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Monthly Report Indonesia Investments

The monthly update of Indonesia Investments is a report written and published by Van Der Schaar Investments B.V. The report informs the reader of the key political, economic and social developments that occur in Indonesia, and also touches upon those key international events that impact on Indonesia.

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News

Big Monetary Surprise! Bank Indonesia Cut Its Benchmark Interest Rate

The central bank of Indonesia (Bank Indonesia) made a surprising move on Wednesday (15 January 2025) by cutting its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.75 percent.

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Automotive Industry of Indonesia: Weak Car Sales Expected to Continue in 2025

Ever since the second half of 2023 car sales in Indonesia have been quite disappointing. While in recent years Indonesia had become used to seeing more than one million cars being sold across the country per year (excluding the COVID-19 crisis period), sales now seem to have stabilized around 850,000 units per year in the 2024-2025 period.

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Financial Services Authority & Bank Indonesia Gain Supervision of Crypto Trading

Analysts feel that the cryptocurrency market in Indonesia can get a wave of fresh air now that the supervision of crypto trading in Indonesia was transferred from the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) to Indonesia's central bank (Bank Indonesia) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) per 10 January 2025.

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Finance

Financial Markets Indonesia

The financial markets of Indonesia have shown a remarkable recovery from the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s. Prudent fiscal management and foreign confidence in the country's strengthening economic fundamentals are behind robust economic growth.

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Business

Doing Business in Indonesia

Indonesia is not the easiest place to start an enterprise or, generally, to conduct business. In this section the reader can find valuable information about Indonesia's investment climate, about how to set up a company or representative office, the risks that are involved in investing in Indonesia, analyses of commodities, listed companies and business sectors, and more.

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Cultures, Histories & Demography

Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country, implying that significant cultural, ethnic, religious and linguistic diversity can be found within its boundaries. This section provides the reader background information about the people of Indonesia, its (political and economic) histories, religions, and more.

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Indonesia Investments

Indonesia Investments is a platform that helps foreign investors to engage in business in Indonesia. In close cooperation with our network in Indonesia our services include market research (market intelligence), monthly reports on the Indonesian economy, politics and social developments, market entry strategies, the establishment of legal entities (local PTs, PT PMAs, and Representative Offices), finding Indonesian business partners or office/factory space, marketing strategies, and human resources recruitment.

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Energy Research Report; 2nd Edition To Be Released Soon

The second edition of our flagship Energy Research Report is scheduled to be released soon. The second edition includes special focus on Indonesia's renewable energy potential. Soon we will share more information about the upcoming release...

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Indonesia is the fourth-most populous nation on earth. The composition of this population is characterized by a high degree of variety in terms of culture, religion, and language.