Indonesia’s Bakrie Group seeks nickel mine, partners up for $9 bln EV project
JAKARTA – Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie & Brothers (BNBR.JK) is looking to acquire a nickel mine in the resource-rich island of Sulawesi to supply a planned integrated industrial park to produce electric vehicle batteries, an executive said on Friday. Also known as the Bakrie Group, which…
2023 state budget focused on employment, poverty alleviation: Jokowi
JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appealed to all ministerial ranks to channel the 2023 state budget into productive activities, especially pertaining to job creation. “The 2023 state budget must be focused on productive activities, especially in the context of job creation and poverty alleviation,”…
World Bank cuts 2023 world growth forecast in ‘sharp, long-lasting slowdown’
Washington – Global growth is slowing “perilously close” to recession, the World Bank said Tuesday, slashing its 2023 economic forecast on high inflation, rising interest rates and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Economists have warned of a slump in the world economy as countries battle soaring…
Comprehensive Job Creation Law to Come into Force in 3 Months: Airlangga
JAKARTA – The emergency regulation in lieu of the job creation law will come into force in three months at the latest after being enacted by the House of Representatives, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said in an exclusive interview with BTV news channel aired…
IDX Composite ‘best-performing’ Southeast Asian index in 2022
JAKARTA – While the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite, may have faced a couple of bumps in the road in 2022, it became the best-performing major index of the year in Southeast Asia as at Friday’s close, according to a high-ranking official at the Financial…
Digitalization of MSMEs in 2022 reaches annual target: Ministry
JAKARTA – The Ministry of Co-operatives and Small and Medium Enterprises announced that some 20.76 million MSMEs gained access to digital platforms by 2022, reaching 69.2 percent of the 30-million MSMEs’ onboarding target in 2024. Ministry’s Secretary Arif Rahman Hakim said that some 12.76 million…
Indonesia lifts remaining COVID restrictions
JAKARTA – Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effective immediately, since most of the country’s population already has antibodies against the disease, President Joko Widodo said. “There will be no more restrictions on gatherings and movements,” the president…
World in State of Danger; Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Reminds G20 Members
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati reminded all finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 member countries that the world is currently in a state of danger. “I don’t think that it is an exaggeration to say that the world is in a…
OPEC Cuts 2022-2023 Oil Demand Growth View as Economy Slows
London – OPEC on Wednesday, Oct. 12, cut its 2022 forecast for growth in world oil demand for a fourth time since April and also trimmed next year’s figure, citing slowing economies, the resurgence of China’s COVID-19 containment measures and high inflation. Oil demand will increase…
$1.3b Investment Opportunities Open Up as Indonesia Plan to Halt Asphalt Imports in 2024
JAKARTA – Indonesia offers investment opportunities in asphalt production worth up to $1.3 billion as the Southeast Asian countries plan to halt imports of the road material in two years, a top official said on Tuesday. The country imported 95 percent of asphalt today despite…