Indonesia - Untapped Potential

On the global scale, Indonesia has the largest gap between potential and potential realisation. Prior to the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/8, there was some massive foreign investment in Indonesia, and GDP growth was running at 10% per annum. From 1998 Indonesia was the worst affected of the Asian region economies, but the currency (Rupiah) has since stabilised, and there has been a steady increase in growth of GDP to today's approximate figure of 5%.

The country has extensive natural resources, including crude oil, natural gas, tin, copper, and gold. Indonesia's major imports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and foodstuffs. Indonesia's failure to realise it's potential in terms of economic growth and foreign investment is down to several barriers, which year by year are becoming less of a barrier, and more of an obstacle that can be overcome. Foreign investment opportunities in Indonesia are numerous. Positive steps are being made to fight corruption and introduce more efficient legal practices. When there are such huge opportunities for enterprise in a country, the legacy issues that hold back enterprise cannot be sustained. One way or another, the country's potential will be realised.

Editorials in major financial journals around the developed world reveal the frustration of outsiders looking in on a gold mine of opportunity, which they feel prevented from accessing for one reason or another. Those preventative factors may not be so preventative..." The services mentioned below are connected with activities we may offer with regard Mergers and Acquisitions, and other activities related to fund raising. Generally we are about connections and networking, plus local knowledge and experience. Doors are open for foreign investment in Indonesia. Facilitating connections is our strength and we also engage with Global Investments International as their local affiliate for financial products and personal wealth advice.

Indonesia In The News

Some recent news items surrounding business/economics and Indonesia...

Indonesia was declared “investment grade” by a second rating agency on Wednesday, an upgrade that is likely to encourage further foreign investment....read on

International ratings agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded eight Indonesian banks’ long-term credit ranking, following an upgrade of the nation’s sovereign debt to investment grade last week....read on

Consumer and media research company Nielsen has reported that Indonesia’s middle-class consumers have grown more willing to spend as Indonesia’s economy grows. In 2008, Indonesia’s average per capita income was $2,271, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS)....read on

Global financial groups including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are ramping up their presence in the burgeoning Indonesian market....read on

It has been a year of mega deals for Indonesia’s largest business groups. For the first time in its history, Indonesia has seen a number of $1 billion corporate deals concluded in the space of 12 months. And notwithstanding external shocks, the next 12 months look like following a similar trajectory. ...read on

Indonesia hasn't enjoyed the red-hot growth seen in China and India in recent years. But with policymakers in those two countries having a tough time balancing runaway growth and inflation, many economists and investors are turning more bullish on Indonesia. The country has been averaging growth of between 4 and 6 percent annually over the last 5 years....read on

Indonesia is the best place for entrepreneurs to start a business, a BBC survey has suggested....read on

Comparatively low interest rates and easing inflation boosted a number of Indonesian companies as the first earnings season of 2011 brought news of healthy profits, analysts and industry players said. ...read on

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