News andUpdates


News and Updates

Importer Identification Numbers Reregulated

As a part of the Economic Policy Packages launched by President Joko Widodo, the Minister of Trade issued the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 70/M-DAG/PER/9/2015 on Importer Identification Numbers…


Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 16 of 2015 Amended

On October 23, 2015, the Minister of Manpower issued Regulation No. 35 of 2015 (“Regulation 35”) to amend certain provisions of the Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 16 of 2015 (“Regulation 16”).…


Debt-to-Equity Ratio Determined by Government

Debt-to-Equity Ratio Determined by Government After more than 30 years, the Minister of Finance finally issued a regulation to determine the debt-to-equity ratio (the “DER”) for certain corporate…


New Procedures on Expatriate Utilization Permits

Less than 2 years from the previous rules on expatriate utilization (Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Regulation No. 12 of 2013), the Minister of Manpower recently enacted the new procedures…


Press Release MEMR on Obligation to Use Rupiah

As mentioned in our recent Newsflash, July 1, 2015, marked the effective date of Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 17/3/PBI/2015 on Mandatory Use of Rupiah within the Territory of the Republic of…


Court Nullifies English Language Contract

On June 20, 2013, the District Court of Jakarta Barat nullified a Loan Agreement executed only in English, concluding that contracts involving Indonesian parties must be written in Bahasa Indonesia,…


BI Sets July 1 Deadline for Mandatory Use of Rupiah for Transactions in Indonesia

The obligation to use Rupiah in Indonesian transactions has long been established under the Currency Law (Law No. 7 of 2011 on Currency). Recently, however, Bank Indonesia took major steps to…


Outsourcing Licenses to Be Processed by BKPM; Only Granted for Single Line of Business

On January 26, 2015, the Minister of Manpower issued Reg. No. 6 of 2015 on Standard Operational Procedure for Outsourcing Business License Issuance through the One-Stop Integrated Services in the…


MEMR Announces 35,000MW Power Plant Construction Program

AKSET Translation, May 5, 2015 PRESS RELEASE Launching of the 35,000 MW Power Plant Construction Program MONDAY, MAY 04, 2015 12:48 WIB MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF…


Restrictions on Expatriates in Mining Sector

Since the issuance of the Labor Law (Law No. 13 of 2003), the Minister of Manpower (the “MOM”, formerly the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration—the “MOMT”) has issued 12 regulations regulating or…