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Buyung Poetra Sembada, an Indonesia-based rice producer, plans to construct a new rice factory in South Sumatra in the second half of 2018, a project that will require IDR 100 billion (approx. USD $7.5 million) in investment. Buyung Poetra Sembada conducted an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in June 2017.
On 14 January 2018, Indonesia Investments released the latest edition of its newsletter. This free newsletter, which is sent to our subscribers once per week, contains the most important news stories from Indonesia that have been reported on our website over the last seven days. Most of the topics involve economy and market-related topics such as GDP growth, household consumption, cement industry, the investment climate, IPOs, and more.
Indonesia's motorcycle exports surged a whopping 51.8 percent year-on-year (y/y) to 431,187 units in full-year 2017 based on data from the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI). Sigit Kumala, Head of the Commercial Department at AISI, said the 51.8 percent growth pace is better than the association's target range of 30-40 percent (y/y).
The Indonesian government said it will take a number of steps to tackle several classic problems that obstruct investment realization in the country. Based on internal research, the government counted a total of 190 cases where investors' investment commitment failed to be realized between 2010 and 2017. This led to an estimated IDR 351.2 trillion (approx. USD $26.2 billion) in missed domestic direct investment and USD $54.6 billion in missed foreign direct investment.
