Oct 16 (Reuters) - MSCI said on Friday it was considering downgrading Indonesia to standalone- from emerging-market status, citing persistent concerns about the investability and governance of the country's equity market.

Haze from the ongoing massive wildfires in Indonesia has spread to neighboring Malaysia and elsewhere, forcing school closures in affected countries.

JAKARTA: Indonesia has deployed 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra provice on Sumatra island in a bid to disperse thick haze from forest and land fires.

Indonesia’s gastronomy is an opportunity to go beyond its iconic landscapes and discover the country through its food, culture, and people.

Global index provider MSCI is considering excluding Indonesia from its indices, a significant escalation that underlines concerns about investability in south-east Asia’s largest economy.

JAKARTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo ⁠Subianto ⁠has ordered the mobilisation of additional resources ⁠to combat wildfires, his government said on Tuesday, as criticism grew at home and abroad over Jakarta's ​response to fires that have blanketed the region in hazardous haze.

JAKARTA – Indonesia’s external debt reached USD 454.8 billion in July 2026, slightly up from USD 454.5 billion in June 2026. On an annual basis, external debt grew 4.9%.

JAKARTA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has agreed to accept assistance from neighbouring countries to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade, the country's foreign minister said.

The province of West Kalimantan on Borneo, home ⁠to Pontianak, is ⁠one of the areas worst hit by Indonesia's most intense wildfires in 11 years ​as "super-El Niño" weather conditions drive up temperatures and cause punishing droughts.