‘Jokowi effect’: How Indonesia’s outgoing leader shaped election to succeed him
By Kate Lamb SEMARANG, Indonesia (Reuters) – His name is not on the ballot, but Indonesia’s wildly popular President Joko Widodo, or “Jokowi”, looms large over Wednesday’s election in the world’s third-largest…
Factbox-Candidates for Indonesia’s presidential election
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia holds a presidential election in February next year, with three men campaigning to succeed President Joko Widodo as leader of the world’s third-largest democracy and its most populous…
Indonesia’s budget tips into deficit in October, on track for full year target
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state budget tipped into 0.7 trillion rupiah ($45.19 million) deficit for the January-October period, having shown 67.7 trillion rupiah surplus in the first nine months, and was on…
Indonesia’s August trade surplus seen widening to $1.55 billion – Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus in August likely widened slightly from a month earlier amid falling imports, even as exports were expected to remain weak, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.…
Biden to meet with Indonesia’s president in Washington in November -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Washington in November, the White House said on Saturday. Biden and Widodo met on the sidelines of…
U.S. defence chief backs Indonesia’s military modernisation drive
JAKARTA (Reuters) – United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed the importance of modernising Indonesia’s military in a meeting with its defence chief, as Washington shores up ties in Southeast Asia amid…
Indonesia’s July trade surplus narrows more than expected
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s trade surplus shrank more than expected in July to $1.31 billion, as imports contracted less than predicted, data from the statistics bureau…
Indonesia’s July trade surplus seen narrowing to $2.5 billion: Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s exports and imports likely continued a decline on a yearly basis in July amid weakening global trade, with its trade surplus seen shrinking, according to a new Reuters…
Indonesia’s Q2 GDP growth likely slows as exports weaken: Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economy likely grew 4.93% from a year earlier in the April-June quarter, the slowest since the third quarter of 2021, due to weakening global demand…
Indonesia’s July inflation rate slows to 3.08% y/y
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation rate cooled further to 3.08% in July, moving closer to the middle of the central bank’s target range and roughly in line with expectations, data from…
Indonesia’s June inflation eases to lowest in 14 months
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation rate in June eased to 3.52%, settling into the central bank’s target range for a second straight month, data from…
Indonesia’s May trade surplus to shrink to $3.02 billion – Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Economists surveyed in a Reuters poll expect Indonesia’s May trade surplus to shrink from the previous month, following a decline in exports because of weakening commodity prices. The median…
Indonesia’s April trade surplus seen increasing to $3.38 billion- Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s April trade surplus was seen increasing from the previous month, with imports softening due to less production activities during the holiday of Ramadan, a Reuters poll showed. The…
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh
JAKARTA (Reuters) – More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and…
Indonesia’s economy likely lost some steam in Q4: Reuters poll
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economic growth likely slowed in the fourth quarter as declining commodity and energy prices hit exports, and a widely expected global recession could…
Indonesia’s 2023 GDP growth seen slowing slightly from 2022’s 5.2%-5.3% -Finance Minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economy likely grew within a range of 5.2% to 5.3% in 2022, and a slight deceleration is expected this year due to slowing global growth, its finance minister…
Indonesia’s Dec inflation inches up to 5.51% y/y
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s inflation rose slightly in December and remained above the central bank’s target range for the seventh straight month, official data showed on Monday. The headline annual inflation rate…
Strong exports likely boosted Indonesia’s economy in Q3 – Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economy grew at its fastest pace in over a year last quarter, buoyed by strong exports and consumption, but a slowdown in China and a…
Carrier Garuda Indonesia’s shareholders approve rights issue plan
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia secured on Friday approval from its shareholders to launch a right issue in December to raise up to 14.3 trillion rupiah ($929.48 million), the company…
Indonesia’s president says ‘monetary position’ under control
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s inflation is still under control even after a rise in fuel prices, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday, noting September’s inflation rate of 5.95%. Speaking at an investment…
Indonesia’s forex reserves drop to $130.8 billion at end-September
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.4 bln last month to $130.8 bln due to payments of foreign debt and the central bank’s effort to stabilise the rupiah currency,…
Indonesia’s Aug foreign arrivals most since start of pandemic
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia in August recorded its largest number of foreign visitors since the start of the pandemic, official data showed on Monday, reflecting a loosening of restrictions and increased travel…
Indonesia’s export growth seen slowing in Aug – Reuters poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s exports were seen slowing in August as prices of some of its top commodities declined, but its trade surplus was expected to hold up at around $4 billion,…
Indonesia’s Q2 FDI jumps nearly 40% y/y, biggest rise in a decade
JAKARTA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indonesia rose 39.7% annually in the April-June period in rupiah terms to 163.2 trillion rupiah ($10.89 billion), the investment minister said on Wednesday, the biggest…
Nine shot dead in Indonesia’s restive Papua, say police
(Reuters) -Nine people were shot dead in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua in an attack believed to be perpetrated by armed separatists, police said on Saturday. Police in the provincial capital of…
Indonesia’s FX reserves rise to $136.4 billion at end-June
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves increased to $136.4 billion in June, equivalent to 6.6 months worth of imports and up from $135.6 billion a month earlier, the central bank said in…
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