Gold pushed through US$4,000 an ounce to hit a record on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.

Indonesia must urgently pivot from being a mere supplier of raw materials to investing in research and development (R&D) to secure its position in the global electric vehicle (EV) battery value chain, experts warn.

The Jakarta government is looking to issue municipal bonds next year for its so-called Jakarta Collaboration Fund to bridge a financing gap caused by central government budget cuts earlier this year.

Healthcare providers are facing a choice between continuing to react to insurer mandates or proactively shaping value-based arrangements through commercial, clinical and operational innovations.

Indonesia’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is to be presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Brazil next month.

Mining operations at Pani, run by publicly listed miner PT Merdeka Gold Resources, officially began on Oct. 1, with the first gold pour expected in the first quarter of next year.

The European Union will take a page out of US President Donald Trump's tariff playbook on Tuesday with a plan to hike levies and slash quotas for imported steel -- to protect the bloc's struggling industry from cheap Chinese competition.

The House of Representatives is seeking to expand Bank Indonesia’s (BI) mandate to include economic growth and job creation, which analysts warn could conflict with monetary policy goals and motivate political interference.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has handed over seized assets worth Rp 7 trillion from corruption cases involving mineral extraction to state tin miner PT Timah and state asset fund Danantara.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has insisted on cutting the state budget allocation for the free nutritious meal (MBG) program if spending on the flagship initiative remains slow.   

The mining giant recovered on Sunday the bodies of five remaining workers who went missing on Sept. 8, bringing an end to a nearly monthlong search and rescue effort for seven total workers, all confirmed deceased.

The Mandalika special economic zone (SEZ) has recorded Rp 5.7 trillion in realized investment, creating 19,010 jobs and hosting 28 active businesses within the area.

Japanese stocks and bond yields soared and the yen fell on Monday, after conservative China hawk and potential big-spender Sanae Takaichi won the leadership of the ruling party.

Pekan Iklim Bali (Bali Climate Week) has united regional leaders, climate activists, non-governmental organizations, funders and investors as well as the general public in a weeklong event dedicated to collectively promote collaborative, innovative and impactful climate action.

Jakarta and Washington are looking to sign a bilateral trade agreement by the end of October by ironing out details left open in a handshake deal announced in July. However, the US government shutdown has disrupted the talks.

Local furniture makers and exporters are expecting US orders to decline over the next three to six months in light of additional duties on wood products that are set to take effect on Jan. 1.

In its ruling published on Oct. 2, the WTO has ruled in favor of Indonesia in its stainless steel dispute with the EU after finding that Brussels's countervailing measures were inconsistent with the trade body's SCM Agreement.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new import certification requirements for shrimp and spices from Indonesia after cases of radioactive contamination were detected earlier.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans a tax targeting individuals with annual incomes of over 250,000 euros to try to win the Socialist opposition's backing for his government's 2026 state budget, financial daily Les Echos said on Saturday.

The shrimp was processed at an industrial estate near Jakarta that was later found to be contaminated with of Cesium 137 and the country's nuclear agency is seeking to pinpoint the size of the area affected.

Domestic investors are driving a stock market rally while riding a global gold price rally, a trend analysts tie to a combination of a weakening dollar and optimism over domestic pro-growth policies.  

For many aspiring homeowners, a rent-to-own scheme is being hailed as a lifeline to homeownership, but they stressed that the scheme will only succeed if the monthly payments remain truly affordable.

The government has suspended TikTok's registration to provide electronic systems after the company failed to hand over all data relating to the use of its live stream feature, a government official said on Friday.

The former Kadin chief's new equity firm, Sriwijaya Capital, aims to bring Southeast Asian opportunities to the Gulf and vice versa as part of its broader mission to support the government's "Indonesia Inc" intitiative.

The government has lambasted the European Union’s decision to appeal a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling supporting Indonesian biodiesel exports, arguing that the move went against the spirit of freshly elevated economic ties.

However, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has raised objections to the tax amnesty policy, arguing that it would not encourage businesses to become compliant taxpayers, as they would simply expect repeated leniency.

Among its early projects are a Haj village in Saudi Arabia, upstream energy ventures with Pertamina and waste-to-energy plants in Indonesia.