Jakarta’s stock market is Asia's best performer this year and the rupiah held out against a forceful US dollar until last month when it slid slid 2.5%

Indonesia's chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto met with Toyota vice-chairman Shigeru Hayakawa on Tuesday in Tokyo, the Jakarta ministry said

The leaders said they would increase trade and economic cooperation, especially in agriculture. Jakarta is trying to increase exports while Beijing has focused on food security

Financial services authorities have set a minimum capital requirement for lenders at a 25 billion rupiah ($1.67 million), much higher than the previous 1 billion rupiah

Azis Armand, chief executive of Indika, Indonesia's third biggest coal producer, said a feasibility study for the proposed joint venture is being prepared