Indonesia

In less than three years Indonesia will encounter the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), which will eliminate intraregional tariffs and non-tariff barriers among the South-east Asian countries, with a view to integrate the economies in the region into a single production base and regional market. AFTA is aimed to increase ASEAN’s competitive edge, to attract investment and...

Indonesia is a vast country with a wide array of tourism offerings. Given the variety of landscapes spread across the archipelago, ecotourism has become an important part of the country’s tourism portfolio. While most visitors flock to the beaches of Bali or Central Java to visit Borobudur, there are a plethora of natural wonders waiting to be...

BPM igas was established in 2002 to take over the authority of managing and supervising the upstream oil and gas industry from the state oil company, Pertamina. On November 13, 2012 the Constitutional Court issued Ruling No. 36/PUU-XI/2012, which declared that select articles of Law No. 22/2001 that were the foundation for the creation of BPM igas...

ETIQUETTE: A handshake is usually the first introduction in a business setting and is used as a greeting and farewell. It is recommended to address men as pak (equivalent to Mr) and women as ibu(equivalent to Mrs).

Under the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board’s (BKPM’s) regional development competition, the province of West Kalimantan was declared the best performing region in 2011. This was after the Bornean contender achieved some impressive GDP growth figures, while also making an important impact on its citizens’ earnings and employment prospects....