Indonesia: Corporate/Commercial Law

The Indonesian enterprise software and business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service landscape is experiencing a profound pivot from fragmented innovation to strategic consolidation.

Post-merger integration failures often stem not from ignorance of employment law, but from the sequence in which decisions are made. This analysis examines why the first 100 days after M&A closing present heightened employment risk and proposes a four-point control gate that must be cleared before any employment-affecting integration step is executed or communicated.

On 4 June 2026, the Minister of Health (“MoH”) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Hospitals (the “New Hospital Regulation”), which was promulgated on 12 June 2026 and became effective on that date. The New Hospital Regulation is the single, consolidated Ministerial regulation now governing the Indonesian hospital sector, and it implements Articles 823, 830, 832, 850 (5), 861 (2), 862, and 876 of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (“GR 28/2024”), which in turn implements Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (the “Health Law”).

Indonesia's Government Regulation No. 38 of 2026 introduces significant reforms to state-owned enterprise management, establishing new frameworks for governance, asset management, and dissolution. The regulation clarifies the roles of key oversight bodies and introduces regulatory protection for directors implementing qualifying loss limitation measures. How will these changes reshape corporate governance and risk management practices across Indonesia's SOE sector?

Indonesia's Draft Broadcasting Bill proposes sweeping changes to digital content regulation, requiring platforms like OTT and UGC services to register with authorities and implement comprehensive content moderation systems.

Indonesia's financial regulator OJK has released draft rules establishing a comprehensive financial reporting integrity framework for fintech, digital financial assets, and crypto asset providers. The proposed regulation introduces mandatory internal controls, governance accountability measures, and significant penalties for reporting violations, extending liability beyond provider entities to directors, commissioners, controlling shareholders, and employees.

Two separate regimes now govern Indonesian natural resource exports and must be checked on every shipment: the DSI/Export SoE export monopoly under GR 24/2026, which currently covers coal, crude palm oil and ferro-alloy and channels their export exclusively through Export SoE; and DHE SDA, the foreign exchange retention regime that requires most mining, plantation...

The Indonesian enterprise software and business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service landscape is experiencing a profound pivot from fragmented innovation to strategic consolidation.

Danantara was established under Law No. 1 of 2025 on Third Amendment to Law No. 19 of 2003 on State-Owned Enterprises, enacted on 24 February 2025, with the implementing frameworks detailed in Government Regulation (“GR”) No. 10 of 2025 on Organisation and Governance of Danantara Investment Management Agency, as amended by GR No. 19 of 2026 (“GR 10/2025”).

Indonesia's Government Regulation No. 38 of 2026 introduces significant reforms to state-owned enterprise management, establishing new frameworks for governance, asset management, and dissolution. The regulation clarifies the roles of key oversight bodies and introduces regulatory protection for directors implementing qualifying loss limitation measures. How will these changes reshape corporate governance and risk management practices across Indonesia's SOE sector?

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In an effort to strengthen the governance framework for commercial banks, Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or "OJK") issued Circular Letter No. 14/SEOJK.03/2025...