Capital Markets & Governance: Danantara Indonesia’s head of public investment Rani Piputri told Reuters NEXT Asia it is “not a bailout vehicle,” arguing the sovereign fund’s role is to deepen and strengthen Indonesia’s capital market amid MSCI downgrade concerns and investor sentiment pressure. Energy & Agribusiness: President Prabowo launched the mandatory B50 biodiesel rollout, saying palm oil farmers must be the biggest beneficiaries through higher incomes and downstream value, while also reducing diesel import dependence. Digital Infrastructure: Indonesia’s telecom regulator says new spectrum is needed for future 6G, projecting capacity after upcoming 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz auctions at about 712 MHz—still short of what operators will require. Trade & Regional Integration: India-ASEAN bilateral trade hit about US$128bn in 2025–26 as officials pushed to modernise the ASEAN-India trade pact with time-bound targets. Carbon Markets & Tech: Google, McKinsey and Tencent inked early offtakes for nature-based carbon removals from Thryve.Earth’s Sulawesi rainforest restoration project, signaling growing corporate demand for carbon credits. Public Spending Scrutiny: Indonesia’s free nutritious meals programme faces allegations of corruption, waste, food poisoning and poor targeting after arrests tied to procurement fraud. Business Diplomacy: Indonesia’s embassy in Dhaka, with IBCCI, helped 22 Bangladeshi firms join the D-8 Halal Expo 2026 in Indonesia, supporting a Bangladesh pavilion and trade links.