The government is considering a policy that would require thermal coal exporters to sell the commodity using Indonesia’s coal reference price (HBA) to prevent Indonesian coal from being sold abroad at prices below the local benchmark.

US President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks Monday -- but there was no breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada on an issue that has sparked fears of a global trade war.

Annual inflation in January 2025 is the lowest since January 2000, BPS says.

Though costs remain a concern, Indonesian manufacturers have increased buying activity and bolstered stockpiles of input and output inventories in anticipation of demand growth this year.

The IDX Composite closed lower on Monday, falling by 1.11 percent after United States President Donald Trump announced an increase in import tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.

Industry association ASI has called for stricter enforcement of the moratorium on new factories as well as more targeted application of the policy to protect cement producers.

Maximum and minimum temperatures in most parts of the country will be above-average in the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department, told a virtual news conference.

The Kadin advisory board chair has proposed the new bond scheme as an alternative to a tax holiday for repatriating overseas funds to fund the "3 million homes" program of President Prabowo, his brother.

Asian stock markets slumped on Monday and European and US equity futures pointed sharply lower after President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China triggered fears of a broad trade war and a hit to global growth.

National housing task force head Hashim Djojohadikusumo said on Jan. 20 that people would still need to pay installments for housing units provided by the program.

The dollar surged on Monday, pushing its Canadian counterpart and Mexican peso to multi-year lows while China's yuan slumped to a record low in offshore trading after US President Donald Trump kicked off a trade war by imposing sweeping tariffs.

President Prabowo Subianto kicked off his term with promises to make Indonesia less dependent on fuel and food imports by ramping up renewable energy supply and building massive agricultural estates, sparking hope but also skepticism as predecessors have tried the same, and failed.

New rules require firms to give 20 percent of their land to smallholders before the government extends their permits.

Donald Trump's new tariffs will probably not have a major impact on China's economy but may herald the opening salvo of another bruising trade war with Beijing, analysts said Sunday.

Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will face a 25 percent tariff, although energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10 percent levy. Goods from China, which already face various rates of duties, will see an additional 10 percent tariff.

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order on Saturday imposing hefty new tariffs of 25 percent on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10 percent on imports from China, potentially disrupting more than US$2.1 trillion worth of annual trade.

Trump said he would be putting tariffs on imports of computer chips to the United States, which will punish Nvidia's business that depends on imported components, mainly from Taiwan.

The United States has backed out from its role as a co-leader alongside Japan in an international effort to help finance Indonesia’s energy transition, with Germany reportedly stepping into the breach.

Total investment grew by 20.8 percent to Rp 1.7 quadrillion (US$105 billion) last year compared to the previous year.

Pertamina has launched Diesel X, a low-sulfur vehicle fuel claimed to be relatively environmentally friendly and efficient.

With less than 24 hours before President Donald Trump's deadline to impose sweeping tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners -- Canada, Mexico and China -- the global economy is bracing for impact.

The US mining giant says it expects to soon get final export approval for local subsidiary Freeport Indonesia, after a fire last October prompted the company to close operations and file an extension request.

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the US dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100 percent-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections.

Asian shares wavered on Friday, weighed down by the return of tech-heavy South Korean stocks from holidays, but relatively strong earnings from US tech giants kept risk sentiment intact while tariff threats pushed the dollar and gold prices higher.

At the BRI Microfinance Outlook 2025 on Thursday in Jakarta, the senior economic minister launched a new credit scheme that carries a 5% interest subsidy rate to help labor-intensive industries.

Businesses looking to grow would do well to look toward the major markets in Southeast Asia.

Fully implemented at the turn of the year, Coretax is a new tax administration system that is meant to tame Indonesia’s notoriously complicated taxation jungle, which can then translate into improved compliance and increased revenue.