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Interviews & Viewpoints | SD Darmono, President-Director, Jababeka: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Articles & Analysis | Indonesia's trade ties with Japan have expanded in recent years from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Indonesia’s trade ties with Japan have shown tremendous growth in recent years, with Japan now its second-largest source of investment and second-largest trade partner, despite a decline in investment in 2014. Bilateral ties are expected to grow on the back of new opportunities in manufacturing, defence and energy, although a persistent trade imbalance between the two has led...
Articles & Analysis | Subsidy cuts create fiscal space to boost infrastructure spending in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2015
In 2014 Indonesia elected a new president, Joko Widodo – a development of significant interest to both national and regional stakeholders, as well as global investors and economists. A self-made businessman whose background and policies have resonated with Indonesians, Widodo ran on a platform that included cracking down on corruption, improving the quality of life outside the...
Articles & Analysis | Indonesia's government focuses on FDI and reducing the current account and trade deficits from The Report: Indonesia 2015
A key goal of Indonesia’s new president, Joko Widodo, is to boost GDP growth to 7% during his tenure, after it fell to a five-year low of 5.02% in 2014. He will face several challenges in this endeavour. Oil and gas revenues have declined on the back of a drop in prices, while falling global prices for other commodities have translated into weaker demand for Indonesian exports...
Articles & Analysis | Indonesia's prudent policies get a helping hand from global markets from The Report: Indonesia 2015
In a momentous development for the country, the newly elected president, Joko Widodo, followed through on campaign promises to do away with fuel subsidies in Indonesia. In addition to a 30% petrol price hike unveiled in November 2014, the new administration announced it would eliminate the majority of support beginning in 2015, ending a 48-year-old programme that cost the...
