Indonesia is tailoring its exports and foreign direct investment (FDI) growth strategies towards enhancing its relationship with China, where authorities are hoping to transform the economy from an investment- to a consumption-based one. At the same time, falling commodity prices, particularly for coal and crude palm oil, have emphasised the...
The Indonesian government is in the midst of pursuing an ambitious new growth strategy, emphasising investment over domestic consumption as a primary growth driver in the wake of depressed commodity prices, lagging household consumption and lower-than-anticipated government revenues.
What measures can be taken to boost trade and investment between Singapore and Indonesia?
As South-east Asia’s largest economy and the world’s fourth-most-populated country, Indonesia is an important trade partner within ASEAN, as well as for Japan, China and the US. The country has averaged more than 5% annual GDP growth over the past decade through sound macroeconomic policies, rising domestic demand driven by a burgeoning middle...
With decades of economic protectionism inhibiting investment, Indonesia moved to implement dramatic reforms in February 2016, with President Joko Widodo’s announcement of the 10th of 12 economic stimulus packages. The leader described the reforms as a “big bang” relaxation of restrictions on foreign investment, with the highlight being that 35...
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