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Rupiah’s fall shows old emerging-market playbook no longer works

On May 5, the rupiah closed at 17,445 per dollar — its weakest level on record — and by evening Bank Indonesia had tightened foreign-exchange rules for the third time in two months...

Indonesia prepares Bond Stabilization Fund amid rupiah depreciation

Chasing billions: Indonesia’s commodity export crackdown sows confusion

Indonesia lost nearly US$1 trillion in resource wealth over a 34-year period due to deceptive trade practices, President Prabowo Subianto declared in parliament on May 20. That sam...

Indonesia Imposes Commodity Export Controls to Fight Tax Evasion

 Indonesia's government is making an unusual move to centralize control over the export of commodity products, notably palm oil to coal. The decision...

Rupiah rout stoking fears of a 1997 repeat in Indonesia

TOKYO – Indonesian officials are working overtime to dismiss any suggestion that Jakarta is catching a whiff of 1997 in the...

Indonesia takes control of 'strategic' exports with new body

Indonesia takes control of 'strategic' commodity exports with new body

Indonesian President Announces Plan to Centralize Control of Key Commodity Exports

The move is likely to unsettle international investors already concerned about the uncertain trajectory of economic policymaking under Prabowo.

Indonesian state banks surge, private rivals sag over Prabowo's policies

Indonesia's central bank intervenes in FX market after the rupiah hits a record low

Indonesia's central bank intervenes in FX market after the rupiah hits a record low

Indonesia's move to change banking rules unsettles private lenders

Indonesia pushes back after Chinese business group complains tougher rules hurt investors

Chinese businesses in Indonesia have issued an unusually blunt warning to President Prabowo Subianto that a wave of tougher rules is hurting investor confidence, exposing growing t...

MSCI's index rebalance drops Indonesian stocks and rupiah hits record low

Indonesia’s Confusing Economic Turn

Indonesia was described as becoming harder to read and riskier to trust

The leakage and lies keeping Indonesia’s rupiah weak

Indonesia embodies one of the strangest paradoxes in emerging-market economics. Every time global commodity prices, from coal to crude palm oil (CPO), surge, the country post...

MSCI's index rebalance drops Indonesian stocks and rupiah hits record low

Indonesia plans to beat global trading giants at their own game

Under a surprise plan, the country will take control of exports of the country's major commodities — a sweeping move reminiscent of the country's authoritarian past.

Indonesia's new export control rattles commodity buyers: 5 things to know

Indonesian business lobby calls for higher deficit cap during energy crisis

Indonesian business lobby calls for higher deficit cap during energy crisis

Indonesia says stock market reform drive completed after Feb's selloffs

Indonesia Backs Away After Finance Minister Proposes Malacca Tolls

Possibly emboldened by Iran’s assertion that it is entitled to tolls to maintain order and security in the Strait of Hormuz, Indonesia’s Finance Minis...

Indonesia loses Southeast Asia’s largest stock market crown to Singapore

Indonesia continues to notch one grim milestone after another. The latest: losing its status as Southeast Asia’s largest stock market to Singapore. The total market capitalisation...

MSCI’s Indonesia purge exposes a deeper market crisis

The May 2026 rebalancing by Morgan Stanley Capital International may go down as one of the most consequential shocks in the modern history of Indonesia’s stock market. The sweeping...