AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoFuel Disruptions: Tanker delays and surging demand have caused fuel queues across Bali, despite assurances that stocks are sufficient. The province has ordered three days of work from home, Oct. 15–17, to ease pressure on distribution. Trade and Industry: Trade Expo Indonesia opened with 168 memorandums of understanding worth US$13.2 billion. The government is targeting US$618 billion in downstream industry value by 2040, with more domestic processing of natural resources. Technology Trade: Indonesia is developing rules for trade in sensitive, dual-use technologies as it seeks a bigger role in semiconductors, AI and data centers. Manufacturing: Falling export orders and rising costs are driving closures and layoffs in textile, garment and footwear factories. Markets: The rupiah is Asia’s weakest-performing currency this year, down 6.8% against the dollar.
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