Total realized investment value to South Kalimantan Province reached Rp25.7 trillion by the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, up Rp 16 trillion quarter-to-quarter (qtq) according to South Kalimantan Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office data. The achievement stems from 11,238 projects based on Investment and Downstream Industry Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) data, placing South Kalimantan in 16th in terms of total realized investment value.

Thousands of residents attended Selamatan Leut at the culmination of the 11th Sa-ijaan Cultural Festival (FBS) in Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan Province on Aug. 24, 2025.

A festive atmosphere accompanied the closing night of Tapin Art Festival (Fest) 2025, held at the Rantau Baru Green Open Space in the town of Rantau, North Tapin District, Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan Province on Aug. 6, 2025.

South Kalimantan Province recorded its economy growing 4.81 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. Finance Ministry Taxation Directorate-General (DJT) South Kalimantan Regional Office Head Catur Ariyanto Widodo emphasized that the achievement reflected the province's economic responsiveness to external dynamics.

Teams from within and outside South Kalimantan Province use a combined 100 bamboo rafts as they take part in the 2025 South Hulu Sungai Bamboo Rafting Festival, making it one of the leading tourist attractions this year.

The South Kalimantan Provincial Government continues to encourage the entry of green investment as a substitute for mining sector investment, which has so far been the mainstay of the South Kalimantan economy, in the backdrop of the Indonesian government targeting investment to South Kalimantan reaching Rp30 trillion in 2025.

Bank Indonesia held a business forum titled "Sustainable Growth Through Connectivity: Unlocking Indonesia's Green Investment Opportunities" on May 12, 2025, which is part of the Bank Indonesia Special Week series at the World Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan from May 5 to 18, 2025.