The Magazine for Asian Investors
The Bank of Indonesia (BI) decided at its meeting today (May 24) to leave the policy rate unchanged to balance support for Indonesia’s economic recovery with efforts to contain inflation. Indonesia’s central bank kept its seven-day bond-buying rate at 3.50%,…
The Indonesian Bureau of Statistics reported that Indonesia recorded a record trade surplus of $7.56 billion in April. This was supported by exports of mining, oil and gas products. Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal, palm oil,…
Rising inflationary pressures have now reached Asia, which is also making itself felt in Southeast Asia. Rising commodity and energy prices are currently putting pressure on the general economic mood in the regions of Southeast Asia. In such times, investors…
Southeast Asia could become one of the hotspots for investor funds this year and over the next few years. The advantage: Southeast Asia has been relatively unaffected by global tensions and geostrategic conflicts. The markets in Singapore and Indonesia in…
Coal prices have risen again in the last seven days after Russian energy products, including coal, are again openly discussed. The EU Commission has come out in favor of tightening sanctions against Russia, which means a ban on energy products…
Coal mining and the generation of energy from coal are being pushed back further and further in the Western world, especially in the United States and the EU. This is mainly due to the high CO2 emissions caused by energy…
Indonesia’s central bank left its bond-buying rate unchanged with a seven-day reverse repo deal; the key interest rate is at 3.5%, its lowest level ever. Indonesia’s central bank said the announcement to leave the interest rate unchanged was to stabilize…
The Indonesian Bureau of Statistics announced today that exports in January increased by 25.31% year-on-year. This is lower than the forecast of 33.86%. Exports in January slowed down significantly. The total value of exports amounted to $1.916 billion. In contrast,…
The largest coal exporting country Indonesia has temporarily suspended the operations of over 1,000 miners for violating the country’s internal regulations. According to the Minerals and Coal Directorate General of the mining ministry, the miners have not submitted work plans…
The Indonesian Bureau of Statistics reported today that the Indonesian economy grew 5.02% y/y in 4Q21, up from 3.51% in 3Q21. The Indonesian economy grew in the fourth quarter as consumption rose after the government eased containment measures to curb…
