A fast-growing middle class in Indonesia means more malls, products and higher sales. Recent numbers appear to demonstrate that this very dynamic, which has been heavily discussed and promoted over the past few years, was in fact holding in the country. After some signs of weakness in the middle of 2013, the retail market came roaring back with...
Since real estate investment trusts (REITs) were given the legislative green light in 2007, Indonesia’s real estate market has boomed. With annual price increases that have regularly been among the world’s highest, coupled with heightened investor interest and a track record of strong economic growth, there has also been a widespread expectation...
Increased government investment in infrastructure has helped to unleash a boom in Indonesia’s construction sector. With rapidly growing demand for residential real estate, office buildings, industrial estates and other property across the archipelago, the construction sector is tagging along for the ride.
Indonesia has long pushed to move more of its industrial processing onshore to both protect and encourage local manufacturing. At first, efforts to rectify the situation were inconsistent. Regulations were passed but not applied, or loopholes were built in that seemed to water down what at first appeared to be draconian measures. When Indonesia...
Rising capital values, favourable interest rates and strong demand have created a favourable environment for Indonesia’s real estate sector, which posted impressive expansion numbers in 2013. While the US and EU have struggled with the lingering effects of the global financial crisis, South-east Asia has powered on, with Indonesia topping the...
With the implementation date of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) set for December 31, 2015, Indonesia’s construction sector must take the right steps to ensure that it stays in the running. The AEC aims to create a single market and production base with free movement of goods, services and skilled labour. Such a development will enable greater...
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