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Indonesia's April trade surplus came in slightly bigger than expected, even as exports and imports plunged amid declining prices of its main commodities like palm oil, coal and nickel.
Indonesia on Friday launched a new economic stimulus package that includes cash handouts totalling 30 trillion rupiah ($1.81 billion) for 35 million households and expanded a planned paid internship scheme, its chief economic minister said.
Indonesia's October inflation rate came in below the expectations of officials and the market, statistics bureau data showed on Tuesday, but still remained above the central bank's target range for a fifth straight month.
Indonesia's central bank governor said on Wednesday the cross border payment program between five ASEAN countries, namely Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia will be fully connected next year.
Indonesian police have arrested 53 militants suspected of planning an attack on independence day this week, including alleged members of networks blamed for past attacks like the 2002 Bali bombings, the police said on Friday.
PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is in discussions with the government about being able to continue copper concentrate exports until its new Manyar smelter returns to full operations, a spokesperson for the miner said on Friday.
Indonesia will push for the Group of 20 major economies to recognise lending for early retirement of coal power plants as sustainable investment at next week's meeting of finance chiefs, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Wednesday.
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, is willing to recognise and open diplomatic relations with Israel if an independent Palestinian state is recognised by Tel Aviv, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday.
Indonesia is yet to reach a decision on lifting its coal export ban as authorities discussed overcoming logistic issues that have slowed efforts to distribute coal to domestic power plants, a mining group executive said on Sunday.
Indonesia's central bank has relaxed rules for commercial banks offering short-term liquidity loans as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on the economy, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto on Thursday inaugurated a $4 billion petrochemical production facility built by South Korea's Lotte Chemical , which will produce 1 million metric tons of ethylene a year.
At least 15 passengers were killed when a small ferry capsized during a short 20-minute journey near Indonesia's Sulawesi island, the national search and rescue agency said on Monday.
Indonesia has proposed to parliament to allocate 20.8 trillion rupiah ($1.41 billion) to build basic infrastructure at a planned location for its new capital city on Borneo island, Public Works Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said on Tuesday.
A top court in Indonesia on Monday rejected several petitions to review a pro-investment law passed earlier this year, keeping alive a cornerstone of outgoing President Joko Widodo's legacy of economic reform.
Indonesia on Monday raised its royalty rate for coal miners from a single tariff of 13.5% to a range of 14% to 28% dependent on government-set coal benchmark prices, a change miners said could impact future investment.
Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo dominated a chaotic Indonesia Grand Prix qualifying session to take pole position in Mandalika on Saturday as MotoGP returned to the country for the first time in a quarter of a century.
Indonesia has identified potential fines amounting to $8.5 billion that the government could collect in 2026 from palm oil companies and miners operating illegally in forest areas, the country's attorney general said on Wednesday.
Indonesia's forestry task force is planning a crackdown starting September 1 on mines operating without proper permits in around 4.27 million hectares (10.55 million acres) of forest areas, an official said on Thursday.
Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia's presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he's cuddly.
Indonesia's investment ministry said several Chinese companies have expressed commitments to invest a total of $7.46 billion in new projects including factories producing silicon products and fiberglass.