond key financials.

Reaffirming its support for local businesses looking to expand into the global market, Indonesia Eximbank/Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI) recently organized a business forum on how to enter the BRICS market.

The state asset fund faces significant financial risks and must exercise caution as it considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, as the current carbon price offers a negligible incentive against costs that can be 50 times higher, a leading energy analyst warned.

Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani’s consolidation drive to reduce the number of SOEs from more than 1,000 to just over 200 will only succeed if accompanied by transparent governance, political will and an overdue reset in the business culture at state firms, economists say.

Climate shocks drove the cost of arabica soaring, with the beans hitting an all-time high in February 2025. That has been compounded by elevated transport costs and the 50 percent tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump since August 6 on many products from Brazil.

The Finance Ministry is investigating the accumulating savings of regional administrations that it sees as contradicting regional leaders’ recent complaints about reduced central government transfers.

Li, during a visit to Washington in August, had allegedly threatened that "China would unleash chaos on the global system if the US went ahead with our docking fees for Chinese ships", Bessent said in an interview with media outlet CNBC on Wednesday.

The upgraded facility will boost Balikpapan’s processing capacity to around 360,000 barrels per day (bpd), overtaking the Cilacap refinery as the country’s largest.

The President ordered authorities to step up enforcement earlier this month in islands rich in the metal used in everything from electronics to making glass.

China's economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter, as a property crisis and trade tensions hurt demand, leaving policymakers with the daunting challenge of rebalancing GDP drivers towards greater consumption over time.

The government must zero in on strengthening manufacturing, cutting logistics costs, ensuring legal certainty and preserving fiscal credibility if it wants to turn the President's 8 percent growth dream into reality, experts say, and perhaps kill the free meals program..

Through policy decrees and institutional restructuring, Prabowo has tightened the state’s authority over fiscal resources and assets, as evident in his push for a more active role for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in key industries and top-down approach to welfare.

The move comes after the 2023 release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, co-produced with major United States animation studio Illumination, boosted sales of games in the franchise after becoming a record-breaking global hit.