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A country report for South East Asian countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines is presented from publisher Fitch Solutions, with topics including economic condition, political structure, and banking system.

Country reports for Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines is presented from publisher Fitch Solutions Group Ltd., with topics including economic conditions, political structure, and industry outlook.

A country report for is presented for several South East Asian countries including Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia from publisher Fitch Solutions Macro Research with topics including transitory disinflation in Malaysia, Philippines' slow economy, and impact of elections on growth in Indonesia.

A country report for Indonesia, Nicaragua, and Saudi Arabia is presented from Business Monitor International, with topics including economic growth, political crisis, and financial performance.

Country reports for Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia is presented from publisher Business Monitor International Ltd., with topics including economic conditions; political structure; and currency forecast.

A country report for South East Asian region is presented from publisher Business Monitor International (BMI), with topics including forecast for Philippines's currency value, long-term impact of economic policy on Malaysia, and impact of collapse in oil prices on Indonesia's economy.

A country report from Business Monitor International LTD. regarding South East Asia is presented. Topics discussed include how economic conditions of Indonesia can improve because of the stabilized monetary and external environment and Singapore's fiscal year 2016 budget.

The article focuses on the political risk and macroeconomic prospects in South East Asia. It mentions that the export growth of the Philippines has experienced year-on-year decline and registered below the expected for January 2013. It also cites the economic growth in Indonesia after the Asian Financial Crisis with its real gross domestic product (GDP) average annual growth rate at 5.4%. Moreover, it cites the dissolution of the Malaysian parliament by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

The article discusses the regional political and macroeconomic reports in South East Asia as of November 2012. It highlights information on the currency appreciation in Malaysia, asset class in Indonesia, and the account surplus in the Philippines. Also cited are the economic outlooks for Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore.

Focuses on Indonesia's intentions to deal with terrorism after bombings in Bali Island on October 12, 2002. Reasons behind the government's reluctancy in dealing with terrorists in the country before the bombings in Bali; Constitution of anti-terror laws passed by the government after the bombings; Impact of the bombings on country's economy.

The article offers information on the economics of Indonesia. It says that Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010 wherein private consumption and investment growth are the main contributors in the growth of economy as it increased by 3.9% in the first quarter. Meanwhile, trade flows made small impacts in contribution to growth as import and export growth decreased to 2.4% and 4.2 quarterly-on-quarterly.

This article looks at the weaknesses of Indonesia that hinder the country to join the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) group. Business Monitor International (BMI) begins with the advantages of Indonesia, including a youthful population, consumption potential and political stability. However, BMI notes that the country's weaknesses will take many years to overcome. The firm cites the prevalence of corruption and red tape and the removal of Indonesia a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

The article reports on the rising consumer price inflation (CPI) in Indonesia. Energy Prime Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that fuel price hike may be followed by another before the mid-2009 presidential election. Indonesia is also dealing with rising food prices since the start of 2008. These factors forces the central bank to raise its Bank Indonesia Rate to cope with inflation situation.

This article focuses on economic condition and its development after tsunami in Indonesia. More than 100,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives in Indonesia's northwestern province of Aceh in the December 26 tsunami. Indonesia's northwestern province of Aceh bore the brunt of the deadly earthquake and tsunami, which is now estimated to have claimed the lives of almost 230,000 people in 13 countries across the Indian Ocean. For Indonesia as a whole, however, the economic impact of the tsunami will be limited. Meeting on January 13, the club's 19 members, mainly Western governments, agreed to an immediate freeze on principal and interest payments from tsunami-stricken countries while the World Bank and International Monetary Fund assess reconstruction and refinancing needs, a process which Bank President James Wolfensohn has said will take weeks or months.

The Indonesian economy, South East Asia's largest, strengthened slightly during the first quarter of 2004. Personal and government spending fueled the economy during the January-March period while private investment and net exports remained subdued. Falling interest rates and the growth of new financing products are supporting consumer spending. In April, motorbike sales soared 68.5% to 331,955 units due to the growth of cheap financing products. Net exports continues to weigh down on growth as Indonesia, Asia's only member of the oil producers' cartel, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, fails to cash in on fast-rising crude prices.

This article presents information on economic conditions in Indonesia. Officials of the country are growing ever more bullish about the prospects of economic recovery. Consumer spending contributed 2.8 percentage points in 2003 — the single largest contribution among the five expenditure accounts, reflecting its 69% share of total gross domestic product. Falling interest rates, together with rising wages and commodity prices, supported household spending, which rose 4.0% last year. Spending has been especially strong in the countryside, where most of the country's 220mn-strong population live.

The article focuses on the economic condition of Indonesia. Indonesia's striking economic progress during the past year or so has won the Jakarta government many plaudits. Indonesia is winning many plaudits for its much-improved economic performance. IMF Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chairman Shigemitsu Sugisaki while releasing the final U.S.$500 million loan of a three-year funding programme on December 19, 2003 said that the Indonesian authorities are to be commended. The Consultative Group on Indonesia, a group of 30 powerful donors headed by the World Bank, is also praising Jakarta.

Indonesia's economy has yet to recover fully from the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. The economy is not growing nearly fast enough to create enough jobs for new labor-force entrants and unemployment is steadily climbing upwards. Meanwhile, Indonesia's external sector has been badly affected by a slump in world trade since 2001. There are, nonetheless, signs of recovery. Inflation has dropped to considerably, paving the way for much-needed cuts in interest rates. Long-stalled structural reforms have begun to move forward under the government of President Megawati Sukarnoputri, which took office in August 2002, after parliament ousted the hapless administration of former president Abdurrahman Wahid.

Focuses on economic and political conditions in Indonesia. Declaration of martial law by the Indonesian government in Aceh province; Appointment of former economics minister Burhanuddin Abdullah as governor of the central bank Bank Indonesia; Tasks and responsibilities that the governor is likely to fulfill during his tenure.

Indonesia's central bank is easing monetary policy, in a bid to support domestic demand. A stable exchange rate, coupled with falling inflation, has helped the central bank to ease policy. After a fall of more than 3.0 percent against the U.S. dollar following Bali attacks in October 2002 , the value of rupiah has steadily increased.Consumer prices rose by 7.5 percent , compared with 13.3 percent in 2002. A lower cost of borrowing, Bank Indonesia hopes, will support domestic demand. There has been little sign of the flu-like virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spreading further in Indonesia.

The article looks at the economic conditions in Indonesia as of March 26, 2012. The government has downgraded its growth forecast for the year from 6.7 percent to 6.5 percent. Key contributors to the downgrade include the continued increase in oil prices along with weak external demand. The resilience of private consumption and capital investment will enable the country to continue to outperform the region.

The article reports first investment grade rating granted by Fitch Ratings Ltd. to Indonesia for 2012. Fitch increased its local currency and long-term rating from BB+ to BBB-. In addition, yields for government debt for 10 years remain to reflect the long-held perspective that Indonesia is on an increasingly sound investment footing. Fitch viewed the sign of the country's performance as a sign of continued increase towards improved investor confidence and higher sovereign risk ratings.

The article provides an overview of the economic condition in Indonesia. It highlights the potential of Bank Indonesia (BI) to strengthen the country's monetary condition in the form of three 25-basis point rate hikes in the banking industry by the end of 2011. It also indicates the increasing yields of government bonds of which could attract investors provided that the said bond yields would reach to 10%.

The article focuses on Business Monitor International's (BMI's) view on the 2011 hike of electricity rates in Indonesia. It states that the Indonesian government drops its plan to increase electricity rates in 2011, which was a complete turn around from its 15% proposed hike in 2010. It says that Indonesia raised its electricity rates for industrial users by 6-15% and 18% for residential customers in June 2010 but some firms claimed that the hike reach as high as 40%.

The article reports on the arrest of terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir stating that the arrest does not change the fact that terrorism will remain a threat for Indonesia as it does not appear that Bashir is involved in the day-to-day terrorist activities in the country. However terrorism would not play a role on the economic front of the country according to Business Monitor International (BMI) Ltd. analysis stating that the risk of terrorism is already taken into consideration in the economic risk.

The article offers information on the implications of the Indonesian rupiah. It says that a strong rupiah would affect export competitiveness which is pointed out by Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Finance Minister, wherein he noted that there is no impact on export growth taking into account that economic recovery is still on process and intact. However, it says that Bank Indonesia will be able to keep low rates and has able to deliver a good record in management of inflation due to strong rupiah.

The article offers information on various risks associated to the politics and economy of Indonesia including the commitment of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to transfer processes of its business that is worth 3.2 trillion rupiah, the expectation of the finance ministry of Indonesia to achieve revenue target of 216.8 trillion rupiah for 2010, and a memorandum of understanding between the government and PT Persero Pelabuhan Indonesia II to build a port facility worth 667 million U.S. dollars.

The article forecasts the economic condition in Indonesia in 2010. It presents a speculation from the Business Monitor International Ltd. That the average oil price is expected to high, as well as the rebound in inward foreign direct investment and the stability of the country's balance of payments. It notes that the import growth is likely to outpace export with 26 percent versus 24.3 percent of total revenue.

The article forecasts the economic, political and business conditions in Indonesia in 2010 including the announcement of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to investigate the bailout scandal, the upgrading of a highway which was funded by the Australian government and infrastructure development.

The article forecasts the economic condition in Indonesia in 2010, which focuses on the inflation rates. According to the Business Monitor International Ltd., the consumer price inflation of the country will experience a mild uptick in consumer price inflation due to the rising food prices. As the country's economic recovery continues to gather pace, it mentions that inflationary pressures will start to end higher by the middle of the year.

The article presents a forecast for the economic situation of Indonesia in relation to its sovereign debt. It discusses the improvements in the sovereign debt of the country wherein its 10-year 2 billion dollars sovereign debt sale in January 13, 2010 gained less interest from investors. It states that there will be an expected modest fiscal deficit of 78.5 billion dollars for 2010 in Indonesia. It adds that the Indonesian government will likely achieve a budget surplus as early as 2013.

The article discusses the implication of the bailout of the Bank Century in late 2008 to the political arena and economic policy of Indonesia. It also explores the possible scenarios that might emerge in relation to the bailout once finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Vice President Boediono, who are considered the drivers behind the economic reform in the country, are retained or removed from position. Indonesia's potential for a favourable economic outlook is likewise mentioned.

The article presents an outlook for the economy of Indonesia in 2009 and discusses the decision of the Bank of Indonesia (BI) to reduce its benchmark policy rate at its June 2009 meeting. It cites the possible 25 basis points (bps) of rate cuts by the end of 2009. It mentions the growth of private consumption in the January-March 2009 period and a sharp deceleration of fixed capital formation from the 9.1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2008. Also discussed is the market performance of Indonesian rupiah.

The article provides information on the political and economic risk in Indonesia. It states that there is an extended bilateral co-operation between the country and Australia aimed at solving the rising number of illegal immigrants on their shores. It notes that a survey by PT Mandiri Sekuritas revealed that local firms expect to cut capital expenditure (capex) by 14.6% in 2009. Furthermore, a new anti-graft bill may reduce the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

The article presents an overview on the political, economic and business conditions in Indonesia. It notes the signing of the maritime border agreement between Singapore and Jakarta which extends the sea boundary of Nipah Island. An eight memoranda of understanding (MOU) between the country and South Korea was signed during the visit of President Lee Myung-bak. Pharmaceutical companies PT Kimia Farma and PT Indofarma has finalized their consolidation.

The article reports that the Bank of Indonesia (BI) has cut its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points (bps) from 8.25% to 7.75% on March 4, 2009. Analysts expect that the focus of BI will naturally turn to growth, with inflation further slowing to 8.6% year-on-year in February 2009. It says that lowering the BI rate will be effective for Indonesia's economy, which is less reliant on exports. The Indonesian rupiah has also weakened against the dollar by 23.6%.