• Asian Development Bank Less Positive about the Indonesian Economy in 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its economic growth forecast for Indonesia in 2015 from 5.2 percent year-on-year (y/y) to 5 percent (y/y). During a press conference on Tuesday (07/07) in Jakarta, Edimon Ginting, Deputy Country Director for Indonesia of the Philippines-based ADB, said that there are three reasons that explain why the ADB has become less optimistic about Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2015. Last year, Indonesia’s economic growth slowed to a five-year low of 5.02 percent (y/y).

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  • State Budget 2016 Indonesia: Budget Deficit at 1.9-2.0% of GDP

    The Indonesian government targets to narrow the budget deficit to between 1.9 and 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016 from a projected budget deficit of 2.2 percent of GDP in 2015. Indonesian Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said on Monday (06/07) that in 2016 the government will continue to prioritize spending on infrastructure development as well as energy and food. President Joko Widodo is scheduled to officially announce the 2016 State Budget in a speech in front of parliament on 16 August 2015.

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  • Effects of Possible Greek Exit from Euro on Indonesia’s Economy

    Agus Martowardojo, Governor of Indonesia’s central bank (Bank Indonesia), predicts that the current economic turmoil in the Eurozone, caused by the Greek debt crisis, will impact on the stability of developing countries, including Indonesia. Although in terms of both trade and investment there should not be a real impact originating from Greek turmoil, the perception of macroeconomic stability will be somewhat hit on the back of global uncertainty. In line with most markets, Indonesian stocks and the rupiah weakened on Monday (06/07).

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  • Philip Morris Akan Menjual Saham HM Sampoerna Untuk Meningkatkan Free Float

    Dalam rangka mematuhi peraturan yang baru, Philip Morris International Inc. akan meningkatkan rasio free float dari unit Indonesianya HM Sampoerna di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) dari 1,82% menjadi 7,50%. Per Januari 2016, semua perusahaan yang terdaftar di BEI diharuskan menjual setidaknya 7,5% dari saham mereka kepada publik. Kendati begitu, saat ini Philip Morris memiliki 98,18% dari saham HM Sampoerna, manufaktur rokok terbesar di Indonesia dan salah satu perusahaan terbesar di BEI dalam konteks kapitalisasi pasar.

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