Center for Economic & Financial Development

Indonesia Economic Summit 2025
2025-02-18 - 2025-02-19
IES is a high-level forum designed to bring together international business leaders, policymakers, thinkers, and industry champions. The forum will explore Indonesia’s current and future economic development, and how it becomes the new growth hub in the global landscape.
In its first year, IES will explore a range of topics, including industrialization, fiscal and monetary policy, investment, food security, energy transition, state-owned enterprise reform, international market diversification, green protectionism, human talent development, and others.
The forum will feature more than 100 world renowned and prominent Indonesian speakers. IES also provides an opportunity for business leaders and strategic partners to explore future investment and collaboration through a dedicated executive roundtable.

Financial Deepening and Institutional Strengthening: Unveiling Insights from IBC Policy Papers
2025-05-21 10:00 - 13:00 UTC
Inclusive growth toward Indonesia Emas 2045 requires a financial system that is stable, liquid, and responsive to the needs of the real sector. However, Indonesia’s financial sector still faces several structural challenges, such as limited liquidity (with the M2 to GDP ratio at 43.8%), high funding costs (Net Interest Margin at 4.6%), and the suboptimal development of financial instruments and institutional coordination.
In response to these issues, the Indonesian Business Council (IBC)—an independent and non-profit association consisting of business and industry leaders in Indonesia—has developed eight policy papers focused on three key elements of financial sector development: depth, access, and efficiency. All these recommendations have been consolidated into a single synthesis report that emphasizes the importance of institutional reform and cross-authority synergy to build a more liquid financial system that supports sustainable growth.
As a follow-up, IBC will organize a public discussion involving business players, regulators, and economists to strengthen the commitment to the financial reform agenda, particularly in creating liquidity as a foundation for strong and inclusive economic growth.

Capital Market Deepening Through Regulatory Strengthening and Policy Barrier Elimination
2025-07-24
On 24 July 2025, the Indonesian Business Council (IBC) will participate in a strategic discussion on “Capital Market Deepening Through Regulatory Strengthening and Policy Barrier Elimination”, alongside key financial market institutions including Mandiri Institute, the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), KSEI, KPEI, PEI, and other relevant industry associations. For the business sector, a deep and inclusive capital market is a critical enabler of national development, particularly in providing affordable long-term financing for productive sectors. In this forum, IBC will emphasize the private sector’s commitment to actively contribute to capital market reform by advocating for a broader range of financial instruments, more adaptive regulations, and a more accessible investment ecosystem that can mobilize sustainable capital for long-term growth.

Focus Group Discussion IBC x Chief Economist
2025-11-27 | The Sultan Hotel
This IBC-hosted Focus Group Discussion will convene chief economists from leading banks, securities firms, research institutions, and academia to validate the interim analysis of the IBC Business Outlook 2026. The session will examine Indonesia’s 2026 economic outlook and priority reforms, with insights integrated into the final Outlook.

Focus Group Discussion with International IBC Members
2025-12-10 | IBC Office
IBC host a Focus Group Discussion with its Members as part of the preparation of the IBC Business Outlook 2026, bringing together business leaders to share ground-level insights on economic conditions, investment sentiment, regulatory challenges, and expectations for 2026 to strengthen the report’s business relevance.

Focus Group Discussion with International Organization, Chambers of Commerce, and Think Tank
2025-12-12 | IBC Office
IBC will host a Focus Group Discussion as part of the preparation of the IBC Business Outlook 2026, bringing together representatives from international organizations, chambers of commerce, and think tanks to discuss Indonesia’s economic outlook, investment climate, and global developments, providing international perspectives to inform policy-relevant and market-focused analysis.

IBC Business Outlook 2026
2026-01-14 16:00 - 20:00 | Hotel Mulia Senayan

Indonesia Economic Summit 2026
2026-02-03 - 2026-02-04 | Shangri La Hotel Jakarta
The Indonesia Economic Summit (IES) is the Indonesian Business Council (IBC) annual flagship event. IES is a high-level forum designed to bring together international business leaders, policymakers, thinkers, and industry champions. The forum explored Indonesia’s current and future economic development, and how it became the new growth hub in the global landscape.
In 2025, IES addressed a wide range of important topics, including industrialization, fiscal and monetary policy, investment, food security, energy transition, state-owned enterprise reform, international market diversification, green protectionism, and human talent development.
Continuing in 2026, IES is scheduled to take place on 3–4 February in Jakarta. The summit will be a two-day forum with the theme of “Coming Together to Boost Resilient Growth and Shared Prosperity”, exploring key issues in the topics of inclusive growth, national economic model, overseas worker, trade policies, industrial investment, business competitiveness, digital transformation, ASEAN economic positioning, and strategies to address challenges of global risks.
IES 2026 will also provide a platform for business leaders and strategic partners to engage in discourse through thematic and bilateral roundtables, alongside in-depth policy dialogues with government. A new feature of this year’s summit, the ‘IES in Action’ segment, will showcase IBC’s ongoing projects and research, while also providing a dedicated space to highlight its key initiatives.
Indonesia Economic Summit (IES) present as a:
● Voice of Indonesian Leading Businesses
● Platform of Constructive Dialogue
● Advocate of Policy Refinement
● Champion of Business – Government Collaboration
● Driver of Good Economic Governance
