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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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Indonesia, Peru Sign IP-CEPA to Boost Trade and Investment

Indonesia and Peru have officially signed the Indonesia–Peru Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IP-CEPA), marking a milestone in trade and investment relations between the two countries.

Bilateral Trade

International Cooperation

This Week’s Headlines (Aug. 2 - 8, 2025)

Business-Indonesia This Week's Headlines Issue #173

Health & Medical

International Cooperation

Indonesia’s New Investment Regulation to Accelerate Licensing Process

Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Rosan Roeslani, stated that the investment licensing process in Indonesia has undergone

Indonesia Eyes Australian Lithium to Boost EV Battery Ambitions

Indonesia is intensifying efforts to secure lithium imports from Australia as part of its strategy to become a global hub for electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing. The move aims to fill a

Energy Transition

Indonesia’s Economy Grows 5.12% in Q2 2025, Driven by Exports and Consumption

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2025 at 5.12% year-on-year, rising from 5.05% in the same period last year. This figure reflects a continue

Export & Import

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