Indonesian Government Provides 2 Trillion in Financing for Textile and Furniture Industries
The Minister of Finance has announced the preparation of Rp 2 trillion in special financing to support the domestic textile and furniture industry, which will be disbursed through the Indonesian Export Finance Institution (LPEI). Previously textile and furniture companies had applied for Rp 16 trillion in funding needs, but when...
Domestic and foreign investors work together, hundreds of billions of dollars of projects intensively landed in West Java
Dozens of industrial projects will start construction in West Java in 2026, each with an investment of more than 100 billion rupiah. According to the Investment Activity Report 2025 (LKPM), 31 foreign-owned industries and 21 domestic industries will build new factories or launch operations. The foreign ...
Average Employee Salary in Indonesia Projected to Grow 5.8% in 2026
Mercer's 2025 Salary Survey shows that the average salary of Indonesian employees is expected to grow by 5.81 TP3T in 2026, down from 6.31 TP3T in 2025.The survey analyzed the salary trends and policies of over 7,000 positions in 588 companies in Indonesia, and the results...
Indonesia may set minimum selling price for Chinese imports
The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has said that he will propose to the Ministry of Trade to set minimum selling price benchmarks for some imported products in order to counteract the onslaught of imports, especially from China, and to protect the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM). He noted...
Indonesian government halts EV incentives or affects industry growth
Indonesia's Institute for Energy Services Reform (IESR) believes that the government's plan to end EV incentives in 2026 could trigger significant economic losses and slow the development of the domestic EV ecosystem. The institute estimates that if the EV conversion momentum in...
Indonesia to start collecting coal export duties from Jan. 1
Indonesia's Ministry of Finance has confirmed the export tariff (BK) on coal from January 1, 2026, following the gold export tariff policy, but as of now, coal companies have not yet received the relevant technical details and calculation formulas. The Minister of Finance previously stated...
Indonesia proposes to control administrative costs of e-commerce platforms
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ministry of UMKM) is studying the regulations governing administrative costs of e-commerce platforms, as neither the Ministry of Communications and Digital nor the Ministry of Trade has issued specific rules on this matter at the moment, with the aim of ensuring that the policy does not aggravate the UMKMs (especially online sellers...
China Mobile plans to upgrade Indonesia's undersea fiber optic cable
PT Indonesia China Mobile (PT Indonesia China Mobile) is set to upgrade the submarine fiber optic cable (SKKL) connecting Singapore and Jakarta to boost the capacity of internet services in Indonesia. The company has inaugurated the Singapore to Japan in June 2025...
Indonesia disciplines mining companies for failing to report regularly for the first time
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), through the Directorate General of Mines and Coal (DGMC), has issued the first administrative warnings to 2,867 companies holding mining service operation licenses (IUJP). According to a recent letter from the Directorate General of Mines and Coal, the reason for the sanctions is that these enterprises...
Chinese Firms Participate in Indonesia's Waste-to-Energy Project Bidding
Indonesia's sovereign investment fund agency Danantara is about to announce the results of the first phase of the bidding for the Power from Waste Project (PLTSa), and is waiting for bidders to submit by January 7, 2025, approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs (MoCFA),...