Indonesia, Australia, and India—three influential middle powers in the Indo-Pacific—are increasingly drawn together by shared interests amid shifting regional dynamics, declining confidence in US leadership, and concerns over China’s assertiveness.

Indonesia’s accession to the OECD is projected to deliver substantial economic benefits, including increased GDP growth, stronger investment inflows—estimated at USD 87.7 billion in 2028—and improved investor confidence through alignment with international standards.

As Indonesia's two most important economic and technological partners, the United States and China’s growing competition threatens to disrupt Indonesia’s trade, investment flows, market access, and cybersecurity landscape.

Indonesia’s green industrial policy—centered on domestic processing of critical minerals and development of an electric vehicle (EV) industry—has positioned the country as a global leader in nickel production and a key player in EV supply chains.

Indonesia’s food estate program—initiated in 1995 and continued under successive administrations—aims to enhance national food security through large-scale agricultural expansion.

Indonesia entered the second quarter of 2025 with signs of macroeconomic stabilization, including cooled inflation at 1.60% and a narrowed current account deficit of 0.1% of GDP.

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) assessed QRIS as a trade barrier in its the National Trade Estimate Report 2025. The report – which includes broader trade concerns – underpins the Trump administration’s plan to impose 32% tariff duty for Indonesian products as of July 2025.

Thailand’s merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape between 2008 and 2019 is explored in this study, which identifies the key drivers of goodwill, such as the target’s customer base, intangible assets, and expected synergies, and assesses how these factors influence post-acquisition performance. The findings highlight the importance of strategic synergy realization and prudent goodwill valuation in Thailand’s evolving M&A market.

Indonesia’s Positive Investment List, introduced through Presidential Regulation No. 49 of 2021, liberalizes over 200 business sectors for foreign investment, including transportation, energy, and telecommunications.