As Indonesia handed over its chairmanship of the Association of South-east Nations (ASEAN) late last year to another member, it could look back on a year of diplomatic and economic gains.
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Economic update | Indonesia: Year in Review 2011
13 Jan 2012
In spite of the economic uncertainty that characterised much of 2011, Indonesia’s strong growth has solidified its reputation as one of the world’s most important emerging economies.
In conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers, OBG explores the taxation system. This chapter includes a viewpoint from Irhoan Tanudiredja, Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
With some 17,500 islands tied into a single political system, a centralised unitary government has not proved adaptable to Indonesia’s geography or society. Decentralisation, which began in 1999 and devolved power to local administrative units, has seen both successes and failures, but should hopefully prove more stable in the long run. Critics see the programme as multiplying local bureaucracies...
Chapter | Religious Affairs from The Report: Indonesia 2012
While roughly 89% of the country’s citizens subscribe to Islamic beliefs, according to official government statistics, the country prides itself on its tolerance and diversity. There are six officially recognised religions in Indonesia according to the constitution, which guarantees the rights of citizens to practice their religion freely. The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) oversees not...
Chapter | Health and Education from The Report: Indonesia 2012
Having already mandated basic education and made it accessible to all citizens, at least in theory, Indonesia’s next challenge is to boost access to, and quality of, secondary and higher education. Other goals include lowering illiteracy and decreasing disparities in quality of education nationwide. The government is hoping to address challenges like teacher absenteeism, and poor scientific and...