29 September 2025 (closed)
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After Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was appointed as Indonesia's new Finance Minister in September 2025 shares of cigarette manufacturers listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) soared. While we always call Indonesia's cigarette manufacturing industry a "sunset industry", we now wonder: can it turn into a sunrise?
Following the political agreement that was reached on 13 July 2025 by European Union President von der Leyen and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, the European Union (EU) and Indonesia finalised their negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA) on 23 September 2025.
Palm oil has been a crucial commodity for the Indonesian economy over the last couple of decades. The palm oil sector generates significant jobs, incomes, corporate revenues, tax revenues, and foreign exchange earnings that facilitate social and economic development (although there is also a price to pay in the form of the environment).
Energy is crucial for Indonesia's social and economic development. And despite Indonesia's renewable energy ambitions (targeting to become carbon-neutral by 2060), crude oil (a fossil fuel) remains an important part of the country's energy policy. In fact, Indonesia has a long-term target to achieve a crude oil production of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2030.
