Indonesia's Economy

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Economic diplomacy: Indonesian trade, ADB v BRI and Chinese money

Slow but steady It has often been said that despite periodic diplomatic upheavals, Australia has been fortunate to have a sprawling multi-ethnic Asian neighbour to its north that has managed to remain largely unified. But here’s a fresh take on Indonesian stability that puts the recently agreed

By Greg Earl

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Sliding rupiah causes Jakarta jitters

Capital has been flowing out of emerging economies around the world, causing currencies and financial markets to fall. While tightening global liquidity was the initial catalyst, the threat from Donald Trump’s trade war and fear that "contagion" might spread from Turkey and Argentina have added

By Roland Rajah

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Expanding Horizons: Indonesia's Regional Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Era

Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Matthew Busch contributed a chapter on the political economy of Indonesia’s natural resource wealth to this Perth US Asia Centre Report

By Matthew Busch

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Indonesia's economy: Between growth and stability

Indonesia has much economic potential but the trade-off between growth and stability continues to bind its growth ambitions

By Roland Rajah

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The ill-advised rush for Australia to strike a trade deal with Indonesia

Negotiations for the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered extra time this week, as negotiators agreed to add an 11th round (the 7th since leaders reactivated the initiative in March 2016) after negotiations in November failed to produce a final deal

By Matthew Busch

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Indonesia's electricity play imperils national economic goals

'The generation plan could unnerve investors and leave private operators on hook for state equity.' Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review

By Matthew Busch

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Addressing global capital flows

International capital flows present serious policy challenges. In textbook economics, such flows are unambiguously beneficial. But volatile flows were a key cause of the 1997 Asian crisis, cross-country financial linkages exacerbated the 2008 global crisis, and capital flows were once again central

By Stephen Grenville

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Indonesia: ‘Twin deficits’ still a brake on high growth ambitions

Things are gradually improving for Indonesia’s economy. Policymakers have successfully assuaged financial markets of their macroeconomic stability credentials (for now) and economic growth seems to have stabilised at a still robust 5%. Hopes are high that the bottom of the cycle has been reached

By Roland Rajah

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Indonesian prosperity needs certainty on resource regulation

Among the many floral tributes to Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who lost his bid for a second term in last month's religiously-charged election, one in particular struck me. 'Mr Ahok,' it read, using the governor's nickname, 'we are waiting for you to become minister of energy and

By Ben Bland

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Credit rating agency caution retards Indonesian growth

Five years back Moody’s and Fitch credit rating agencies (CRAs) reinstated Indonesia to ‘investment grade’ ranking, recognising the country had both recovered from the 1998 crisis and recorded a decade of good growth. But the third of the Big Three - Standard and Poors (S&P) - is

By Stephen Grenville

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Can Indonesia take on Freeport?

Originally published in the East Asia Forum.

By Matthew Busch

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Fairness not the meat in Joko Widodo deal

More than anything, President Joko Widodo's brief recent visit to Australia showcased a warm, personal rapport between him and Malcolm Turnbull, and the Prime Minister is to be commended for his efforts to forge the connection, wrote Matthew Busch in the Australian on 3 March

By Matthew Busch

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Indonesia considers trade options post TPP

US President elect Donald Trump's confirmation he intends to pull out of the TPP has led to confusion and uncertainty across the region. For its part, Indonesia is still keen to sign on to the TPP but there are many factors to consider in the cost-benefit analysis on the topic the

By Retno Maruti

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Trade protectionism in Indonesia: Bad times and bad policy

In this Analysis, Arianto Patunru and Sjamsu Rahardja highlight the protectionist shift in Indonesia, and argue that this will harm Indonesia’s economic prospects

By Sjamsu Rahardja

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Indonesia's Economy

Economic diplomacy: Indonesian trade, ADB v BRI and Chinese money

Sliding rupiah causes Jakarta jitters

Expanding Horizons: Indonesia's Regional Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Era

Indonesia's economy: Between growth and stability

The ill-advised rush for Australia to strike a trade deal with Indonesia

Indonesia's electricity play imperils national economic goals

Addressing global capital flows

Indonesia: ‘Twin deficits’ still a brake on high growth ambitions

Indonesian prosperity needs certainty on resource regulation

Credit rating agency caution retards Indonesian growth

Can Indonesia take on Freeport?

Fairness not the meat in Joko Widodo deal

Indonesia considers trade options post TPP

Trade protectionism in Indonesia: Bad times and bad policy

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