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News and information about business as well as COVID-19 developments in Indonesia.

Bank Indonesia Cuts Benchmark Rate to 5% Amid Growth Support Measures
Bank Indonesia (BI) announced a surprise cut to its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, lowering the 7-day reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 5.00 percent.
20 Aug 2025
Economy
Financial
Pertamina Discovers New Gas in North Kalimantan, Near Malaysian Border
This Week’s Headlines (Aug. 9 - 15, 2025)
Crackdown of illegal resource exploitation and Indonesia's latest retail data are among This Week's Headlines (Issue 174) at Business Indonesia.
15 Aug 2025
Agribusiness
Commodities
Economy
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Luhut to Meet U.S. Trade Secretary in September Over Tariff Talks
Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is set to meet U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in September 2025 to advance ongoing sectoral tariff negotiations
14 Aug 2025
Business News
International Cooperation
Trade
Indonesia Plans Sovereign AI Fund to Boost Technology Development
Indonesia is preparing to establish a “sovereign AI fund” to support its ambition of becoming a regional hub for artificial intelligence, according to a government strategy paper. The proposal is
13 Aug 2025
Business News
Economy
Investment
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