At a time when Indonesia desperately needs foreign currency, authorities spooked investors with tighter export controls lambasted as "resource nationalism", while a move by parliament to tighten oversight of the central bank raised fears for its independence.

Indonesia’s emergency interest rate hike and efforts to support the rupiah may have helped calm markets for now, but economists say investor confidence will not fully return…

Without warning or industry consultation, Jakarta unveils a radical plan to strip private traders of their export rights and transfer absolute pricing power to the state