Feb 18, 2026 | Market, Politics
Recently, Indonesian social media has been abuzz with discussions about the implementation of President Prabowo’s free ‘nutritious’ meal (MBG) by the Indonesian National Police (Polri), which has established more than 400 operational SPPG (central kitchen) units...
Feb 18, 2026 | Commodities, Market
Palm oil and derivatives enjoyed nearly 28% growth in export to US$34.36 billion last year thanks to higher volume and average price of both crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO). How about this year? While CPO’s average price (MDEX/Malaysian Derivatives...
Feb 18, 2026 | Commodities, Market
PT Hasnur International Shipping Tbk (HAIS), a coal logistic and transportation company, booked net profit of Rp87.1 billion last year, dropped significantly by 28% from 2024 on lower sales revenues and higher interest expenses. Sales revenues dropped 13.5% to...
Feb 16, 2026 | Commodities, Market
Newcastle thermal coal inched up 0.52% to US$116.7 per ton last Friday (Feb 13), reflecting 13.6% gain year-on-year. Indonesian government’s plan to curt coal production, and, accordingly, export might have contributed to the recent rally, but mid-long term outlook of...
Feb 16, 2026 | Commodities, Market
Nickel soared close to US$19,000 per ton in mid January to respond Indonesian government’s plan to cut work plan and budget (RKAB) of nickel miners, but has since retreated to as low as US$16,889 this morning. At the last quoted price, nickel gained 8.7%...
