Jakarta becomes the world’s largest urban area as Indonesia enters BRICS
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Source: The Tribune | Original Published At: 2025-12-09 12:55:12 UTC
Key Points
- Jakarta recognized as the world's largest urban area in 2025 with 37.4 million residents
- Indonesia's BRICS accession positions the bloc to leverage Southeast Asia's economic growth
- Jakarta's digital economy expected to reach $360 billion by 2030 with 2,400+ tech startups
- iDEA and AFTECH to host ASEAN-BRICS fintech cooperation summit in Jakarta
- Indonesia brings demographic scale (40% of ASEAN population) and digital innovation to BRICS