Despite a history of balance-of-payments crises caused by rapid swings in Indonesia’s current account balance, portfolio investors have by and large returned with confidence to the country’s capital markets since the recovery from the 2008 crisis – and this despite short-term corrections such as those during the summer of 2011. Although still...
THE COMPANY: The Report: Indonesia 2010 indicated that XL Axiata’s (EXCL) positive growth in the first half of 2010 would provide a clear picture of the company’s future. On the back of strategic initiatives, EXCL recorded revenue increases in 2010, which helped to improve share values. EXCL’s...
In an uncertain global economic environment, emerging markets like Indonesia have faced volatile inflationary pressures. While local monetary authorities have had to quickly adapt to a shifting balance between inflation and economic growth, the government continues to keep the prices of necessities down through a mix of price controls and imports...
Since declaring independence from the Netherlands in 1945, Indonesia has become one of the world’s fastest developing and most economically promising nations. Transforming itself repeatedly over the years, it has also now established itself as an emerging regional giant. Indeed, while many countries felt the strong negative effects of the global...
Despite a turbulent history in financial services, Indonesia has plenty to offer overseas bankers. Some of what is compelling has long been so, such as the huge potential inherent in the world’s fourth-most-populous nation. Indonesia has for decades had a significant and largely untapped customer base – only about 20% of the country’s adults have...
The local banking sector has undergone many improvements since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Risks are now being more carefully managed at the regulatory and individual bank levels, with strong incentives to manage credit portfolio losses. Perhaps as a result of these changes, the ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) has declined over the last...
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