Indonesia economy

Jakarta has a long track record of leveraging market access in order to gain concessions from foreign companies.

The inauguration ceremony marked a triumphant apotheosis for the former general, who was elected in a landslide in February.

Incoming administrations in Brussels and Jakarta offer hope for progress in the long-running negotiations.

Indonesia's incoming president has an ambitious economic plan, but his current approach may not be up to the task.

The former World Bank director will become the first person to hold the finance portfolio under three presidential administrations.

The country's communications minister says that the app's "factory-to-consumer" model threatens to undermine millions of small businesses.

Jakarta hopes that membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will help broaden the markets for its exports.

Given the lack of universal definitions, measuring a country's middle-class can be a complicated business.

Will Prabowo's efforts to create a government without opposition lead the country toward prosperity, or increased political conflict?

The country's retail market is not as weak as the move might suggest.

With production stagnating, Jakarta's increasing use of palm oil for biodiesel production could lead to shortages in the global market.

Jakarta has successfully encouraged foreign firms to invest in nickel processing facilities in the country. Now its own firms are looking for a greater piece of the action.