The Indonesian banking sector continues to strengthen after a lengthy period of expansion. Business remains sound with sufficient capital to support credit growth, and the regulatory environment setting up the industry for further expansion. Questions about consolidation and foreign participation remain, and the structure of the sector going forward is a matter of debate. Economic concerns...
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Early moves made by the government of the new president, Joko Widodo, appear to be helping the economy considerably, especially on the FDI side. With the application of the right policies, the country could return to growth above 6%, and perhaps eventually reach the 7% target set by the new president. Indonesia is working off a sound economic base. The decline in GDP growth has been stopped,...
Chapter | Trade & Investment from The Report: Indonesia 2015
With full-year realised foreign direct investment (FDI) hitting a new record in 2014, Indonesia’s trade and investment flows have improved considerably over the last 10 years. The capital account deficit was brought back under 3% that year, and at the end of 2014 and in early 2015 the country reported a trade surplus after years in the red. Due to stronger economic growth and new policy...
Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Indonesia 2015
With the July 2014 election of a new president, Joko Widodo, a new mood of confidence and optimism is palpable in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy and most populous Muslim-majority nation. Hopes are high that a new dynamism in Jakarta will see many long-standing challenges addressed. At the same time, the country’s economic expansion is continuing apace, with a large, young...
Indonesia is transforming from a resources- and consumption-based economy to a more manufacturing- and investment-oriented one, working to build an industrial base that will allow it to reduce its dependence on imports and keep more value within the economy. Following his inauguration in October 2014, President Joko Widodo quickly took a number of vital and positive steps that so far are increasing opportunities for foreign direct investment.
Economic update | Face à la demande de financement de projets, les banques gabonaises se font créatives
30 Jun 2015
Conséquence de la multitude de projets d’investissement actuellement dans les tuyaux, la demande de financement est en hausse au Gabon. Mais au vu de l’ampleur des investissements en question, les institutions gabonaises se penchent vers des stratégies de syndication et réfléchissent à d’autres outils qui rendraient leur participation possible.