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Industry braces for on-the-ground reality as new coal, CPO export scheme goes live

During the transition period, exporting companies are only required to complete an approval checklist in the CEISA 4.0 dialog box as a form of reporting to DSI.

2 hours ago
Economy premium

Costly oil and gas imports wipe out trade surplus

Indonesia only narrowly avoided a trade deficit in April as the cost of imported oil and gas products skyrocketed in April. ...

13 hours ago
Economy premium

Inflation creeps up amid rising fuel, food prices

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) surged by 3.08 percent year-on-year (yoy) in May, though it remained below Bank Indonesia’s (BI) inflation target of 1.5 to 3.5 percent.    ...

17 hours ago

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Markets premium

FTSE Russell to drop four more Indonesian stocks in June

Technology giant GoTo and nickel miner Harita Nickel are among the stocks to be axed from the indexer's GEIS this month effective June 22, following in the wake of four small- and large-cap stocks dropped in May.

19 hours ago
Economy

Marriott Bonvoy maps out customer behavior and loyalty in Indonesia

To increase understanding of how loyalty programs drive customer retention, the APEC Loyalty Trends Report 2026 by Marriott Bonvoy writes a new playbook for travelers in Indonesia and the surrounding region.

19 hours ago
Economy

Bigger 'kurban', thinner wallets

National data on sales of sacrificial animals for Idul Adha show that while the kurban market might appear healthy, changes in consumer behavior over the past few years indicate growing caution in spending.

20 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt begins transition to centralized exports for coal, palm oil

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced in a press conference on Sunday that a seven-month transition phase will run from June 1 to Dec. 31, while exporting companies will continue to execute their regular shipping activities. 

1 day ago
Economy

Southeast Asia power market at a turning point, now more than ever

Even before the shock from the Iran war, regional electricity consumption surged by 24 percent between 2021 and 2025, but 70 to 80 percent of that new demand was met by coal and gas.

1 day ago
Regulations premium

BI expected to get job creation mandate soon

The government and the House of Representatives are scrambling to pass a bill that will give Bank Indonesia (BI) a new mandate on job creation, which economists say could weaken the central bank’s independence.

1 day ago
Regulations premium

Ministry pushes mass transit to curb fuel subsidy costs

Transportation expenses consume up to 40 percent of household income. 

1 day ago
Markets

Asian equities ahead, oil rises as uncertainty surrounds US-Iran talks

Oil rose while Asian equities firmed Monday as a surge in artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped offset uncertainty over US-Iran talks.

1 day ago
Regulations

US to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

The unexpected guidance suggests the United States' best AI chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese AI firms based in places like Malaysia.

2 days ago
Companies

SoftBank vows to spend $87.5 billion on AI centers in France

Japanese tech investor SoftBank will spend 75 billion euros (US$87.5 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, its founder Masayoshi Son told a French newspaper in an interview released Saturday.

2 days ago
Tech

From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprint

China's central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at home and abroad, several industry sources said, setting Beijing on a different – and potentially competing – path from the United States in shaping the future of money.

3 days ago
Economy premium

Twenty years on, Lapindo’s economic scars linger

According to the Sidoarjo Mudflow Control Center (PPLS), the agency received Rp 287.7 billion in state budget funding in 2025 to manage the disaster. 

4 days ago
Companies premium

Wilmar says no official notice received in palm oil export probe

Wilmar shares tumbled 10.5 percent after the government named the palm oil giant in a widening export pricing investigation.

4 days ago
Economy

Harbour Energy sells Natuna assets for $215m, keeps Andaman presence

Harbour Energy has completed the US$215 million divestment of its participating interests in the Natuna Sea Block A and in the Tuna Block to Prime Group.  

4 days ago
Companies

Inside the lab and mill where women are redefining industrial work

Across Indonesia, women continue to break barriers and step into roles once considered unconventional. That spirit is reflected in the growing presence of women across technical and leadership roles—opening new pathways across industries that are rapidly evolving.

4 days ago
Economy premium

RI, France launch new business council to boost investment

French President Emmanuel Macron described Indonesia as one of France’s key strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific, adding that both countries could help build broader international cooperation without becoming overly dependent on any single economic power.

4 days ago
Markets

Oil eyes weekly drop on Hormuz deal hopes; AI sends stocks to record highs

World stocks stood at record highs on Friday and oil futures eyed the steepest weekly drop for nearly two months as traders waited for details on a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend the US-Iran ceasefire.

4 days ago
Economy

UK pledges 300,000 youth placements after 'lost generation' warning

Britain will create additional work experience and training placements for young people, the government said on Friday, a day after a review warned the country risked a "lost generation" locked out of work.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Sumatra blackout raises alarm for Indonesia’s data center push

Future projects may gradually flow to markets perceived as lower-risk in power uncertainty, such as Malaysia or Thailand, unless reliability improvements are quickly made, experts noted.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Prabowo pushes reactivation of Husein airport, Bandung mayor says

The Bandung administration hopes the airport can recover passenger traffic levels seen before the pandemic and before the transfer of most flights to Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, which is located in the eastern part of West Java.

5 days ago
Tech premium

OJK shuts down 951 lenders, warns of digital fraud

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has shut down 951 unlicensed lending entities and two unauthorized investment offers operating through websites and applications in the first quarter of the year, as part of an intensified nationwide crackdown on illicit finance.

5 days ago
Companies premium

Danantara sets up new holding company for state-owned industrial parks

The legal restructuring process for Kawasan Industri Indonesia is expected to be completed this year, which will allow the firm to begin its full operations in 2027.   

5 days ago
Markets

Oil prices bounce higher after new US strikes on Iran

Oil prices bounced higher on Thursday while Asian stocks mostly fell, as new US strikes on Iran marked the latest test of a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war.

5 days ago
Markets

Dollar near one-week high as US-Iran tensions flare, yen nears intervention zone

The dollar held firm near a one-week high on Thursday on a Reuters report that the United States had carried out new strikes in Iran targeting a military site, while the yen softened towards a level that triggered central bank intervention last month.

5 days ago
Markets premium

Firms gear up for buybacks amid stock market slump

Listed companies are preparing to purchase their own shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange amid a bearish market, which analysts see as a potential catalyst to ease pressure on Indonesian equities.  

6 days ago
Markets

Oil falls, stocks waver as investors eye US-Iran talks

Oil prices fell Wednesday while stock markets diverged over conflicting headlines on talks between Iran and the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf crude shipments.

6 days ago
Economy

Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as world's top cross-border wealth hub

Hong ​Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the top global booking center for cross-border wealth, ‌a first that is unlikely to be reversed as hubs in Asia grow faster than the European safe-haven, Boston Consulting Group said on Wednesday.

6 days ago

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Wed, June 3, 2026

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