Indonesia

Largely impervious to recent economic woes in the developed economies, Indonesia’s mining sector is riding high on a wave of high commodity prices. Meanwhile, the government has undertaken to revise regulations governing the sector in a bid to improve clarity and attract more investors. However, parliamentary opposition to some of the changes, including the removal of a requirement that foreign...

With a population of 245m, including a rapidly growing middle class, the Indonesian market is widely regarded as having huge potential. However, infrastructural deficiencies are threatening to cramp growth. Limited transport infrastructure, from ports to roads and rail, has increased manufacturing costs and shipping times. Indonesia is attempting to address this deficit through public-private...

As one of the markets at the forefront of the South-east Asian growth story, Indonesia is seeing a surge of investment attention from capital managers eager to avoid the malaise lingering in developed economies. Indonesia now has a chance to strengthen its capital markets’ offerings, by broadening the options available, fostering a bigger roster of investors and smoothing operations at the...

At 1.7%, Indonesia’s insurance penetration rate is the lowest in the region, compared to 3.7% in Thailand, 5.1% in Malaysia and 11.1% in South Korea. Underwriters hope that as disposable income grows, the middle class – now estimated at up to 40% of the population – will purchase more coverage. In fact, gross premiums have grown an average of 23% annually since 1996, reaching a total of $16.02bn...

Already the world’s 17th-largest economy with a nominal GDP of $768bn in 2010, Indonesia is one of the three fastest-growing economies in Asia. Authorities are working to use the country’s key competitive advantages to attract the long-term investment needed to realise their goal of becoming one of the top 10 economies by 2025. Growth was forecast to reach 6.3-6.5% for 2011. However, addressing...

With only about 20% of Indonesian adults having any sort of relationship with the financial service sector, the country’s massive, untapped customer base offers great potential for the big industry players. The combination of a broadening and deepening market, and ever-sinking interest rates, has boosted the already-growing demand for financial services in the archipelago, from microcredit to...