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Coffee, one of the world’s most popular beverages, has remained in the spotlights of international media as global prices (of both the higher quality arabica bean and the lower quality robusta bean) continue to hover near record-high territory in recent months. And as a consequence consumers (especially in coffee importing countries) now have to pay a significantly higher price for their cup of coffee.
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Indonesia ranks among the world’s biggest natural rubber producing countries. For many years now, Indonesia –Southeast Asia’s largest economy– is positioned second in terms of biggest natural rubber producers. At the same time, and obviously highly related to its position as a top producer, Indonesia also ranks as the world’s second-biggest exporter of natural rubber.
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Based on the latest data from Indonesia’s Statistical Agency (BPS), Indonesia’s trade balance showed a surplus of USD $4.42 billion in November 2024. It was the second-biggest trade surplus so far in 2024 (after March), with one more month to go.
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As usual, we devote one article to the latest available (key) macroeconomic data in an effort to assess the state of the Indonesian economy. In the previous article in this month’s report, we discussed the 4.95 percent year-on-year (y/y) GDP growth rate of Indonesia in Q3-2024. In the article you are reading right now, we’re going to take a closer look whether the country’s economic growth can accelerate (or decelerate) in the last quarter of the year.
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