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.

The move to redirect some crude oil initially allocated for export may increase the oil and gas trade deficit, experts warn, urging the government to diversify the downstream oil and gas industry in order to offset potential revenue losses from reduced exports.

It also announced "changes to its management structure to clarify management roles according to their responsibilities for the management of the entire group or of each business".

An increase in imported cassava and tapioca has contributed to a fall in prices and a corresponding decline in domestic production of the root vegetable for at least 15 years, most noticeably in Lampung, a growing issue that the government is yet to tackle.

Extreme rain with lightning and strong winds on Tuesday and Wednesday disrupted flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, with authorities diverting at least 23 flights to other airports for safety reasons. 

The CEO Forum held during the President's New Delhi visit produced several partnerships between Indonesian and Indian businesses across a variety of sectors, including pharmaceuticals and communications technology, to kick off new momentum in bilateral relations.

As demand grows for diverse and innovative products, intellectual property (IP) collaboration between brands has become a crucial strategy for enhancing market competitiveness.

According to people familiar with the agreement, the $22 million of the payment will go towards funding Trump's future presidential library, with the remainder covering legal fees and payments to other plaintiffs in the case. 

Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech earnings that came days after the upheaval caused by China's DeepSeek explosion onto the global AI scene.

Emerging from their first policy meeting during President Donald Trump's second term in the White House, Powell said Fed officials are "waiting to see what policies are enacted" before judging the effects on inflation, employment and overall economic activity.

Experts warned that prolonged setbacks could erode foreign investors' confidence in the country's SOEs governance.

After three interest rate cuts in a row, the US Federal Reserve is expected to take a breather on Wednesday and signal it will remain on pause until the data changes, despite pressure to cut from President Donald Trump.

Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3.

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia's parent company has disclosed a privatization plan that involves the Santosa family acquiring 100 percent shares and delisting from the SGX, with Japfa Ltd. making reassurances that this would not affect its Indonesian subsidiary's management or operation.

Variety in local food ingredients is key to running the free meals program, given the agency’s main focus on ensuring fulfillment of nutritional standards and not on delivering one type of menu to all recipients across the country. 

A nascent recovery in technology shares faltered on Tuesday and AI chip leader Nvidia struggled to rise from a record-breaking wipeout sparked by a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model that threatens the dominance of US rivals.

Freeport-McMoRan CEO Kathleen Quirk said last week that the miner would not be affected by any copper tariffs as they sell all their US copper domestically and their Indonesian metal goes to Asia. But she worried about any potential inflationary effects of copper tariffs.

Indonesia has commenced the construction of tin-processing facilities in Batam, Riau Islands, that cost Rp 1.2 trillion (US$73.9 million) to build and start up.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, while the app's future in the country faces uncertainty.