Economy of Indonesia

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...

Southeast Asia’s most populous nation, Indonesia, is set to become a trillion-dollar economy as early as in two years, according to a forecast by...

Despite Indonesia’s widening current account deficit, major fund managers globally are holding on to their rupiah assets as they maintain a bullish outlook about...

Indonesia's new foreign-investment rules, rather than attract new investors, could deter them from entering energy, agriculture, retail, storage and other sectors, business lobby groups...

Indonesian officials say their country has made significant progress in cracking down on corruption over the past three years. Officials on February 10 announced...

Indonesia on January 21 set an ambitious target of attracting 15 per cent more foreign investment in 2014 than in 2013, a challenging goal...

Despite making progress over the past years with annual GDP growth of 6 to 8 per cent, the Indonesian economy has lately been experiencing...

The World Bank says Indonesia can cope with current economic pressures due to its strong economic fundamentals and fiscal policy, according to a statement...

The World Bank has cut its economic forecast for Indonesia for 2013 and 2014, citing weaker commodity prices, tighter global liquidity and slowing domestic...

Indonesia's anti-graft commission has arrested the head of the Constitutional Court, Akil Mochtar, on suspicion of corruption in the country's latest high-profile graft scandal. Corruption Eradication...

Indonesia on October 1 reported a surprise trade surplus for August 2013, its first in five months, offering some relief to the ailing rupiah,...

Indonesia on September 2 unexpectedly reported a record trade deficit for July 2013 of $2,3 billion, up from $880 million in the previous month...

What is currently happening in Southeast Asia’s economies needs closer attention. It seems that the major nations have hit a speed bump in their...

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