1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1045+ words) Indonesia is preparing to spend more in 2027 while simultaneously promising a tighter fiscal deficit. President Prabowo Subianto proposed IDR4,097.2 trillion in state spending for 2027, with government revenue projected at IDR3,426 trillion. The resulting fiscal gap is roughly IDR671.2 trillion, or 2.4% of GDP. That…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1262+ words) Asian currencies found some relief at the end of the week as a sequence of softer US economic reports reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in September. The Taiwan dollar produced one of the most visible…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1165+ words) Indonesia’s government debt has crossed a psychologically striking threshold: IDR10,000 trillion, according to the latest figures supplied for this article. The source material places central government debt at IDR10,293.69 trillion in June 2026, equivalent to 41.26% of gross domestic product. The broader fiscal question,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1233+ words) Indonesia’s gold opportunity is no longer just a mining story. The country has substantial underground reserves, major copper-gold producers, new refining capacity, a large retail investment market and, since 2025, a formal bullion-banking industry. Together, those pieces are beginning to form…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1144+ words) Indonesia’s retail government bond market is offering something that immediately catches investors’ attention: yields reaching 7% a year, combined with a lower tax rate than ordinary bank deposits. The clearest recent example is ORI030. Its three-year tranche carries a fixed annual coupon…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1061+ words) Indonesia is preparing a major change in the ownership structure of the Jakarta–Bandung high-speed railway. The transfer is intended to support the restructuring of financial obligations tied to the Whoosh high-speed rail project. The plan does not involve Indonesia…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (964+ words) WhatsApp users reported an unexpected loss of access to their accounts in early August 2026, with many seeing an “account under review” message instead of their usual chats. Complaints appeared across X and Threads on August 3. Some affected users said they…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (881+ words) WhatsApp users in several countries reported losing access to their accounts without prior warning on August 3, 2026. Instead of their normal chat screen, affected users saw notices saying their account was “under review” or could no longer use WhatsApp. Some review…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (909+ words) Indonesian equities enter the first trading week of August with two major catalysts: a positive close on Wall Street and the implementation of the latest IDX30, LQ45, and IDX80 index compositions. Against this backdrop, five stocks appear on Mega Capital Sekuritas’ trading watchlist:…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1090+ words) JAKARTA — Indonesia’s first sovereign bond sale in mainland China attracted orders worth more than twice the amount offered, giving the government a strong entry into the country’s domestic debt market. The Finance Ministry issued CNY7 billion in renminbi-denominated government bonds on…...