Indonesia posts second straight trade deficit in June as imports surge
Published Mon, Aug 3, 2026 · 04:01 PM [JAKARTA] Indonesia recorded a second straight monthly trade deficit in…
Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
Back in 2009, when China’s economy was expanding at about twice today’s pace, a little-known private firm made…
Blind spot: The hidden workers behind Indonesia’s digital boom
Today, Indonesia stands as one of the most formidable digital economic powerhouses in Southeast Asia. Bank Indonesia recorded…
#SellIndonesia vs #SellSingapore: market sell-off fuels cross-border digital feud
A sharp sell-off in Indonesian assets has taken on a political tone online, with some social media users…
Indonesia’s rupiah rout is not just about the dollar
The wave of currency depreciation that battered Indonesia’s foreign exchange market throughout April and May 2026 has pushed…
BI Says QRIS Users Reach 60 Million, iPhone Tap Feature Pending
Jakarta. Bank Indonesia (BI) announced that users of its national QR payment system, Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard…
Bali introduces new digital payment system to ease cashless transactions for tourists
Bank Indonesia has launched the Indonesia Tourist Travel Pack at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport to help…
Chinese Export Boom Can’t Stop Economy’s Slowdown
An Antong Holdings Co. container ship at the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. (Bloomberg) — China’s economy…
Indonesia’s ill-timed return to the financial brink
Economists worried about the state of central bank independence are almost linearly focused on the Federal Reserve in…
Global 36-Hour Interest-Rate Spree Heralds First US Cut of 2025
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, from left, Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem,…