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The Jakarta Post says the meeting highlighted the Japan Thematic Fund, with Indonesia among its key markets.
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CNBC reports that the Trump administration says the tariffs respond to countries failing to effectively ban trade in goods produced using forced labor.
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The Jakarta Post reports that industries needing large amounts of clean water are being directed to develop their own sources through seawater reverse osmosis or desalination plants.
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The Straits Times reports that Governor Dedi Mulyadi said he supported investment in West Java, provided projects were environmentally friendly.
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The Jakarta Post reports that HSBC expects Indonesia’s GDP growth to ease from 5.4% in 2026 to 5.2% in 2027.
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The Jakarta Post argues that small and emerging economies are footing the bill for a fractured global order they did not create.
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The Jakarta Post reports net tax revenue reached Rp 1.409 quadrillion (US$79 billion), or 59.8% of the full-year target.
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Reuters reports that global bonds wobbled on September 30 amid deteriorating government finances, a glut of issuance and rising inflation.
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CBS News reports the agreement came amid calls for tighter AI guardrails. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said companies agreed to internal evaluations and external audits, while Bloomberg reports Trump rejected new federal AI rules.
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The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesia’s large market could justify local production, while import restrictions and quotas have prompted some Thai businesses to consider investing there rather than exporting from Thailand.
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Reuters reports that European governments are concerned about rising energy prices and tight supplies this winter as the EU considers delaying methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports.
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The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesians are not steadily giving up small treats or rapidly spending a larger share of their food budgets on them. What’s changing faster is which products compete for that spending.
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Bloomberg reports that Danantara is stepping up allocations at home and abroad and plans to hire.
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The Jakarta Post reports approved 2027 spending of Rp 4.1 quadrillion and revenue of Rp 3.4 quadrillion.
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The Jakarta Post reports that BPJS Kesehatan’s president director put its cash flow deficit at around Rp 14 trillion as of September, with Rp 118 trillion collected in premiums and Rp 132 trillion paid in healthcare benefits.
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A Jakarta Post Academia opinion piece argues the law could secure the future of Indonesia’s multibillion-dollar palm oil sector or paralyze it with unprecedented legal uncertainty.
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The Jakarta Post reports that BI held its rate despite a US Federal Reserve hike a week earlier. Rather than raise rates to defend the rupiah, it strengthened incentives for investors to hedge currency exposure.
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The Jakarta Post reports that leaders of the Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association (APTRI) complained that imports would keep prices depressed.
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The Jakarta Post reports that BI Governor Destry Damayanti said the central bank had reduced spot-market foreign-exchange interventions to 30 percent of total interventions because they were too costly.
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The Jakarta Post reports that five initial sites are targeted for completion in 2027, as the government seeks to strengthen domestic supplies of chicken, eggs and milk.
