• Difficult for Indonesia to Achieve its 5.2% GDP Growth Target

    In a meeting with Commission XI of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati informed that it will be tough to achieve the 5.2 percent year-on-year (y/y) economic growth target as set in the government's Revised 2017 State Budget. In the first two quarters of the year Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) only expanded 5.01 percent (y/y) in each quarter.

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  • Indonesian Rupiah Appreciating Markedly on US Dollar Weakness

    Based on the Bloomberg Dollar Index, the Indonesian rupiah had appreciated 0.65 percent to IDR 13,221 per US dollar by 10:30 am local Jakarta time on Friday morning (08/09), extending Thursday's gains when the rupiah strengthened 0.20 percent against the greenback. What explains this strong rupiah performance?

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  • Hospital Industry Indonesia Attractive, Plenty of Growth Potential

    The hospital sector of Indonesia is promising. Therefore, several investors are eager to expand into the nation's hospital business. For example, the Mayapada Group will add five hospitals to its portfolio over the next 12 months. Another example is Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat that also plans to acquire a number of hospitals with a focus on the new market that is created under the central government's universal healthcare program.

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  • Jakarta-Bandung Railway Project Plagued by Land Acquisition Trouble

    One of the biggest problems in relation to infrastructure development or construction projects in Indonesia is the land acquisition process. Many projects have been delayed - or cancelled altogether - because local land owners refuse to sell their land to the developers of the project, or, they only agree to sell land at very costly prices.

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