Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country with 280 million population, is a dynamic and rapidly developing country in Southeast Asia.

In September 2024, Indonesia enacted Government Regulation ("GR") No. 35 of 2024 on Franchise ("GR 35/2024"), which replaces the previous regulation GR No. 42 of 2007 on Franchise ("GR 42/2007").

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the increases in carbon emission have been caused by human activities over the last 150 years.

The Minister of Trade ("MoT") has recently issued MoT Regulation No. 47 of 2025 on Goods Subject to Import Limitation ("MoT Reg. 47/2025"), which took effect on 1 January 2026.

The tumultuous global outlook as evidenced by Russia-Ukraine war and natural gas crisis in Europe have led to pessimistic economic projections into the following years.

On 4 June 2026, the Minister of Trade issued MoT Regulation No. 19 of 2026 on the Implementation of Trade Business Through Electronic Systems, which came into force on 8 June 2026.

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In October 2023, the Indonesian government through the Ministry of Trade ("MoT") issuedMoT Regulation ("MoTR") No. 31 of 2023 on Business Licensing.

The enforcement of arbitration awards in Indonesia is governed by Law No. 30 of 1999 on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution ("Arbitration Law")...

In recent years, Indonesia's Fintech sector has grown rapidly and made considerable impacts on the country's financial services.

As of the writing of these responses, there are no specific regulations governing artificial intelligence ("AI") in Indonesia. However, Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions, as lastly amended by Law No. 1 of 2024 ("EIT Law") is specific in describing AI as an "Electronic Agent".

The Government of Indonesia is preparing a draft Presidential Regulation on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence dated 27 January 2026 (“Draft AI Ethics Regulation”). If enacted into regulation in its current form, it would introduce a national ethics framework for the development, deployment, and use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in Indonesia.

On 30 April 2026, the Minister of Manpower (“MoM”) issued MoM Regulation No. 7 of 2026 on Outsourced Work (Pekerjaan Alih Daya) ("MoM Reg. 7/2026"). The regulation implements Article 64(2) of Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower (“Manpower Law”), as amended by Law No. 6 of 2023, and follows up on Constitutional Court Decision No. 168/PUU-XXI/2023.

In Indonesia, labour and employment or manpower is governed under Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower, as lastly partially amended by Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation, which works as the main "umbrella law" for manpower related regulations.

In Indonesia, any restructuring or reorganization that relates to bankruptcy is regulated under Law No. 37 of 2004 concerning Bankruptcy and Suspension of Payment ("Bankruptcy Law").

The Indonesian Government has implemented policy directives to strengthen the Land Management Rights (Hak Pengelolaan Tanah or "HPT"), land titles, Condominium/Apartment Units.

Indonesia has seen remarkable growth in tech investments (see our editorial publications on Indonesian tech deals Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, and Vol. 4).

The Ministry of Trade ("MoT") has enacted MoT Regulation No. 16 of 2024 on Rules of Origin and Certificate of Origin for Imported Goods in the Implementation of Trade Safeguard Measures ("MoTR 16/2024").

Indonesia has enacted Presidential Regulation No. 47 of 2023 on the National Cybersecurity Strategy and Cyber Crisis Management ("PR 47/2023") since 20 July 2023.