Indonesia

With the implementation date of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) set for December 31, 2015, Indonesia’s construction sector must take the right steps to ensure that it stays in the running. The AEC aims to create a single market and production base with free movement of goods, services and skilled labour. Such a development will enable greater...

As Indonesia’s real estate market has experienced growth in recent decades, the demand for building materials has skyrocketed. The domestic market is thriving, with Indonesia’s key players rapidly expanding production capacity of high-demand materials such as concrete and metals. Inflation is high for imported building materials and...

Indonesia has all the makings of an industrial powerhouse: a young and talented population, relatively cheap labour and a large domestic market. The country has the capacity and the conditions to develop industry, specifically export-oriented industries. Manufacturing is also vitally important to Indonesia. Without it and without its growth, the...

With a number of infrastructure projects being rolled out in the coming years, alongside overall real estate expansion and economic growth, the construction equipment sector has a vital role to play in Indonesia’s future development. Indeed, the value of the construction equipment market doubled between 2008 and 2013 – with Research and Markets...

Oil and gas commercialisation has been a linchpin of Indonesia’s economic development for more than three decades, accounting for as much as 80% of the country’s annual exports and 70% of its annual revenues since the 1970s. While the country’s economy has expanded and diversified over time, aided by the inflow of foreign currency derived from...