Since 2000, half of the world’s fastest growing economies have been in Africa, and 21 out of 30 of the world’s fastest-growing cities are now in Africa. Due to an expanding middle class, Africa’s potential has been increasingly attractive for both African and international investors alike, with GDP growth on the continent expected to average 4...
Fulfilling its commitment to simplify business licences in order to foster investment, in June 2018 the government issued Regulation No. 24 on Electronic Integrated Business Licensing Services (GR 24). GR 24 follows the 2017 Regulation No. 91 on Acceleration of Doing Business. Referred to as the online single submission (OSS) system, it...
Once reserved for ambitious start-ups and industry-leading operators, financial technology (fintech) has caught the attention of private sector firms and government planners alike, becoming a regular feature in budget speeches and development plans. As fintech plays a larger part in the lives of consumers, investors have come to recognise its...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in Indonesia recorded triple-digit growth in 2018 as a large unbanked population embraced sub-prime micro-lending services to meet a credit shortfall estimated at $75bn. P2P loans offer significantly higher returns to private investors, while government data shows that defaults are rare, leaving the segment well...
Twenty years on from a severe financial crisis that still shapes the industry, the banking sector in Indonesia is crowded but rich in opportunity. A diverse array of banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) vie for existing customers and work to attract new ones, in what still remains a lightly penetrated market. With the world’s...
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