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Indonesia is poised to join a select group of nations establishing a dedicated India-specific special economic zone (SEZ) aimed at attracting Indian investments in sectors such as automotive, electronics, movie production, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and education.

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In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc

RBI) has allowed overseas branches of banks to open rupee accounts for people residing outside India in the latest move towards the internationalisation of the rupee.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at India's 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister

India had formally expressed displeasure with the Indonesian government on Subianto's decision to travel to Pakistan from New Delhi, where he will be the chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations. Pakistan was not part of his plan until he met Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. However, Malaysia was part of his original plan. Indonesia has been among Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries that have not backed Pakistan's position on Kashmir at the forum.

Donald Trump is scheduled to take charge as the President of United States of America on January 22 and will announce a slew of policy-related decisions. However, the US is likely to witness a slow GDP growth in 2025. The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8 per cent in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday. In «World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025,» UN economists wrote that their positive prediction was driven by the strong although slowing growth forecast for China and the United States and by the robust performances anticipated for India and Indonesia. The European Union, Japan, and United Kingdom are expected to experience modest recovery, the report says. The report says the US economy outperformed expectations last year thanks to consumer and public-sector spending, but growth is expected to slow from 2.8% to 1.9 per cent this year.

The United Nations says the world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TABANG, Indonesia—Deep in Indonesian Borneo, workers laid asphalt on a new 60-mile road being built to transport coal from mines that have never been busier. At one end of the road, crews built a 40-foot-high conveyor belt that whisks the coal over swampland to a new jetty on the Mahakam River.

Indonesia's industry ministry will meet representatives from Apple on Tuesday to discuss its investment in the country, a prerequisite for the tech giant to sell its latest iPhone 16 locally, a ministry official said.

BEIJING — Huawei spinoff Honor announced Tuesday it plans to launch smartphone sales in Indonesia by the end of March, becoming the latest Chinese company to enter a market that has banned Apple's iPhone 16 over domestic production requirements.

Piyush Goyal will also interact with these commercial representatives on January 6.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India retained its second rank among emerging market peers in November, driven by a modest depreciation in the rupee, robust manufacturing activity, and steady GDP growth, according to Mint's Emerging Markets Tracker. However, a weaker stock market performance, a decline in exports, and an unfavourable inflation reading prevented India from clinching the top spot.

India, USA and Indonesia to island nations like Tuvalu with 11,000 population. Citizen voters, in over 70 countries, millions of them first timers, attempted to address their own situations at the voting booths.