The government increased the food security budget allocation in the 2026 Draft State Budget by 5.9 percent to IDR164.41 trillion. This shows the government's serious commitment to realizing food self-sufficiency, especially in rice and corn.
The significant reduction in the allocation of transfer funds to regions (TKD) in the 2026 Draft State Budget is a momentum for local governments to realize fiscal independence.
Driven by strong global demand, the rise in crude palm oil prices is a breath of fresh air for entrepreneurs amidst the challenges of improving productivity.
The Consumer Savings Index (IMK) in the July period fell compared to the previous month. This decline was due to the moment of household spending on education entering the new school year.
A number of provinces outside Java, such as Central Papua, Lampung, and South Kalimantan, showed consistently higher economic growth rates.
Until the middle of this year, the results of the 2025 Retail Sales Survey reported by Bank Indonesia (BI) indicated that retail sales performance was maintained.
With their potential, Riau Islands and North Maluku are examples of regions that can significantly improve their foreign trade balance and contribute up to 7% to their regional GRDP.
The Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) and Trump's new tariff policies will transform Indonesia's export map to become more diversified. Exports to the European Union have the potential to increase, while the export market to the US may not necessarily contract.
New hope for the automotive industry is growing from the trend of consumer interest in electric vehicles. Not only hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), vehicles with battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) types are also attracting electric vehicle enthusiasts.
In the last five years, the manufacturing sector has taken a dominant share of Indonesia's export value. Commodities such as animal/vegetable fats and oils, iron and steel, and electrical machinery and equipment are the main commodities exported from the processing industry.
The history of the trade balance between Indonesia and the United States from year to year has always recorded a surplus for Indonesia. The value of Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports to the US is higher than the value of US exports to Indonesia.
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