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Essential Guide for Foreign Founders: Navigating Indonesia’s Sectoral Regulations in 2025
Foreign founders seeking entry into the Indonesian market in 2025 face an increasingly intricate landscape of sectoral regulations, making proper navigation a critical determinant of success. The market, while offering vast opportunities, requires foreign entities to meticulously understand and adhere to rules governing specific industries—ranging from technology and finance to…
Indonesia Encourages ASEAN Collaboration to Strengthen Domestic Ferry Safety
Indonesia, through the Ministry of Transportation, urged stronger ASEAN cooperation to improve domestic ferry safety during the IMO Regional Stakeholder Workshop held in Bali on December 10–11. The event gathered representatives from ASEAN countries, the IMO, the EU, and maritime experts to review policies and share experiences. Director General of…
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Emphasizes Agricultural Downstreaming as a Strategy to Lead the Global Market
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono reaffirmed that agricultural downstreaming is a key strategy of President Prabowo Subianto to restore Indonesia’s plantation and livestock commodities to a leading position in global trade. He explained that the President wants Indonesian commodities — including those from plantations and animal husbandry — to hold…
Agriculture Minister Says Papua Could Be Food-Self-Sufficient by 2027, Like Other Islands
Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that Papua is being prepared to become fully food self-sufficient by 2027. Current production only meets about 120,000 of the 660,000 tons of annual demand, creating a deficit of roughly 500,000 tons that is still supplied from Java and Makassar. The government plans…
