Given Indonesia’s large population of nearly 220m – which is expanding by more than 1% per annum – its growing middle class and a GDP rising at about 6% a year, the insurance sector stands to benefit from these fundamentals in the years ahead. Overall insurance company assets increased by 14.5% in 2014, according to preliminary statistics from the Financial Services Authority (OJK), and total...
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Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Indonesia 2015
The number of listed companies on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) increased by 50% in the decade to 2014, and market capitalisation was up five-fold in that period. In terms of the exchange’s performance, the index has risen far more than those of its regional peers and international benchmarks. Still, the capital markets are in need further development. For the nation to grow as it hopes...
Articles & Analysis | Useful information for visitors in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Etiquette
Indonesians don’t like conflict. Friendly, outgoing and peaceful are the norms for interaction. For this reason, saving face and not being caustic are very important for travellers to remember. A handshake is usually the first introduction in a business setting and is...
Articles & Analysis | Rest easy: Jakarta hotel listings from The Report: Indonesia 2015
View contact details and general information for some of the leading hotels and resorts in Jakarta
Articles & Analysis | Modern role for batik in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2015
One of Indonesia’s most highly developed art forms, batik has been around for a long time but is not at all out of fashion. Everyone wears it, from the aristocrats participating in an evening event, to local and foreign businessmen who go everyday to the office. It is beautiful, colourful and there are endless variations on the theme. But what is it? How it is made? What are...
The investment board in Indonesia is ramping up initiatives to attract funds into the country as it launches a massive infrastructure programme designed to accelerate modernisation and promote growth.