Revitalizing Indonesia’s economic diplomacy engine in the Middle East

Over the past decade, Indonesia’s economic engagement with the Arab world and Turkey has remained trapped in a traditional pattern, heavily reliant on fossil energy trade and the export of domestic labor. Yet entering the 2025–2026 period, a fundamental shift is underway. Under new national leadership, Indonesia is recalibrating its strategy toward integrating into high-tech industrial supply chains, advancing the green economy, and expanding high-value digital services. This broader vision is now consolidated under a single strategic framework known as “Indonesia Incorporated.” The concept represents an inclusive collaborative platform that integrates the roles of the Danantara super-holding investment entity, the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), state-owned enterprises, and small and medium-sized businesses into a unified command structure for trade policy. In […]