Indonesia is transforming from a resources- and consumption-based economy to a more manufacturing- and investment-oriented one, working to build an industrial base that will allow it to reduce its dependence on imports and keep more value within the economy. Following his inauguration in October 2014, President Joko Widodo quickly took a number of vital and positive steps that so far are increasing opportunities for foreign direct investment.
Investors will risk capital on long-term projects only when they expect to capture adequate returns from their investments. However, they will only do that if they can forecast, with some certainty, the length of time it will take to complete such projects. Since 1993, the Indonesian government has promulgated various regulations on land...
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The government is addressing challenges relating to a lack of high-quality infrastructure by encouraging public-private partnerships (PPPs). Infrastructure investment has lagged in recent years, averaging 3-4% of GDP since 2000, well down on the 7% or more from before the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. While recent years have seen...
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