Elisa Valenta
INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT
Elisa Valenta joined BT as its Indonesia correspondent in 2023. She began her journalism career in 2014, reporting on the Indonesian economy with a focus on capital markets, macroeconomics, energy, startups and commodities. Prior to joining BT, she held reporting roles at CNN Indonesia and Forbes Indonesia. With a decade of experience, she brings deep insight into one of South-east Asia’s most dynamic markets.
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Indonesia’s coal boom hits wall as methane soars, profits sink: Ember
Global oversupply has pushed coal prices down and eroded fiscal returns, while domestic demand is growing only modestly
Indonesia’s Q3 growth cools as protests, policy shifts test investor confidence
Consumer spending shows strain amid rising costs
Indonesia’s trade surplus narrows to US$4.3 billion in September as imports rebound
Analysts say the pickup in imports signals a recovery in domestic demand
Indonesia’s banks breathe easier after rate cuts, but cracks in retail credit remain
Liquidity relief boosts lending, though weak consumer loans and policy risks weigh on sentiment
From chillies, chicken and rice, Indonesia’s food costs surge amid free meal rollout
President Prabowo Subianto’s US$10 billion free nutritious meal programme may be stoking price pressures of food staples
As Prabowo marks one year in office, economy sputters, diplomacy gains
Analysts argue he is stamping Indonesia’s place on the global stage despite several domestic concerns
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Tariff tracker: Clock’s up and where Asean countries landed
[SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, HO CHI MINH] After much blood and sweat by South-east Asian policymakers in their talks with Washington to...
Indonesia’s Danantara eyes up to US$10 billion in dividends in next five years amid SOE overhaul
Sovereign wealth fund currently manages assets totalling US$1 trillion from dozens of state-owned enterprises; it expects to receive US$7 billion in dividends...
Two-year-old China-funded bullet train is fast becoming a fiscal time bomb for Indonesia
Losses amount to 4.2 trillion rupiah (S$325.8 million) last year and another 1.24 trillion rupiah in the first half of 2025
Wilmar found guilty of corruption as Indonesia’s Supreme Court overturns previous acquittal
Acquittal of Wilmar and two other palm oil conglomerates by a lower court is reversed after bribery accusations
