Inflation creeps up in Indonesia amid rising fuel, food prices
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) surged by 3.08 percent year-on-year (yoy) in May, though it remained below Bank Indonesia’s (BI)…
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Indonesia pushes mass transit to curb fuel subsidy costs
Transportation expenses consume up to 40 percent of household income.
Airlines brace for fare hikes as jet fuel prices climb
Experts warned that airlines must brace for a decline in the country’s already weakening air travel demand.
Indonesia’s data centre boom raises alarm over water use
A study found that hot, humid lowland climates in cities like Jakarta and Batam leave data centers heavily dependent on energy-hungry mechanical cooling systems that run at high…
Indonesia must foster more productive firms, World Bank’s IFC says
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, has urged Indonesia to prioritise the growth of more productive, higher-value businesses…
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund taps Chinese firms to roll out waste-to-energy projects
State asset fund Danantara has selected two Chinese companies as operating partners for the first phase of its waste-to-energy projects.
Listed firms to unlock $11b in new shares to boost free float, says Indonesia Stock Exchange
The IDX, along with the OJK, has announced a new policy to double the minimum free float requirement to 15 percent from 7.5 percent at present, using a case-by-case approach in…
Indonesia’s car exports hit record high as domestic sales decline
The Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) recorded exports of 518,000 completely built-up (CBU) vehicles in 2025, marking an “all-time high."
Bali sees dip in domestic tourists, pins hopes on foreign visitors
Bali Governor I Wayan Koster attributed the decline to a reduced number of domestic flights, noting that several aircraft operated by national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and…
Indonesian textiles excluded from US tariff relief, minister says
The chief negotiator for Jakarta’s reciprocal tariff deal with Washington says the US tariff exemptions apply to natural resource commodities, hence textiles and textile…