Indonesia: Cement Industry Indonesia: 6 New Plants Open in 1H-2016 Mon, 01 August 2016 – Six cement factories with a combined annual production capacity of 13.1 million tons will be ready to start operations in the second half of 2016. These six cement plants are owned by Semen Bosowa, Semen Tiga Roda, Conch Semen, Semen […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Economic Update Indonesia: July Inflation & Manufacturing Activity Mon, 01 August 2016 – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday (01/08) that Indonesia’s inflation rate reached 0.69 percent (m/m) in July 2016, considerably below analysts’ forecasts. In fact, the 0.69 percent (m/m) pace is Indonesia’s lowest July inflation rate since 2012. On a year-on-year basis, […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Growth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indonesia Slows in Q2-2016 Sat, 30 July 2016 – Direct investment in Indonesia (both domestic and foreign) totaled IDR 298.1 trillion in the first half of 2016, up 14.8 percent from investment realization in the same period one year earlier. Foreign direct investment (FDI) was recorded at […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Poverty in Indonesia: 10.86% of Indonesians is Poor (March 2016) Mon, 18 July 2016 – According to the latest data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) there were 28.01 million Indonesians living below the poverty line in March 2016, or 10.86 percent of the total Indonesian population. This is an improvement from September 2015 when Indonesia’s […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Cement Sales Indonesia Rose 3% in First Half of 2016 Sun, 17 July 2016 – Domestic cement sales in Indonesia climbed 3.1 percent year-on-year (y/y) to 29.48 million tons in the first half of 2016. Widodo Santoso, General Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), said rising cement demand in Indonesia is particularly supported […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Trade Balance Indonesia: $900 Million Surplus in June 2016 Fri, 15 July 2016 – Indonesia’s latest trade data beat forecasts by quite a distance. According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Indonesia’s trade balance recorded a monthly surplus of USD $900.2 million in June 2016. Previously, median forecasts expected a USD $300 million surplus. Meanwhile, the […]
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