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Indonesia will procure 28.7 million vaccine doses for foot and mouth disease by year-end and limit livestock transportation between regions amid a surge in cases, a senior minister said on Thursday.
Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday, stepping up monetary tightening to fight rising inflation and stabilise the rupiah.
Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Tuesday that the rupiah is likely to strengthen in the fourth quarter, with capital inflows set to increase once foreign investors see economic growth is accelerating.
China's coal imports from Russia rose in August, exceeding last month's level and hitting the highest in at least five years, as power utilities in the world's biggest coal consumer sought overseas supplies to meet soaring demand in extreme hot weather.
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday that he will proceed with his free meals programme despite the "extraordinary" campaign mounted against it, adding that it is being funded through budget efficiency measures.
Indonesia's central bank raised its policy rates by 50 basis points for the second month in a row on Thursday, as it sought to curb rising inflation, while trying to slow capital outflows that have weighed on the rupiah.
Indonesia's central bank left its policy interest rate unchanged at a record low on Thursday but said it would lift yields on other short-term debt, taking the money market back towards pre-pandemic normality.
Indonesia's parliament will soon start deliberating on a revision to state finance laws, but the focus will not be on changing rules on fiscal deficit limits, a senior lawmaker said on Monday.
An Australian court ordered Garuda Indonesia (GIAA.JK) to pay a fine of A$19 million ($15 million) in relation to a price-fixing case after Indonesia's flag carrier dropped an appeal against the penalty levied two years ago, a regulator said on Tuesday.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday officially handed over the G20 presidency to India at the end of a summit of the bloc's leaders in Bali.
Indonesia's central bank delivered another surprise interest rate cut on Wednesday, aiming to bolster economic growth even as investors' concerns grow over the country's fiscal discipline.
Bank Indonesia (BI) will deliver a second successive half-point interest rate hike on Thursday in an attempt to catch up with its peers and curb inflation stemming partly from a weaker rupiah, a Reuters poll found.
Indonesia's central bank expects headline inflation this month to ease to 5.8% year-on-year and food inflation to come in below 10% amid efforts by authorities to shore up food supplies, a deputy governor said on Monday.
The role of the Indonesia's central bank must be strengthened to help support the government's economic growth target of 8% by 2029, a lawmaker heading a parliamentary committee overseeing the financial sector said on Friday.
The first gay Indonesian policeman to sue the conservative country's police force for wrongful dismissal due to sexual orientation was back in courts this week, determined to be reinstated.
On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently dated cave painting - created at least 51,200 years ago.
Bank Indonesia (BI) will leave interest rates unchanged next week to support the rupiah but was expected to cut next quarter, after widely anticipated policy loosening by the U.S. Federal Reserve on Sept. 18, a Reuters poll found.
Indonesia's central bank said it will buy 150 trillion rupiah ($9.3 billion) of state bonds in the secondary market next year, more than replacing around 100 trillion rupiah of maturing bonds bought for a COVID-era programme, under a deal agreed with the government.
Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officers on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the expanding public role of the armed forces, seeking a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.
Most emerging Asian currencies fell on Friday, with the South Korean won leading losses, as the dollar firmed broadly while Indonesian shares rose 1% after the country swung to a current account surplus amid a brightening economic outlook.