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This Week’s Headlines (Dec 13. – 19, 2025)

World Bank lifts Indonesia’s growth outlook, VinFast opens Subang EV plant as production hub, and Indonesia ships frozen durian to China in This Week’s Headlines.

19 Dec 2025
Indonesia’s Economic Outlook 2026: Resilient, but Acceleration Elusive

Indonesia enters 2026 with an outlook defined more by stability than momentum. Economic growth is expected to remain around five percent, supported by domestic demand, policy continuity

18 Dec 2025
Global Risks Remain Elevated, BI Holds Interest Rate at 4.75%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has once again decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.75% at the Board of Governors’ Meeting held on December 16–17, 2025. The deposit facility rate was also

18 Dec 2025
Indonesia Introduces New Minimum Wage Formula, To Increase by 5%–7% in 2026

Indonesia’s minimum wage is set to increase by around 5% to 7% in 2026 following the signing of a new government regulation by President Prabowo Subianto, which revises the formula used to calculate

17 Dec 2025
Govt: Coal Export Tax to Take Effect Starting January 2026

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the government will impose an export duty or coal export tax ranging from 1% to 5% starting January 1, 2026.

16 Dec 2025
Indonesia–Russia Trade Rises 17%, Cooperation in Nuclear Energy on the Table

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that bilateral economic and trade relations between Indonesia and Russia grew by 17% during the first nine months of 2025.

11 Dec 2025
Indonesia – U.S. Trade Deal Faces Uncertainty

A trade agreement reached between the United States and Indonesia in July faces uncertainty after a U.S. official said Jakarta had stepped back from several commitments made during negotiations.

10 Dec 2025

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BI Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate at 5.5%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate (BI Rate) at 5.5% in June 2025. This decision takes into account controlled inflation and a stable rupiah exchange rate amid

World Bank Approves USD 2.13 Billion Financing Package for Indonesia Economic Development

The World Bank has approved a total blended finance package of USD 2.13 billion to support Indonesia’s efforts to achieve high-income status by 2045. The financing comprises two major programs aimed

18 Jun 2025

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Indonesia-Singapore to Develop Green Industrial Zone in Riau Islands, Use Clean Electricity

The governments of Indonesia and Singapore will develop an integrated green industrial zone in the Riau Islands. This development is part of a strategic cooperation agreed upon by both countries

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This Week’s Headlines (Jun. 7-13, 2025)

Business-Indonesia This Week's Headlines Issue #166

International Cooperation

Several Investors Interested in Continuing High-Speed Rail Project to Semarang or Surabaya

Deputy Minister of Transportation Suntana revealed that several companies have expressed interest in continuing the Jakarta high-speed rail project to either Semarang or Surabaya, in an effort to

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