Indonesia enjoyed another great USD $3.56 billion trade surplus in April 2024. But unfortunately the nation’s exports and imports both dropped on a month-on-month (m/m) basis. However, that was in line with our expectations as trade was disrupted by the end of the Ramadan month and the subsequent Idul Fitri celebrations (which meant a week-long holiday for Indonesia ..read more

On Tuesday 4 June 2024 Indonesia Investments released the May 2024 edition of its monthly report. The report discusses various topics -related to the economy, politics and social matters in Indonesia- that were relevant in the month of May 2024 ..read more

In early May 2024 the International Coffee Organization (ICO) released a statement in which it said global robusta coffee bean prices have reached their highest level in 45 years amid tightening supplies (as coffee bean harvests in Vietnam, which is the world’s biggest robusta producer, have been disappointing since last year when the El Nino weather phenomenon brought prolonged dry weather to Southeast Asia ..read more

On Sunday 5 May 2024 Indonesia Investments released the April 2024 edition of its monthly report. As usual, the report zooms in on topics - relevant in the month of April 2024 - that affect the investment environment of Indonesia ..read more

The macroeconomic data that were released by Indonesia’s Statistical Agency (BPS) on Monday 6 May 2024 were largely in line with our expectations. BPS announced that the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth was recorded at 5.11 percent year-on-year (y/y) in Q1-2024, which is within our projection of 5.1–5.2 percent ..read more

On Thursday 04 April 2024 Indonesia Investments released the March edition of its monthly report. The report focuses on a number of key economic, political and social developments that were felt by Indonesia in the month of March 2024 ..read more

In this article we are taking a quick look at various macroeconomic data that help us assess the state of the Indonesian economy in the first quarter of 2024. This update is much more succinct than our normal economic update because we already have one article devoted to the Indonesian economy in this report (zooming in on the Q3-2023 and full-year gross domestic growth data of 2023 ..read more

Geothermal energy is a (relatively) environmentally friendly power source that is derived from Earth's inner heat (the Earth’s core is estimated to carry temperatures around 5,500 degrees centigrade, which in fact equals the temperatures found at the surface of the Sun).  ..read more

On Tuesday 5 March 2024 Indonesia Investments released the February 2024 edition of its monthly report. The report focuses on the most important economic, political and social developments in Indonesia in the month of February 2024 ..read more

Today -14 February 2024- a total of 204.8 million Indonesian voters are allowed to visit the ballot boxes to vote for their preferred presidential candidate and political party for the 2024-2029 period. Voting takes place between 07:00 am and 13:00 pm (local time ..read more