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This chapter includes useful information for business and leisure visitors, including accommodation options and unique activities that may be of interest to visitors, such as ecotourism. It also contains information vital to visitors, including transport, visa requirements, currency, and tips for maintaining good health and respecting local customs while experiencing Indonesia.

This chapter features an outline of the various government regulations and laws that govern business in Indonesia. Included is information about public-private partnership regulations, business permits, cooperation agreements, and definitions, objectives, scope, method of execution and form of cooperation. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Todung Mulya Lubis, Senior Partner, Lubis, Santosa...

The Indonesia tax system continues to evolve, but, for several years, has been mainly based on three primary tax laws – the General Tax Provisions and Procedures Law, the Income Tax Law, and Luxury Sales Tax Law. These tax laws are routinely amended to accommodate the rapidly changing business environment and to support the government objectives of improving the investment climate while...

The province of East Java is governed from Surabya, a major industrial and port city, and is subdivided into nine cities and 29 regencies. It has a population of 37.5m and contributes around 15% of national GDP. With much infrastructure and economic muscle already in place, the potential for growth in East Java is great, as are the investment opportunities. The province is well positioned to take...

As a nation of 245m people, spread over three time zones and about 17,500 islands, Indonesia has always been a country of great diversity – economically, politically, culturally and ethnically. Since the return to democracy, this diversity has been increasingly recognised, with a policy of decentralisation handing more power to the regions. Redressing old imbalances between the centre and the...