Indonesia

While Indonesia's economy expanded at a respectable rate during the first quarter of 2008, it continues to face downside risks in the second half of the year. Real GDP expanded by... 2008-08-04

Having recently revised up its average oil forecast for its 2008 budget for a second time - from US$90/bbl to US$95/bbl - the Indonesian government is now considering raising its... 2008-08-01

Indonesia's security forces have foiled a plot by Islamist militants to attack Western targets. Police on July 3 announced the arrest of 10 suspected militants, and the seizure of... 2008-07-07

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged parliament to work with the government to tackle the problem of soaring global oil prices, after the country's lower house... 2008-07-02

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Indonesia for failing to stand up for the Ahmadiyya sect, which has come under attack (physically and ideologically) from militant Islamic... 2008-06-11

BMI View: We believe that Indonesia's real GDP growth will slow to 6.1% in 2008 from 6.3% in 2007, as the economy suffers from weaker global expansion and a tighter monetary policy... 2008-06-10

Amid protests by thousands of students across Indonesia on May 12, the Golkar party (the largest in parliament with 129 out of 550 seats) is facing a dilemma over whether to support... 2008-05-13

BMI View: We believe that Indonesia's real GDP growth will slow to 6.1% in 2008 from 6.3% in 2007, as the economy suffers from weaker global expansion and a tighter monetary policy... 2008-05-13

A parliamentary commission has approved the appointment of Chief Economic Minister Boediono as the new governor of the central bank, ending fears that a monetary policy void would... 2008-04-11

Indonesia's economy expanded by 6.32% in 2007, marginally higher than our own 6.20% GDP growth forecast and it has, in our view, reached its medium-term peak. The country managed... 2008-04-11