Indonesia

For an archipelago spread over more than 17,500 islands and spanning 5,000 km from west to east, the need for Indonesia to have an efficient transport network that seamlessly integrates sea, land and air transport systems is clear. The public sector manages 90% of total transport infrastructure, while private sector involvement is concentrated on a few tolled highway projects and private rail...

A result of decades of underinvestment, creaky infrastructure has long been the Achilles’ heel of the Indonesian economy. Around $6.8bn will be spent on power and some $29bn on water utilities and other services under the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development. The government is expected to fund 28% of the cost, with the rest coming from the private...

Increased government investment in infrastructure has helped unleash a boom in Indonesia’s construction sector. With rapidly growing demand for residential real estate, office buildings, industrial estates and other property across the archipelago, the construction sector is poised to see significant expansion. And, although the sector has declined since 2012, a new law that allows foreign...

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 to develop its industrial capacity, specifically in terms of export-oriented industries. Indeed, manufacturing is vital to the Indonesian economy. Without it the country would have a difficult time addressing its current...

Buffeted by volatile global commodity prices and legislative uncertainty at home, Indonesia’s mineral output has fluctuated considerably in recent years. The mining sector comprised 11.24% of GDP in 2013, down slightly on 11.8% in 2012, but an improvement on the 8.94% recorded in 2004. Coal contributed $26.64bn to domestic exports in 2013, followed by copper ore at $3.38bn, nickel ore at $1.88bn...

The nation’s vast territorial expanse and established presence of experienced, well-financed international and domestic oil firms has led to the discovery and exploitation of a succession of sizeable oil and gas projects across the country for more than 125 years. As of 2013, Indonesia’s total hydrocarbons reserves reportedly included 3.7bn barrels of oil and 103.3trn cu ft of natural gas. In...