Policy Information

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)...

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has supported the Ministry of Industry's policy of restricting investment permits and Industrial Undertaking Licenses (IUI) for new nickel smelters, as there is already a surplus of nickel supply globally and domestically.The ESDM minister said that the 2026 nickel production target and quota will...

The Minister of Energy and Mining has announced that the feasibility study (FS) of 18 energy and resource downstreaming and energy security projects under the responsibility of BPI Danantara Agency will be completed by December 2025. The projects, with a total investment of about 300 trillion rupiah,...

Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Wang Lutong recently published a signed article "Taiwan is a province of the People's Republic of China, never a country" in The Jakarta Post, Antara News Agency and other Indonesian mainstream media, clarifying China's position on Taiwan...

Indonesia has recently issued and implemented BKPM Regulation No. 5/2025, which provides stricter regulations on foreign direct investment (PMA). In terms of general investment requirements, PMAs are considered large enterprises and, unless otherwise specified, each five-digit KBLI...