Indonesia’s bauxite miners want price floor to lessen pain of export ban
For months, industry players have been pointing to a mismatch between national bauxite output and existing smelters’ input capacity.
Aditya Hadi
Pertamina to launch bioethanol gasoline this month, CEO says
According to the company's CEO, the move is part of their energy transition effort, which is not only focused on reducing carbon emissions.
Inflation in Indonesia brought under control faster than expected
Bank Danamon economist Irman Faiz said the "disinflation" was broad-based across segments.
Tourism surge, novel brews cure Indonesia’s alcohol industry hangover
In this year’s first quarter, almost all public alcoholic beverage firms saw topline growth.
Indonesia seeks to block curbs on raw plastic production
The proposal to reduce production raised concerns that it would hamper Indonesia’s plastic industry that is already contending with a flood of imported products.
Bookstore Gunung Agung to close up shop this year after 70 years
The company was unable to overcome the operating losses it had endured since 2013, which was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Asean makes push to become global EV production hub
Concluding the Asean summit in Labuan Bajo this week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the declaration marked an important step in the region’s economic cooperation.
‘Show me the money’: Indonesia frustrated with green financing deadlock
At a Group of 20 Summit in Bali last year, Indonesia had received pledges amounting to US$20 billion from developed countries and global private lenders through the Just Energy…
Indonesian govt allows foreign entities to buy carbon credits from Jakarta
This paves the way for MNCs and institutions to tap into the country’s large carbon trading potential.
Prolonged oversupply, costly inputs to hamper Indonesia’s poultry firms
The Agriculture Ministry has tried to solve the problem through a culling program, but this has so far failed to prop up prices.