INDONESIA'S NEW REGULATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN MANPOWER: OFFERING SOME CLARITY WHILE RAISING QUESTIONS

The Indonesian Business Competition Supervision Commission (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha – “KPPU”) recently introduced a new regulation on merger filings, KPPU Regulation No. 3 of 2019 on Assessments of Mergers or Consolidations of Business Entities or Acquisitions of Shares in Companies.

Following the issuance of Government Regulation No. 24 of 2018 (“GR 24/2018”) introducing an online-based system for processing and issuing certain business licenses, on 10 July 2018

Issue 5, February 2025 | OJK has established clear rules for alternative credit scoring, introducing new requirements, new opportunities and new compliance challenges.

To improve the effectiveness of integrated licensing in the financial services sector, the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan – “OJK”) introduced an electronic licensing system to integrate all licensing in the financial services sector through OJK Regulation No. 26/ POJK.01/2019 on Electronic Licensing within the Financial Services Sector (“POJK No. 26/2019”), which came into effect on 28 October 2019.