Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its population by year-end, the head of the agency overseeing the programme said on Friday.

Indonesia reported a $2.24 billion trade surplus in December, below expectation, amid a jump in imports and a smaller-than-expected increase in exports, official data showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll had expected a surplus of $3.

With the entry of the ASEAN nation into BRICS+, the organisation accounts for over 40% of Global GDP and an estimated half of the world’s global population

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to start offering carbon credit certificates to international buyers next week, the country's carbon exchange said, to raise funds to help efforts to achieve its carbon neutrality target.

JAKARTA - Dozens of cases of foodborne illness have been recorded among participating schools in multiple regions just two weeks into the launch of President Prabowo Subiantio’s free nutritious meal programme for students.

Indonesia has officially joined the Brics group, adding Southeast Asia's largest economy and most populous country to the economic and political bloc founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009.

Indonesia is defying pressure on the beleaguered rupiah to shore up the country’s slowing economy three months into President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, even as analysts warn the policy moves may backfire.

Indonesia is increasing its palm oil-based content share of its biodiesel from 35 percent to 40 percent this year.

Indonesia’s central bank will probably keep its key interest rate unchanged in its first monetary policy decision this year to avert further declines in the rupiah against a resilient US dollar.

A tax system upgrade in Indonesia has had a problematic launch this month with the tax office apologising after users, including foreign businesses, complained of disruption, glitches and outages that affected their operations.

President Prabowo Subianto has initiated a discernible tilt away from regional engagement toward major-power diplomacy.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget for its free nutritious meals programme to be expanded to reach 82 million recipients, the head of a government agency overseeing the programme said on Friday.