New Regulation on the Consolidation of Commercial Banks

On 30 September 2011, Bank Indonesia promulgated new Bank Indonesia regulations1 requiring export and offshore loan proceeds to be received and drawn down (as applicable) through foreign exchange banks in Indonesia (including branches of foreign banks in Indonesia) (“FX Banks”) which willcome into effect as of 2 January 2012 (“Bank Indonesia Regulations”).

To boost investment and ease of doing business in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo introduced the idea of enacting an Omnibus Law. As the title implies, the Omnibus law, is a single law covering various distinct matters.

Issue 18, November 2024 | Indonesia’s Patent Law has been updated to boost IP protections in line with international standards. Key changes include expanded invention definitions, a longer grace period, new rules for traditional knowledge, and annual reporting for patent holders.

With the ongoing global pandemic affecting our economic nationwide in 2020, the Indonesian Government has issued Omnibus Law in 2020 to attract more investment as part of our national economic recovery program. There are numbers of current implementing regulations affected by the Omnibus Law and we have seen quite a significant number of new regulations issued by the Government to amend or replace the current ones.