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Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA.JK) will return nine leased Boeing 737 800NG aircraft ahead of schedule, as part of an agreement to end a bankruptcy lawsuit, the company's chief executive Irfan Setiaputra told Reuters on Monday.
Indonesia's central bank cut rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since September and said a revised tariff deal with the United States was positive for Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid weakening global trade and slowing domestic demand.
Indonesia may raise fuel prices by 30% to 40% to manage fiscal pressure from a ballooning subsidy budget, three lawmakers from parliament's energy committee told Reuters on Friday.
Indonesian authorities struggled on Thursday to get aid to thousands of people displaced by a deadly earthquake in western Java, as rain-triggered landslides and difficult mountainous terrain hampered the efforts of rescue teams.
Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell the most in a month since the start of the pandemic, Bank Indonesia (BI) data showed on Friday, as the central bank pledged to intervene in the foreign exchange market to ward off imported inflation.
Indonesian annual economic growth likely slowed to its weakest in more than a year in January-March and shrank on a quarterly basis as lower commodity prices hit exports and higher interest rates restricted domestic demand, a Reuters poll found.
Bank Indonesia is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 5.75% for a third consecutive meeting on April 18 and for the rest of this year as it evaluates the impact of previous hikes on inflation, a poll this week by Reuters found.
Indonesian authorities plan to inspect grocery store shelves to check compliance with a law requiring halal labels on food items from Friday, officials said, although some importers and restaurants face hurdles in complying.
Indonesia's ban on palm oil exports shocked global edible oils markets that already reached record high prices this year, and sparked alarm among major importers of the cooking medium.
Vietnam coffee prices edged down amid dull trade ahead of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, while trade has not yet picked up in Indonesia as stocks remain low until at least March, traders said on Thursday.
Indonesia's anti graft agency has arrested the country's deputy manpower minister and 13 other people in connection with an investigation into alleged extortion, the agency said on Thursday.
Indonesia plans to require exporters of natural resources retain their export proceeds in the country for at least one year, up from the current three months, its chief economic minister said on Wednesday.
Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for mines and access roads, new research shows.
Indonesia's palm oil industry is urging authorities to ease export restrictions and taxes so it can sell produce that risks going to waste, as an upcoming harvest season is likely to keep inventories at full capacity.
Bank Indonesia will deliver a third consecutive 50 basis point interest rate rise on Thursday, according to a strong majority of economists polled by Reuters, although some expected a smaller quarter-point move given the relatively strong currency.
Indonesia's central bank on Wednesday held interest rates steady, as expected, preferring to focus on stabilizing the rupiah before possibly easing rates later this year.
Indonesia's central bank has and will continue to intervene in the currency market amid volatility linked to the closure of some U.S. banks, its governor said on Thursday, after leaving interest rates unchanged for a second straight meeting.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s son and son-in-law were among candidates on track to win posts in regional elections on Wednesday after polls that health experts have warned could spark new coronavirus clusters across the archipelago. More than 100 million people were registered to vote in the polls, a mammoth logistical task even without a pandemic, with nearly 300,000 polling stations in 24 districts and 37 cities.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multi-billion dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of his people was officially underway on Monday, officials said, with 570,000 mouths to feed on its opening day.
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA.JK), which last week defaulted on a $500 million sukuk, is considering a court supervised debt restructuring process and is in talks to slash its fleet size, company executives said on Monday.