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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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Second Phase of Waste-to-Energy Project Set to Expand to Lampung and Greater Surabaya

The Indonesian central government is preparing to expand the Waste-to-Energy (PSEL) program to two new regions in the second development phase, namely Greater Lampung and Greater Surabaya.

Energy Transition

US–Germany–Indonesia Consortium to Build IDR 444 Trillion Semiconductor, Silica and Glass Facilities in Batam

A consortium of companies from Indonesia, the United States and Germany has announced plans to develop semiconductor, silica-sand and advanced glass manufacturing facilities valued at USD 26.7 billion

03 Dec 2025

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Indonesia’s Manufacturing PMI Continues to Expand

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said national manufacturing businesses remain optimistic about Indonesia’s economic outlook. This was reflected in Indonesia’s

This Week’s Headlines (Nov. 22 - 28, 2025)

Indonesia launches Global Citizenship residency scheme, LCP invests USD 300 million in new PET plant, and state-owned fund explores overseas AI infrastructure in This Week’s Headlines.

Digital Economy

Government Confident Economy Will Grow 5.6% by Year-End

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto expressed confidence that economic growth in the final quarter of the year will be the highest recorded in 2025. According to Airlangga,

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