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BI holds rate, sees little exposure to US banking woes

The central bank governor says Indonesia’s banking sector has sufficient liquidity, but a negative perception of global investors may become a risk.

2 years ago
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Govt ready to import 500,000 more tonnes of rice ‘if needed’

The announcement comes despite the government having brought 500,000 tonnes of rice into the country since December. ...

2 years ago
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Jokowi wants local governments to ditch Visa, Mastercard

President Jokowi said that the war in Ukraine with the attendant economic sanctions imposed by the United States could create problems as economic tools, including payment systems, could be used against countries perceived to have any involvement in the conflict. ...

2 years ago

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G20 vows to calibrate pace of interest rate hikes, avoid spillovers

Leaders of the Group of 20 (G2) major economies said on Wednesday their central banks will continue to calibrate the pace of monetary policy tightening, while being mindful of the need to limit "cross-country spillovers."

2 years ago
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ASEAN-5 expand QR-code payments to benefit MSMEs, migrant workers

Central banks from five ASEAN member states have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on regional cross-border payments between countries, in a move that will bring multiplier effects to people and businesses within the region.

2 years ago
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US presses China for debt relief in developing countries

The United States is pressing China and other G20 members to do more on debt relief for the world's poorest countries, a senior US official said Tuesday.

2 years ago
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Indonesia, ADB launch first coal power plant retirement deal

Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and retire early the first coal-fired power plant under a groundbreaking new carbon emissions reduction project that moves from concept to reality on Monday.

2 years ago
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Global tension hinders recovery, govt, businesses tell world at G20

Indonesia’s business community and the government have issued calls for peace amid a lack of global cooperation due to geopolitical conflict.

2 years ago
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US blocks solar shipments from China over 'slave labor' concerns

More than 1,000 shipments of solar energy components worth hundreds of millions of dollars have piled up at US ports since June under a new law banning imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about slave labor, according to federal customs officials and industry sources.

2 years ago
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Taiwan aims for British trade deal as minister meets president

Taiwan hopes to sign a trade deal with Britain and deepen cooperation with new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government, President Tsai Ing-wen told a British minister visiting Taipei on Wednesday in defiance of Chinese demands such trips stop.

2 years ago
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Going heavy on metals: Jokowi vows to keep minerals at home

Jokowi said that if Indonesia lost the EU case at the World Trade Organization, the government would keep appealing even if it took the next five to 10 years.

2 years ago
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Govt sets new food-reserves rules, potentially hurts Bapanas authority

The government has just added two commodities to the list of staple food commodities and assigned additional roles to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to help stabilize domestic supplies, but experts warn that challenges in dealing with the food-reserves supply chain would remain.

2 years ago
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Govt carries on with tobacco excise hike despite bleak economic outlook

The government plans to raise the cigarette excise by an average 10 percent annually over the next few years, continuing its longstanding effort to bring down tobacco use despite the recent acceleration of inflation.

2 years ago
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As Xi visit draws near, delays haunt Jakarta-Bandung rail project

Years behind schedule, the high-speed railway link to connect Jakarta with Bandung is set for a trial this month in preparation for commercial operations planned to commence in June of next year. However, experts have not ruled out further delays.

2 years ago
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IDX, MVGX sign partnership to establish carbon trading platform

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) is set to work with MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) to prepare for its first carbon credit trading platform in a bid to incentivize domestic high-emitting industries to reduce their emissions.

2 years ago
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Indonesia to ban RON-88, RON-89 fuel sales in New Year

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Oct. 11 finally passed Energy Ministerial Decree No. 245/2022, which revised Energy Ministerial Decree No. 62/2022 on the price formula to calculate the retail price of gasoline and diesel distributed in gas stations.

2 years ago
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Sri Mulyani: Indonesia could benefit from G7 price cap on Russian oil

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said Indonesia would welcome cheaper crude to alleviate pressure on its state budget – if the G7's proposed price cap on Russian oil was passed and if it worked.

2 years ago
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Govt considers banning tin ingot exports, experts unconvinced

The Investment Ministry is mulling over plans to restrict shipments of tin ingots in an effort to attract investment in processing it at home, but experts question whether an export ban could actually have a positive impact on the downstreaming of metal products

2 years ago
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New tax, land incentives to woo investors to capital city project

The Indonesian government has announced incentives including tax holidays and a tax deduction to increase the attractiveness of its megaproject for a brand-new city to be built in Kalimantan.   

2 years ago
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Brazil agency and Arab chamber forge alliance to grow 'halal' food trade

The plan is to promote the sale of higher value foodstuffs, building on the strong ties Brazil and Islamic nations have built over the years to trade in unprocessed agricultural products.

2 years ago
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Licensing, land acquisition issues hold back hydropower development

Hydroelectric power was once slated to spearhead Indonesia’s transition to renewable energy, but despite the abundant potential, industry players are reluctant to invest because of what analysts see as excessive bureaucratic hurdles.

2 years ago
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BI hikes rate by 50 bps, gap with Fed narrows further

The dollar has strengthened in recent months as Bank Indonesia has been raising its benchmark interest rate at a slower pace than the United States Federal Reserve.

2 years ago
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House, politicians tighten grip on financial sector in new omnibus bill

A new omnibus bill is poised to pave a way for politicians and lawmakers to tighten their grip on authorities in the financial industry, raising concerns among experts and professionals that it may undermine governance of the sector.

2 years ago
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ASEAN, EU sign world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement

A world-first block-to-block air transportation agreement between the ASEAN and the European Union promises passengers an increased number of flights and more destinations for travel between the two regions.

2 years ago
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G20 finance chiefs agree to help debt-distressed countries

At their final meeting under Indonesia’s chairmanship this year, finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Twenty (G20) members agreed to support countries in debt distress.

2 years ago
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Massive speedup in construction only way to meet green power target: Experts

New rules on the pricing of low-carbon electricity are meant to boost investment in renewable energy, but experts warn that will not happen unless the government is on track with its renewable-energy infrastructure procurement, which would require a vast push in construction.

2 years ago
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RI proposes ‘triple intervention’ to prevent global food crisis

Indonesian officials have proposed to the Group of 20 a set of possible solutions to a looming global food crisis as geopolitical tensions threaten food and fertilizer supplies worldwide.

2 years ago
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World Bank to launch new trust fund for emission-reduction grants

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.

2 years ago
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New commodity balance scheme may ward off Indonesia's steel import boom

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. 

2 years ago
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OJK now keeps tabs on literacy, inclusion in fintech sphere

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.

2 years ago
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Food estate program dubbed ‘total failure’ as technical problems persist

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.

2 years ago
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Govt extends CPO export levy waiver to secure market share amid price slump

The government will continue to waive export levies on palm oil products, allowing the world’s largest supplier to keep boosting shipments abroad for the rest of this year.

2 years ago
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Govt puts end to detained imports drama, as KPK calls for updated database

The Agriculture Ministry’s Quarantine Agency (Barantan) announced that 1,940 tonnes of quarantined imported goods, which had been detained for 35 days, had finally passed health inspections and been released from facilities.

2 years ago

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