Rising disposable incomes, consumption growth and sustained investment are key factors in the sector’s recent continued expansion and future potential growth. While still small compared to its potential, Indonesia’s insurance market is attracting global underwriters and reinsurers. The life segment, which comprised roughly two-thirds of premiums in 2012, is the market’s key growth driver. The...
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Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Indonesia 2014
Growth in Indonesia’s stock market in recent years has been driven by the steady expansion in the total number of shares listed, which increased from 296 in 2008 to 479 by September 2013. Once dominated by commodities, such as mining, energy and agriculture stocks, the local market is now led by consumer-related shares, such as financial services, infrastructure and utilities. Domestic investors...
Chapter | Trade & Investment from The Report: Indonesia 2014
Despite a 6.7% contraction in net exports in 2012, the value of Indonesia’s trade has expanded significantly over the past decade, with a doubling of exports between 2006 and 2011 to $203.50bn. Rising demand from Asian markets for Indonesia’s key commodity outputs has spurred a redirection of trade. Yet, with most foreign direct investment flowing to sectors linked to consumption, trade has been...
Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Indonesia 2014
With a population of approximately 247m made up of more than 300 different ethnic groups, Indonesia is the third-largest democracy in the world while also being the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The country has a total land mass of 1,904,569 sq km, spread over an archipelago of around 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited. Jakarta is the country’s most populated city, with more...
Economic update | Indonesia’s rising IPO tide
23 Apr 2014
The stock market in Indonesia is set for another busy year, with 30 or more companies having already announced plans to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) despite looming elections. The wave of new listings, along with new requirements announced by regulators, is set to sustain improved liquidity and activity on the exchange.
Strengthened by new deals in the transport, energy and agri-business sectors, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia’s East Java province has shown promising growth in recent years. Although the majority of FDI in Indonesia is sourced from other Asian nations, European investment has grown steadily since 2010, with East Java now poised to benefit from recently strengthened trade ties with the Netherlands.