Contrary to market expectations, Indonesia experienced mild deflation in July 2026. While it was widely anticipated that the secondary effects of recent non-subsidized fuel price hikes would maintain ...

Indonesia is a constitutional democracy. After the fall of President Suharto's prolonged, authoritarian New Order regime in 1998, various constitutional amendments were made to reduce the executive ...

Pertamina Patra Niaga, the commercial and trading sub-holding of Indonesia's state-owned energy giant Pertamina, cut prices of several non-subsidized fuels as global oil prices are currently not as ...

The World Bank’s examination of administrative tax data revealed an anomalous clustering of mid-sized firms reporting revenues just below the IDR 4.8 billion mark. Crossing the IDR 4.8 billion mark ...

The Indonesian cement sector experienced a strong performance in the first half of 2026 (H1/2026) on the back of a sharp acceleration in government-led infrastructure projects and regional ...

Moreover, particularly in the rural and suburban areas, (near) poverty remains a huge issue, hence limiting the public's willingness to pay for proper waste collection services. Also, a broad lack of ...

After coal-to-dimethyl ether (DME) gasification projects repeatedly stalled across Indonesia, coal downstreaming is taking a new direction, with fresh investment flowing into methanol development.

There's a persistent myth in go-to-market circles: buy the biggest B2B data platform, and your pipeline problems disappear. It's a comforting story. It's also not quite true. A platform is only as ...

Tea is one of the world's most consumed beverages. It is thought to originate from China where tea has been drunk for thousands of years. Around the 16th century, when the Portuguese were expanding ...

Bumi Resources is primarily engaged in the exploration and exploitation of coal deposits on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. BUMI operates mines through four companies: Arutmin Indonesia, Kaltim ...

Investing always encompasses risks. Generally speaking: the higher the risks are, the higher the yields can become. This "law" particularly applies to an emerging market like Indonesia: investing in ...

The Indonesian financial markets have evolved from a post-crisis recovery story into one of Southeast Asia's most resilient investment destinations. Prudent fiscal management, disciplined monetary ...