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State-run oil firm PT Pertamina (Persero) has set a target to commence the production of green diesel and green aviation turbine fuel (avtur) at its green refinery by the end of 2021. "The ...

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged his ranks to expedite development of coal derivative industries to increase the added value of these commodities, lower imports of industrial raw materials, and ...

Indonesia's trade balance in November 2019 plunged into deficit reaching US$1.33 billion, thereby reversing the $0.17 billion surplus of the earlier period. The deficit primarily stemmed from ...

Several Chinese businessmen signed contracts of imports valued at Rp35.1 trillion, or US$2.5 billion, with their Indonesian counterparts. "The deals were struck during the Indonesia-China ...

Indonesia's foreign exchange (forex) reserves were recorded at US$124.3 billion at the end of September 2019, a drop from $126.4 billion during the corresponding period a month earlier. At ...

Indonesia's trade balance recorded a US$0.09 billion surplus in August 2019, reversing the previous $0.06 billion trade deficit registered a month earlier. "The main contributor to the ...

Slight rupiah appreciation is projected in the Jakarta inter-bank market on Thursday after Bank Indonesia (BI), the Indonesian central bank, intervened. By 9:44 a.m. local time on Thursday, the ...

Environment and Forestry Minister, Siti Nurbaya, reiterated that Indonesia should not turn into a waste disposal site for developed countries. "It does not mean that we reject imports of ...

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that domestic salt production can cater to the demand, thereby making imports redundant. "I am here to ascertain that ...

Indonesian textile and rice have grabbed the attention of Zanzibar, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous territory, which has invited Indonesia to develop the region’s tourism sector, Trade ...