{
  "id": 1816779,
  "title": "Analysis: Foreign debt climbs to Rp 8 quadrillion amid weak loan usage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/analysis-foreign-debt-climbs-to-rp-8-quadrillion-amid-weak-loan-usage-1816779",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-15T00:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post Academia",
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    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/15/analysis-foreign-debt-climbs-to-rp-8-quadrillion-amid-weak-loan-usage.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indonesia’s external debt has continued to rise and reached a new high of Rp 8 quadrillion ($444 billion) in May 2026. The increase was primarily driven by government and central bank debt, which accounted for 55.9 percent of total external debt, or US$248.5 billion, after growing 3.89 percent year-on-year (yoy).",
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        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Analysis: Foreign debt climbs to Rp 8 quadrillion amid weak loan usage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/analysis-foreign-debt-climbs-to-rp-8-quadrillion-amid-weak-loan-usage",
        "published": "2026-08-15T00:00:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}