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Indonesia’s Halal Certification Rules Face Calls for Overhaul
Indonesia’s halal certification deadline sparks calls to ease MSME burdens and adopt risk-based enforcement.Business Oct 12, 2026 | 6:32 pm
Rupiah Edges Toward Rp 18,000 as Riyadh Attacks Rattle Markets
Rupiah weakens to Rp 17,913 per dollar as Fed rate hike fears, Middle East tensions and MSCI uncertainty weigh on sentiment.Business Oct 12, 2026 | 6:17 pm
Danantara to Form Joint Investment Fund with Egypt
Danantara has yet to issue a statement on this, but a joint statement showed it had been in talks with the Future of Egypt agency.Business Oct 12, 2026 | 8:09 am
Indonesia Risks Debt-Service Trap as Interest Payments Near New Borrowing
Indonesia's debt interest payments reached Rp 444.5 trillion by September, prompting warnings of shrinking fiscal space.Business Oct 12, 2026 | 6:23 am
Indonesia Targets Rp 1.7 Trillion From Sweetened Drink Tax in 2027
Indonesia targets Rp 1.7 trillion from a 2027 sugary-drink tax as diabetes cases reach 20.4 million nationwide.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 9:51 pm
Rupiah Strengthens to Rp 17,899 per Dollar Despite Fiscal Deficit
Rupiah rose 0.09% to Rp 17,899 per dollar despite Indonesia’s Rp 319 trillion budget deficit and ongoing US-Iran tensions.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 5:21 pm
Indonesian Stocks Gain 1% Despite Global Market Jitters
stocks rose 1.04% as resilient consumer confidence and retail activity offset global concerns over AI valuations, Iran and trade tensions.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 4:24 pm
Indonesia Spends $32 Billion on Education Through September
Indonesia spent Rp 574.2 trillion on education through September, funding student aid, teacher salaries and free meals.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 3:44 pm
Indonesia Needs More Than Market Size to Sustain Investment Growth
Indonesia’s investment growth is strong, but sustaining momentum will require more than its large market and natural resources.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 2:17 pm
Indonesia Rewrites Its Economic Model to Power Faster Growth
Indonesia bets on investment, downstream industries and clean energy to achieve 8% economic growth.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 10:36 am
‘Only Time Will Tell’: Indonesia on World Bank’s 5.2% Forecast
Indonesia aims to grow 5.4% in 2026 and expand further by 6% the following year, topping the World Bank's 5.2% forecasts.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 8:37 am
TikTok’s Data Center Choice Exposes Indonesia’s High-Tech Talent Gap
Indonesia’s lack of skilled talent risks costing it high-tech investment, despite its huge market and natural-resource advantages.Business Oct 9, 2026 | 8:04 am
Indonesia’s Budget Deficit Hits 1.24% of GDP
Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara says that Indonesia's state budget has been "designed for a deficit from the get-go".Business Oct 8, 2026 | 7:01 pm
Danantara Plans New Committee to Prevent Overinvestment
Danantara has floated plans to establish a committee meant to make sure that SOEs are making the right investment decision.Business Oct 8, 2026 | 4:37 pm
Danantara Defends Overdue Financial Statement
Danantara says that cross-checking the figures across 1,074 companies takes time.Business Oct 8, 2026 | 2:21 pm
Indonesia Needs Better Investment, Not More, LPS Chairman Says
Indonesia needs to focus on investment productivity, not just volume, to push economic growth beyond 5%, LPS Chairman Anggito Abimanyu says.Business Oct 8, 2026 | 11:57 am
Indonesia Prepares Pleasant Surprises for Businesses
Newly appointed deputy senior minister Dradjad Hari Wibowo says that the new initiatives "will really make businesses happy".Business Oct 8, 2026 | 11:32 am
Indonesia Can Hit 8% Growth With Housing, AI, Green Energy: Hashim
Hashim Djojohadikusumo says housing, AI, digital infrastructure and green energy could help Indonesia achieve 8% economic growth.Business Oct 8, 2026 | 10:31 am
Prabowo to Launch Indonesia’s First Electric Vehicle Battery Export
Indonesia is set to export its first electric vehicle batteries as Prabowo launches a $10.2 billion industrial program.Business Oct 8, 2026 | 9:40 am
Indonesia to Overhaul Stay Permit System to Attract Investment
Indonesia is about to revise its stay permit system as Southeast Asia’s biggest economy searches for foreign investment.Business Oct 7, 2026 | 12:53 pm
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