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Indonesia’s newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa attends his swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on September 8, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
NEWS ANALYSIS

Little-known Purbaya now faces Indonesia’s biggest fiscal test

Oona Insurance group CEO Abhishek Bhatia

Oona Insurance eyes Thailand and Vietnam as S-E Asia economies near US$5,000 per capita milestone

Rajib Saha, co-founder and chief executive officer of Singapore-based Setara Networks Worldwide, Indepay’s parent company.

Indepay targets lower transaction costs for Indonesia’s MSMEs with zero-fee model

Superbank's Tigor Siahaan: "The bottom of the pyramid is very important to us because the more opportunity you give them, the multiplier for the country is bigger."

Indonesian digital lender Superbank betting on the underbanked to supercharge growth

Amartha CEO Andi Taufan with Fitriawati (left), salted fish seller, in Koto Tangah, Padang, West Sumatera.

Indonesia’s fintech microfinance marketplace Amartha aims to bridge funding gap for MSMEs

Studio Gypsied founder Nur Aqilah Zailan, 36, preserves and promotes the heritage of Nusantara women through her business by working closely with artisans and tailoring partners in Indonesia.

Indonesia to launch US$1 billion orange bonds to empower women-led MSMEs

epa10778233 Workers weight a bag with nickel matte at a nickel processing plant operated by PT Vale Indonesia in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 28 July 2022. Indonesia's nickel industry downstream policy managed to boost economic growth and reduce the poverty rate in Indonesia, the country's Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said. The country banned unprocessed nickel ore exports since early 2020. EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

Indonesia’s EV battery bet benefiting from regional supply chain shift: report

Unresolved issues, including the availability of unencumbered land and a severe lack of water, are stalling progress at Nusantara.

Key resignations have ‘hurt credibility’ of Indonesia’s ambitious Nusantara project: observers

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto (left) and Vice-President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka walk past a picture of Gibran's father, President Joko Widodo, at an event in Jakarta on Apr 24.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Prabowo must reignite Indonesia’s manufacturing sector, adopt green technologies

Transition finance is crucial for South-east Asia as it has yet to wean itself off fossil fuels

Transition finance critical for South-east Asia to achieve net-zero goals: panel

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