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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.
Pelita Air, a subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Persero), officially opened its first international route to Singapore on August 18, 2025.
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.
In the midst of uncertain economic conditions, the third BI-Rate cut so far this year has been a breath of fresh air for the business world. The trade business sector is still likely to be the sector that receives the most credit.
Since the beginning of this year, Bank Indonesia has lowered the BI-Rate benchmark interest rate three times. This policy is expected to boost the economy, especially the business world.
Throughout 2024, investment realization in the downstream sector, both PMA and PMDN, reached IDR 407.8 trillion. Four provinces that are the main locations of downstream projects are outside Java.
The trend in the development of investment realization in the downstream sector in Indonesia is increasing. One of the commodities that investors are interested in is nickel.
The government has set a target for investment realization in 2025 of IDR 1,905.6 trillion, an increase of 11.14 percent compared to the previous year. As of the first quarter, the target has been achieved by 24.4 percent.
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