Indonesia

Despite its current status as one of global investors’ market darlings, Indonesia’s capital markets still require development. One of the important current issues is a lack of liquidity – the market term describing the ease of buying and selling securities without dramatically influencing their prices in the process. Liquidity provides investors the...

According to the sector’s regulator, the Bank of Indonesia, there are 120 commercial banks and 1681 rural lenders in Indonesia. In reality, however, a small number of them are responsible for most of the lending activity in the market, with 15 banks accounting for about 70% of credit. As ranked by assets, the following are the five largest banks in...

In the midst of turbulent international economic conditions, Indonesia’s growth and investment potential is increasingly attractive. Authorities seek to leverage on the economy’s key competitive advantages to attract the long-term investment needed to realise their goal of turning the country into one of the top 10 economies by 2025. Already the...

Spread between Asia and Australia, Indonesia is comprised of around 17,500 islands, of which over 6000 are inhabited. The archipelago is on a crossroad between the Pacific and the Indian oceans, and bridges the Asian and Australian continents. This strategic position has influenced the cultural, social, political and economic life of the country...