A Suar Hope in Car Exports, Pawnbroking Business, and Food Self-Sufficiency

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The following is important information related to the development of the business universe that needs attention today based on the curation of the SUAR Team.

Export Car Sales Surge in a Weak Domestic Market

Car exports made in Indonesia showed a positive trend in September 2025. This achievement is a breath of fresh air for the automotive industry amid the slowdown in the domestic market. Throughout 2025, national automotive exports still achieved a solid performance, and completely built-up (CBU) cars remained the biggest support for exports.
Based on data from the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo) received by SUAR on (13/10), total CBU car exports in the January-September 2025 period reached 382,374 units, up 10.9% compared to the same period last year of 344,899 units. However, on a monthly basis, CBU car exports in September 2025 reached 47,321 units, down 6.8% from 50,778 units in August 2025.

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Amran Confident to Accelerate Food Self-Sufficiency

Last weekend, President Prabowo Subianto changed another government official by removing Arief Prasetyo Adi from the position of Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas). As his replacement, Prabowo appointed Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to the position. As such, Amran officially doubles as Minister of Agriculture and Head of Bapanas. Amran emphasized that the Ministry of Agriculture and Bapanas have the same vision in implementing President Prabowo Subianto's directive to realize food self-sufficiency. He ensured that acceleration measures will be focused on strategic programs, such as strengthening production, stabilizing stocks, and controlling prices at the national level.

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New Roadmap to Strengthen the Pawnbroking Business

Along with the presence of various innovations in financial services in the digital era, pawnshop industry players need to improve in order to remain relevant as the people's choice. Efforts to strengthen and develop the pawnshop industry have been initiated by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) by creating an industry roadmap for 2025-2030. There are five main strategies for the pawnshop industry in this roadmap . First, strengthening capital, governance, risk management, and human resources to build a healthy, stable, and competitive industry foundation. Second, strengthening supervision, regulation, and licensing to ensure a consistent and integrity pawnshop business. Third, strengthening customer education and protection to better understand their rights and obligations and avoid illegal pawn practices. Fourth, strengthening ecosystem elements including the role of pawn associations. Fifth, strengthening service products, markets, and infrastructure.

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Mall Closing Trend Continues, Retailers Must Continue to Innovate

One of the older malls in Bekasi, Grand Mall Bekasi, has closed its operations since the beginning of this year. Previously, GS Supermarket, Lulu Hypermarket, and Borobudur Plaza also closed their outlets. Retailers and shopping center entrepreneurs need to anticipate and prepare strategies to survive. They suspect that the decline in sales in malls is caused by several factors, including changes in people's consumption patterns, many of which have moved to e-commerce to weakening people's purchasing power. Mall managers must continue to innovate to provide a pleasant shopping experience for consumers.

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Dilemma in Coconut Trade amidst Price Spike

Indonesia, as the world's largest coconut producer, has huge trade potential. However, since last August, this commodity has experienced supply shortages and price spikes. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the value and volume of whole coconut exports jumped significantly, especially in 2024. The export volume of whole coconuts was at its lowest point in the 2021-2023 period, which was less than 400,000 tons. A sharp spike occurred in 2024, reaching 624,387 tons with an export value of US$ 181.59 million.
Along with this sharp rise in exports came a price and supply crisis in the domestic market. Round coconuts became scarce and their prices skyrocketed, far above the normal price. The price of shredded coconut in the market had reached Rp 20,000-Rp 25,000 per grain. To cushion the blow, the government plans to take decisive action by halting the export of whole coconuts.

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The SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE) 2025 will hold an Indonesia Business Forum with the theme"Embracing a Just and Balanced Energy Transition: Oil & Gas at the Crossroads of Responsibility and Opportunity". The event, organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Indonesian Association of Petroleum Engineers (IATPI), aims to be a collaboration platform for the upstream oil and gas sector to overcome the challenges of the 2060 Net Zero Emissions commitment and shape a balanced energy transition. The forum will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 14.00-17.30 WIB at Sheraton Grand Gandaria Jakarta City Hotel, South Jakarta. Present will be leaders from government, industry, academia, and oil and gas professionals from around the world.

An interactive discussion event titled "Science from Merdeka Selatan: The Economic Value of Blue Carbon and Indonesia's Leadership" is organized to discuss the richness of Indonesia's coastal ecosystems (mangroves and seagrass beds) as blue carbon stores and the great economic potential through carbon trading and payment for ecosystem services. This event will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 12:00-17:00 WIB in a hybrid format at the Auditorium of the National Library of Indonesia, 2nd Floor, Jakarta for offline participants. In addition, there is an online participation option. Information related to event details and how to participate can be accessed through DIPI's Instagram social media.