Policy Information

The Indonesian government plans to add six new special economic zones (KEK) next year, which will bring the total number of KEK nationwide to 31. The acting secretary-general of the National Commission for Special Economic Zones said recently that the new KEKs will be announced by President Prabowo himself, so for the time being, it will not be disclosed...

On December 3-4, 2025 local time, at the invitation of Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Chairman Muzani, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning paid an official friendship visit to Indonesia, meeting separately in Jakarta with President Prabowo, Speaker of the National Assembly Bu...

The Indonesian National Single Window Agency (LNSW) confirms that the INSW system it operates is effective in preventing illegal imports, with the key initiative being the digitization of certificates of origin - known as electronic certificates of origin (e - COO) - through electronic data interchange...

The Ministry of Transportation revoked the international status of the Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) airport and the Witabe airport in central Hamahela, North Maluku province, through Ministerial Decision No. 55 of 2025, which was signed by the Minister of Transportation on October 13, 2025,...

Indonesia has set ambitious goals for national infrastructure and connectivity, with the Coordinating Minister saying at the Transportation Summit 2025 that connectivity is not just about physical construction, but also reflects the country's commitment to leave no region behind. The goals include: public transportation in urban areas...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources recently signed Ministerial Regulation No. 18 of 2025 as an implementing regulation to Government Regulation No. 39 of 2025 (amending Government Regulation No. 96 of 2021), which regulates the management of metallic minerals such as rare earth elements (LTJ)...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources recently signed Ministerial Regulation No. 18 of 2025 as the basis for local governments to manage Popular Mining Permits (IPRs), which apply to individuals and cooperatives. The regulation stipulates that a popular mining area (WPR) is a provincial...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has said that all quartz sand mining licenses will be taken back to the central government after inspecting the illegal mining situation in Bangka Belitung. This comes after a task force found illegal mining activities in Bangka Belitung, which is expected to make the country...

The Association of Indonesian Nickel Miners (APNI) believes that Indonesia's restrictions on investment in new nickel smelters and the issuance of industrial operating licenses (IUI) are expected to boost global nickel prices, but there is uncertainty and companies need to be prepared for the possibility that prices do not rise as expected...

President Prabowo recently signed Government Regulation No. 28 regulating risk-based business licensing. The policy restricts the establishment of new businesses specializing in the production of nickel intermediate products (such as nickel matte, mixed hydroxide precipitates MHP, nickel iron FeNi and nickel pig iron NPI)...