Indonesian shipments of palm oil and its derivatives skyrocketed in August, pointing to a positive impact of the government’s decision to temporarily suspend export levies.

The United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and charities warning that a serious debt crisis is now taking hold in the poorest parts of the world.

Hong Kong's stock benchmark on Tuesday fell below 17,000 points for the first time in 11 years, after China vowed to stick to its zero-COVID policy, adding to slowdown concerns amid heightened US tech crackdowns and aggressive overseas rate hikes.

The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including decommissioning coal-fired power plants.

The recent fuel hike is causing a downward spiral in consumer perception across the country, as shown by the central bank’s headline index.

The Indonesian steel industry is expected to reinvigorate domestic production in 2023, after the government introduced a commodity balance scheme in a bid to manage imports and local outputs flow to support a surging demand for the metal goods. 

Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group and Tencent as well as in chipmakers slumped on Monday, as investors were spooked by new US export control measures aimed at slowing Beijing's technological and military advances.

Bank DBS Indonesia issued a short-term loan worth Rp 500 billion to aquaculture start-up eFishery, as announced in a signing ceremony held on Friday.

From Tuesday, Japan will reinstate visa-free travel to dozens of countries, ending some of world's strictest border controls to slow the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is counting on tourism to help invigorate the economy and reap some benefits from the yen's slide to a 24-year low.

Stocks skidded lower in Asia on Monday after a surprise drop in US unemployment quashed any thought of a pivot on policy tightening ahead of a reading on inflation which is expected to see core prices move higher again.

With the new retail technology getting increasingly accessible to the expanding population segments, it is getting harder to predict what exactly provokes customers to make a purchase decision.

The pivot is a bold move by chairman Pham Nhat Vuong -- Vietnam's richest man -- who started out selling dried noodles in the former Soviet Union before amassing his $5 billion fortune in a range of sectors including real estate, tourism and education.

‘The picture for 2023 has darkened considerably’ says the World Trade Organization, slashing its global growth forecast and not ruling out a sharp worldwide contraction.

As part of the effort, KADIN last week dispatched a 15-member delegation, comprising representatives from nine of Indonesia's pharmaceutical and medical-device manufacturers to meet their Japanese counterparts.

As economic predictions for 2023 range from global recession to strong recovery, Jakartans are wondering whether this is a time to cut back further or enjoy the day.

Companies around the world on Friday began to wrestle with the impact of wide-ranging US curbs on selling chips and chip manufacturing equipment to China.

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has expanded its regular monitoring of financial inclusion and literacy to the fintech industry to gauge the accessibility of services, as well as people’s understanding of those services.

The decline in the rupiah’s exchange value has had a mixed impact on Indonesian businesses, with many expecting more pressure as input costs rise, while some stand to gain more revenue from customers paying in United States dollars.

OPEC+’s move to slash production by about two million barrels per day – which will further tighten global crude supply – will not affect Indonesia much now, experts say, but the decision serves as yet another reason for the nation to quickly address its oil net-import problem.

Asian stocks declined on Friday, extending a global equity slide to a third day, as investors fretted over recession risks amid signs of further aggressive central bank policy tightening.

The increasingly popular adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and Internet of Things (IoT) globally in recent times has affected the demand for chip computing and talented semiconductor workers.

The Communications and Information Ministry has once again postponed the analog switch-off (ASO) program for Jakarta, leading experts to question whether digital television broadcast in Indonesia will be feasible in time.

Indonesia is among the Southeast Asian markets that witnessed strong shifts toward non-cash payments, with an overall 30 percent growth in transaction volume from 2016 to 2021. This is expected to increase by more than five times by 2031.

Cathay Pacific Airways faces unprecedented staffing and training shortages that will keep airfares high and impede Hong Kong's return to its role of global aviation hub, a pilots' union said on Thursday.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged his ministers to scale up the country’s food estate megaproject to boost agricultural productivity, even as technical problems continue to plague the program in its third year.

Rising benchmark interest significantly impacts the landed house sector, considering 90 percent of its buyers were end-users -- or home-buyers -- who used property loans or housing loans (KPR).

Asian shares were cautiously higher on Thursday, while the dollar eased ahead of US non-farm payrolls data, and oil prices gained for a fourth day after deep production cuts pledged by OPEC+ members.