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foreign-investment

Economy 2 weeks ago

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FDI beats domestic investment with strong annual growth

In a reversal from last year’s tend, foreign direct investment (FDI) accounts for the lion’s share of realized investment in Indonesia so far this year, as domestic investors hold back.

Academia 3 weeks ago

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EU–Indonesia CEPA: Turning commitments into trade and investment opportunities

Sweden and Indonesia’s partnership is increasingly focused on the future: supporting Indonesia’s industrial transformation while accelerating digitalization and the green transition in a rapidly changing global economy.

Academia 1 month ago

Which ASEAN equity laggards could soon become leaders?

While AI-fuelled equity gains in North Asia have hogged the spotlight this year, select ASEAN markets have quietly staged a breakout of their own.

Academia 2 months ago

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Meeting Indonesia’s growth, and deficit, targets

In parallel with growth, the government must have a dedicated focus on the revenue side of reducing the deficit, particularly in drawing businesses out of the shadow economy and into the real economy.

Academia 2 months ago

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A new paradigm for foreign direct investment

Does foreign investment genuinely strengthen Indonesia's industrial capabilities, technological base and global competitiveness - or is it simply taking advantage of the country's large domestic market?

Economy 3 months ago

Stability versus growth: Indonesia’s test in H2 2026

The real challenge facing policymakers in the second half of the year is not simply between stability and growth, but whether they can maintain the former toward the latter so as to nurture confidence in Indonesia's economy.

Archipelago 3 months ago

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Bali cracks down on foreign-owned small businesses amid concerns over local economy

Koster revealed last year that more than 400 car rental and tour businesses in Badung regency, one of Bali’s main tourism hubs, were owned by foreign nationals. Many of these businesses, he said, did not even maintain a physical office on the island.

Economy 3 months ago

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Investment growth remains subdued

Since slowing down in the fourth quarter of 2025, investment has been growing at around 7 percent, a pace well below the average seen in previous years.

Academia 4 months ago

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Indonesia's confidence crisis is bigger than the rupiah

Once trust begins to weaken simultaneously across multiple sectors, economic stress can accelerate much faster than many policymakers expect.

Academia 4 months ago

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Indonesia’s market fever needs a credibility cure

Investors need one of two things: better returns to compensate for risk, or lower risk to justify staying. Indonesia is giving them neither.

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foreign-investment

PREMIUM FDI beats domestic investment with strong annual growth

PREMIUM EU–Indonesia CEPA: Turning commitments into trade and investment opportunities

Which ASEAN equity laggards could soon become leaders?

PREMIUM Meeting Indonesia’s growth, and deficit, targets

PREMIUM A new paradigm for foreign direct investment