Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – Indonesia will prioritize wheat and soybean imports from the United States as part of a reciprocal trade deal tied to Washington's decision to lower tariffs o

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Cybersecurity expert Pratama Persadha from the Communication and Information System Security Research Center (CISSReC) views the White House's official statement

Jakarta – The "America First" and "Make America Great Again" slogans of United States President Donald Trump have sparked a ripple effect across major economic powers, evident in the su

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Wednesday that it would not transfer its citizens' personal data to the US, but what Jakarta was open to giving was commercial data as pa

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto expressed surprise over criticism of the results of the import tariff negotiations with US President Donald Trump.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump cannot contain his excitement as Washington is about to gain easier access to Indonesia's critical minerals following his latest

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has agreed to exempt US companies from local content requirements – the same policy that had prevented tech giant Apple from selling its iPhone 1

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States have agreed on a framework to negotiate an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade aimed at strengthening their bilateral economic ties.

David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Washington, DC – Indonesia has agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of US goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, w

Stefanno Sulaiman and Dewi Kurniawati, Jakarta – Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an US$8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with US engi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) views the newly struck tariff deal in a positive light, saying that the agreement will not only make trade more

Ana Swanson – The Trump administration provided more details Tuesday of the trade deal it reached with Indonesia, saying that the Indonesian government had agreed to roll back multiple

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has strongly condemned the Israeli military strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Ga

Jakarta – Indonesia is still negotiating details of its recently-reached trade deal with the United States after Washington lowered tariff rates on the Southeast Asian country, and is p

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – U.S. President Donald Trump has lowered import tariffs on Indonesian products to 19 percent from the previous 32 percent.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia will eliminate import tariffs on nearly all US-origin goods as part of its latest trade agreement with the United States, but certain products such a

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Suroto, Chairperson of the Association of Strategic Socio-Economic Cadres (AKSES), criticized the 19 percent reciprocal tariff imposed by the United States on

Alexandra Stevenson and Hasya Nindita – For more than a decade, Rudi Hendri sold locally made clothes from a stall inside Jakarta's labyrinthine Tanah Abang market.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – ASEAN is set to officially accept Timor-Leste as its when the group's leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur this October, thus finally ending the half-island nati

Jakarta – The administration of Prabowo Subianto has never issued import policies that can promote the development of domestic manufacturing industries.

Jakarta – It is not an exaggeration to call the political agreement on the long-sought free trade pact between Indonesia and the European Union on Sunday a diplomatic victory for Presid

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's freshly announced major energy purchase with the US can backfire on its government spending and oil trade deficit, according to an analyst.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman stated that Indonesia will import wheat from the United States as a result of the reciprocal trade tariff reduction agr

Hariz Baharudin, Singapore – The trade deal announced on July 15 lowering US tariffs on Indonesian goods is seen by some as a diplomatic win for President Prabowo Subianto, though other

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Wednesday it had reached a trade deal with the United States after an "extraordinary struggle" in negotiations which resulted in a reduction of proposed US t

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile industry has welcomed the United States' decision to lower additional import tariffs on Indonesian textile products from a planned 32 percent

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto defends the deal reached with U.S. President Donald Trump to lower the import tariffs from 32 percent to 19 percent.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced Wednesday that Indonesia's latest trade agreement with the US marked a new era of mutual benefit as Washington slashed

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus with the United States will likely shrink under a new trade deal that cuts tariffs on Indonesian goods while eliminating duties on Am

Jakarta – The fact that the name of incumbent Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto, a political heavyweight with vast connections, was mentioned as one of potential

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Industrial estate managers say United States import tariffs and anti-China trade policies are a burden on their business, forcing them to resort to operational a

Brussels – EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday announced a "political agreement" to conclude a long-awaited free trade deal, as US leader D

Max Lane – ASEAN faces an intriguing test of its own decision-making procedures, as consensus might be elusive given the apparent obstruction of one member to the full accession of its

Antara, Paris – President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Paris on Sunday evening to attend France's Bastille Day military parade as an official guest of honour, following an invitation fro

Heru Andriyanto, Brussels – The European Union has granted multi-entry visa privileges to Indonesian nationals visiting the region for a second time, European Commission President Ursul

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan criticized the absence of the Indonesian President in United Nations (UN) forums in recent years.

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Brussels on Saturday for high-level talks with European Union leaders, including European Commis

ASEAN member states have agreed to expedited completion of the documentation process, ensuring that Timor-Leste can take its place as a full member of the Southeast Asian bloc in Octobe

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's ambition to elevate Indonesia's global influence, partly through extensive international travel, mirrors the approach of the second president Abdu

Jakarta – Even as Indonesia's lead negotiator intensified lobbying efforts for a lowering of America's reciprocal tariffs this week, analysts remain sceptical that talks will make headw

Jakarta – Concessions we offered to the United States to avoid steep US import tariffs have yielded nothing but embarrassment.

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – The US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) has expressed gratitude to the Indonesian government for refraining from imposing retaliatory tariffs in response to Was

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – A letter from US President Donald Trump to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on tariffs and trade deficits offers a glimpse into how Washington view

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian state-run energy firm Pertamina had inked several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with its American counterparts, like the Texas-based oil gia

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – U.S.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's decision to maintain a steep 32 percent tariff on Indonesian expor

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – United States President Donald Trump has sent a letter to President Prabowo Subianto pushing for progress in trade talks, warning that Washington will impose

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – United States President Donald Trump has cautioned Indonesia against imposing retaliatory tariffs in response to the 32 percent reciprocal tariff he has i

Rio De Janeiro – President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that BRICS should be the conduit for further cooperation among countries in the Global South, calling for a further integratio

Timor-Leste has dismissed Myanmar's objection to it becoming the 11th member of ASEAN as "inconsequential and irrelevant."