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According to the Indonesian Association of Shopping Center Entrepreneurs, Jakarta currently has 96 operating shopping centers, the highest number of any city in Indonesia. The distribution of shopping centers in Jakarta by region is 28 in South Jakarta, 22 in Central Jakarta, 22 in North...

In June 2025, China's coal imports from Indonesia amounted to 11.62 million tons, down sharply by 30% year-on-year, a drop that exceeded the average drop in China's total coal imports (26%).In the first half of 2025, China's cumulative coal imports from Indonesia amounted to 90.98 million tons...

Indonesia is the world's third largest exporter of coke, with 5.56 million tons in 2024, behind China (8.33 million tons) and Poland (5.88 million tons). Coke is a key raw material for steel production (especially blast furnace technology) and demand is linked to global steel...

The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry has revealed that the nickel downstream industry program has brought significant impact on the country's revenue, with exports of nickel commodities amounting to US$30 billion (about Rp 486.56 trillion) in 2024. Prior to the implementation of the nickel downstream industry program, the state received from the nickel industry...

Indonesia has recently seen a number of nickel smelters shut down production lines, including PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI), which has more than 20 ferronickel production lines, almost all of which have been shut down since the beginning of 2024, with only a handful still in operation, and it is estimated that...

The United States reduced tariffs on Indonesian exports from 321 TP3T to 191 TP3T, making it one of the ASEAN countries with lower tariffs. According to a July 16, 2025 report by the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) of Bank Mandiri Indonesia, ASEAN countries have a...

2025 China (Guangdong) - ASEAN Trade Promotion and Supply Chain Cooperation Mechanism Construction Matchmaking and Exchange Meeting was held earlier in Guangzhou, during which Guangxin Group signed the Indonesia Guangqing Nickel and Cobalt Wet Smelting Project. The new project is jointly developed by Guangxin Group and Castle Peak Industrial...

China will officially impose anti-dumping duties of 20.2% on Indonesia's stainless steel billets and hot rolled sheets and other products, the policy will take effect from July 1, 2025, and the validity period will be extended for five years to 2030. This policy not only targets Indonesia, but also includes products from Europe...

The main threat in the current trade dynamics is not only high tariffs, but also possible impediments due to China's transit allegations, according to a researcher in the economics department of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The U.S.-China trade rivalry has shifted from a tariff war to reshaping global supply...

US tech giant Apple will build a factory in Batam this year, which is located in the Tunas Industrial Prima industrial estate. The director of the Batam Enterprise Bureau said the plan to build the factory is ripe and Apple is currently communicating with the park's tenants, pending...