Indonesia

As one of the founding members of ASEAN, 2011 has been a special year for Indonesia, as it has assumed the chair of the 10-member regional group. At a time when Asia is becoming increasingly important in global affairs, this is an opportunity for the country to demonstrate its growing influence.

Strong domestic spending has proved a key advantage for Indonesia, with its 240m consumers helping to insulate it from global economic tailwinds. Private consumption has risen sharply above pre-1997 levels, becoming a key driver of Indonesian economic growth – aggregate domestic consumption now accounts for around 70% of GDP, similar to the...

THE COMPANY: Aneka Tambang (ANTM) is a vertically integrated, export-oriented, diversified mining and metal company in Indonesia. It is a state-owned enterprise in which the government is a majority shareholder, with 65% of the shares. The remaining 35% shares belong to public investors. The company does...

Home to the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia is in theory fertile territory for the development of Islamic finance, the practice of lending, investment, finance and insurance without interest rates or speculation. Still, in the South-east Asian region, it is neighbouring Muslim-majority Malaysia, which is a fraction of the size of...

THE COMPANY: AKR Corporindo (AKRA) is the largest private distributor of petroleum products and basic chemicals in Indonesia, with an extensive logistics and supply network, covering 15 sea and river ports. Five of the river ports have storage tank terminals with more than 543.14 kl. AKRA serves customers...

Although the country’s economy is a multi-faceted one, in which energy, agriculture, manufacturing and financial services are key parts of the mix, the attention in 2011 was not on the economy’s heavy hitters, but rather on the playing field in which they operate. The hot topic across the archipelago is improving infrastructure, as fast as...