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Indonesia’s central bank has announced plans to issue a state-backed digital currency for use in non-cash payments...

Jakarta is overcrowded and sinking into the sea Indonesian President Joko Widodo has approved a long-term plan for the...

Indonesia plans to delay $25 billion worth of power projects as it seeks to rein in a widening current-account deficit and a selloff in...

Indonesia’s central bank on April 25 urged businesses in the country to hedge their foreign exchange needs beyond minimum requirements, as policymakers seek to...

Indonesia's rupiah dropped to a 17-year low against the US dollar on June 4, pressured by slowing economic growth and high inflation in Southeast...

Indonesia’s trade surplus swelled to $1.13 billion in March 2015 from $0.66 billion in the previous month, bolstered by a growing non-oil and gas...

A new draft of Indonesia's banking bill has revealed that lawmakers will proceed with a plan to restrict the operation of foreign banks, setting...

Indonesia posted its third straight monthly trade surplus in December 2013 and its biggest in two years, the country's statistics bureau said on February...

The digital currency Bitcoin meets rising interest in Indonesia as the country's official currency, the rupiah, has dropped sharply over the past months and...

The Indonesian government plans to require banks to follow more extensive risk assessment standards and pay a levy, the Financial Services Authority said as...

Fitch has affirmed the sovereign credit rating of the Republic of Indonesia at BBB-/stable outlook. In a press release on November 15, the ratings agency ...

Indonesia's economy in the third quarter grew 5.62 per cent from a the same period year earlier, its slowest pace in nearly four years,...

Indonesia and South Korea on October 12 agreed to enter a bilateral, three-year currency swap deal worth up to $10 billion, which could help...

Indonesia’s foreign debt growth dropped to 7.3 per cent in July 2013 from 8 per cent recorded in June 2013, Bank Indonesia said on...

Indonesia will sign a currency swap deal with China in October for up to $40 billion, the Jakarta Post on September 20 quoted Trade...

Indonesia's currency, the rupiah, has topped India's rupee in being the worst-performing currency in Asia since June, Japanese investment house Nomura said. The currency has...

In a bid to stop the slump of the country's currency, Indonesia's central bank on September 12 decided to raise the interbank interest rate...

The Indonesian government unveiled a $173 billion budget draft for 2014 on August 16 that is aimed at boosting a slowing economy before elections...