Central Kalimantan recorded investment realization reaching Rp7.16 trillion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, or a 72.04 percent year-on-year (yoy) surge according to Central Kalimantan Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) Head Sutoyo.

The Besei Kambe Competition is once again the main attraction at this year's Isen Mulang Cultural Festival (FBIM) in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan Province. This traditional competition is increasingly gaining attention because of its unique location and the way of competing that is characteristic of coastal communities.

The Central Kalimantan Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) is optimizing investment promotion for Central Kalimantan by making use of various national and even international event agendas, which are considered as strategic means to spur increased investment activity in the province.

Central Kalimantan Province held simultaneous rice harvests in the regencies of East Kotawaringin, North Barito, Seruyan, East Barito, and Pulang Pisau on Apr. 7, 2025. The harvest occasion was led directly by the Central Kalimantan Governor Agustiar Sabran, with the center of the occasion in Pantik Village, Pandih Batu District, Pulang Pisau Regency.

In a financial statement published in the Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI) on Mar. 9, 2025, PT Petrindo Jaya Kreasi Tbk booked its net income soaring by 719 percent year-on-year (yoy) to reach its highest-ever net income achievement of US$801.7 million in 2024.

Central Kalimantan has great potential in developing renewable energy. Central Kalimantan Regional Development Planning, Research, and Innovation Agency (Bapperida) Head Leonard S. Ampung stated during a focus group discussion Best Western Batang Garung Hotel on Feb. 26, 2025, emphasized that the construction of the Muara Juloi Dam is one of the strategic projects for regional energy security that also supports the Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

Central Kalimantan Governor Agustiar Sabran and Central Kalimantan Province Regional Handicrafts Council (Dekranasda) Chair Aisyah Thisia Agustiar Sabran officially opened National Halal Fair 2025 alongside Central Kalimantan Deputy Governor Edy Pratowo and his wife Nunu Andriani Edy Pratowo at Brigjend Katamso Road in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan Province on Mar. 6, 2025.