National elections on April 17, 2019 will determine the head of state for a five-year term ending in 2024, with the two candidates on the ballot offering differing views on how to manage the country’s $1trn economy. While holding different policy positions, the contenders in Indonesia’s presidential election are very familiar, with incumbent...
While the Republic of Indonesia is just over seven decades old in its current form, the South-east Asian nation of more than 17,000 islands has a much longer history. The name Indonesia was first used in 1850 by British anthropologist James Richardson Logan in reference to the extensive group of islands that was known at the time as the Indian...
After long-term struggles to meet tax collection targets, the government rolled out a bold tax amnesty initiative in 2016. The programme – eliminating criminal prosecution and large back tax bills, and offering lower tax rates on hidden assets – has been successful, as trillions of rupiahs of onshore and offshore assets and income have been...
Commodities exports are an important part of the Indonesian economy, and the country has been negatively affected by a slump in global prices, with export receipts contracting significantly since 2012. Although much of this is due to weakening demand in China, Europe and the US, the recent introduction of several protectionist policies –...
Authorities have considerably reduced the current account deficit, which fell to historic lows in 2016. Improved fiscal management led to global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s upgrading Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating in May 2017, which should encourage greater capital inflows. Meanwhile, a gradual rise in commodities prices will...
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