CNGR Ding Xing New Energy have proposed to build an integrated nickel industrial area in Southeast Sulawesi Province with an estimated investment value of US$ 10.5 billion or about Rp164.34 trillion (assuming Rp15,651 per US$1). CNGR Indonesia's Public Relations Director Magdalena Veronika said that the plan had been mentioned in a state document.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) West Sumatra Province (Sumbar) recorded the province's export value rising by 64.4 percent month-to-month (mtm) in August 2024. BPS West Sumatra Head Sugeng Arianto stated on Sep. 29, 2024, that exports from West Sumatra also increased by 7.94 percent year-on-year (yoy) that month.

Realized investments in West Nusa Tenggara Province reached Rp36.9 trillion in the first half (H1) of 2024, exceeding the Rp25.4 trillion target set in the province's 2024 Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD). Acting West Nusa Tenggara Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) Head Wahyu Hidayat revealed that the province also exceeded the Rp26.9 trillion investment target set by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

The West Papua Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) claims that realized investments to West Papua has reached Rp3.7 trillion for 2024.

The monthly export value of North Maluku Province rose by 14.61 percent month-to-month (mtm) from US$812.13 million in August 2024 to US$930.81 million (about Rp14.5 trillion) in September 2024. The province's monthly export value  also increased by 14.68 percent year-on-year (yoy) from US$811.63 million in September 2023.

Investment realization is showing a positive trend in line with a projection from the World Bank that Indonesia's economy would grow 5.0 percent this year, as evident in a report on third-quarter (Q3) investments released on Oct. 15, 2024 by the Investment Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated Aman's copper smelter and precious metal refinery in West Sumbawa Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province on Sep. 23, 2024. In his speech, the President said that Indonesia has entered a new chapter in the downstreaming of the copper industry, in line with the country's efforts to reduce dependence on raw material exports.

The provincial governments of East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the trade, industry, cooperatives, as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sectors, which was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two parties.