Modern retail seems to be an obvious development in Indonesia with the quick proliferation of minimarkets, convenience stores and hypermarkets. The country is crowded, so it makes sense to have numerous small, highly efficient shops nearby so driving is not necessary. It has a large, relatively poor population, so big, efficient retailers providing...
Until recently, Indonesia had been content to give both international and local mining outfits a wide latitude in terms of how to most effectively profit from the extraction of lucrative mineral deposits, as the state took a share via various taxes, licences, royalties and other agreements. This well-established and stable regime was shaken up in...
With limited local underwriting capacity, larger risks have traditionally been ceded offshore. The limited capacity of the four local reinsurers has stunted efforts to domesticate more risk, leading to volatile rates. Consolidating and developing reinsurance capacity will thus be crucial to future efforts to develop the industry, while higher...
Even without clarity on foreign investment, the Indonesian property market is strong and on a sound footing. Demand, especially from end users, is robust, the macroeconomic situation is relatively good – growth rates are high and inflation is low – and direct investment is at record levels.
The global insolation map has three notable patches: one in western Australia, another in the south-western US, and the last stretching from Algeria across North Africa all the way to Saudi Arabia. It is in these regions where the most sun hits the ground, creating the greatest potential for solar energy. The large swatch in the Middle East and...
While life insurance has outperformed the overall market, both domestically and regionally, for a decade, heavy reliance on investment-linked products reveals the sector’s bias towards savings rather than outright protection. A sustained inflow of foreign underwriters, who now dominate the sector, has highlighted the segment’s strong growth...
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