Indonesia is contending with natural disasters, investors de-risking and general election uncertainty. But the government will not shrink from its aim of poverty reduction, minister for national development planning Bambang Brodjonegor tells Adrienne Klasa.
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Assets up, profits down for Indonesia
October 9, 2018
Indonesia's top banks have been building up their balance sheets – but profitability is declining.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati: Indonesia's two-decade transformation
August 31, 2018Indonesia's finance minister described how the changes made because of the 1998 Reformasi Movement gave the country a new lease of life that it still benefits from.
Slow progress for Indonesia’s BRI high-speed railway
April 3, 2018China’s Belt and Road Initiative is set to include the first high-speed railway in Indonesia, but questions linger on the funding prospects for the $6bn project. Nikkei staff writer Erwida Maulia reports.
Czech consumer lender Home Credit spreads its wings
August 1, 2017Jiri Smejc, chief executive of Czech lender Home Credit, tells Stefanie Linhardt why China represents a vital step outside its central European comfort zone.
Connecting Indonesia: bringing finance to a population of 250 million
April 3, 2017The fourth most populous country in the world spread across more than 6000 islands, banks have struggled to reach out beyond Indonesia's big cities up to now. However, a digital transformation is gripping the country, bringing with it the promise of huge increase in financial inclusion. Stefania Palma reports.
Indonesia’s finance authority plans to deepen bond market
April 3, 2017Indonesia’s financial supervisory authority has been rolling out reforms to deepen the local currency bond market. Now, the country’s national infrastructure investment plans could help the sector expand further, as Stefania Palma reports.
Finance minister Indrawati takes on Indonesia’s most taxing problem
March 27, 2017As finance minister of Indonesia, one of Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s priorities is to boost government revenue by tackling low tax receipts. These are caused by an overly complicated system – but modifying regulation will be a slow process. Meanwhile, she has major industries that are paying relatively low levels of tax in her sights, as Stefania Palma reports.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati: reforms crucial for sharing prosperity
January 3, 2017Indonesia’s newly appointed finance minister explains why she returned to her home country to take up the role, and outlines her economic policy objectives.
Cautious optimism prevails at 2016 Asian Development Bank meeting
June 1, 2016After a turbulent 2015, faith in Asia’s economies was strong at the Asian Development Bank annual meeting in Frankfurt, despite falling exchange rates and capital outflows. Stefania Palma reports.
