10 October 2025 (closed)
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The Business Columns section of Indonesia Investments provides in-depth columns that exhibit an analysis regarding subjects that are both important for understanding the Indonesian business climate and have high news value in the current state of Indonesia's economy. As a whole these columns should provide the reader a thorough and detailed picture of multiple Indonesian business sectors and be a source of ideas or inspiration to invest - or not to invest - in specific sectors of the Indonesian economy.
When thinking about the future, investing is something to consider as a backup plan if financial plans do not work out. Many countries have successful economies, but it is Indonesia that has an abundance of successful industries with high levels of investment because it has one of the highest levels of economic growth in South Asia.
It has been a while since we last published an article on Indonesia’s cement industry. Therefore, it is interesting to present an update. Indonesia’s cement industry was a truly booming industry in the early 2010s as domestic cement demand was strong around that time on the back of the construction of property and infrastructure.
Investing and trading have gone from the relatively quiet and secretive activities of those with the wealth to do it to something that anybody can do with a bit of their savings. Whether they can do it successfully is another question altogether.
Not everywhere in Indonesia can you enjoy Internet access. Moreover, in most parts of the country the quality of Internet connectivity is relatively low. Considering that in today’s world Internet access is key to developing any knowledge-based economy (which subsequently triggers social and economic development), it is important that high-quality Internet connectivity is further expanded and improved in Indonesia.
The views expressed in these business columns are the views of the authors or the interviewed persons only and therefore do not necessarily reflect the views of Indonesia Investments. The authors are free to ventilate their opinions about the Indonesian business climate. Facts presented in these columns are the result of the author's own research or indicated sources, read disclaimer.
