• Radical Islam in Indonesia: the Islamic State Returnees

    Sutiyoso, Director of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (BIN), said authorities will closely monitor those Indonesians that return home after having joined the militant Islamic State in Syria. It is estimated that more than 100 Indonesians have traveled back to the Archipelago from Syria after having fought alongside the militant organization. Meanwhile, Indonesian policy is investigating a video that has been circulating on social media. This video displays a local terrorist group threatening to attack Indonesia's State Palace and Jakarta Policy headquarters.

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  • Fitch Ratings' Indonesia Property Watch Report: Pessimistic View

    In its latest Indonesia Property Watch report, Fitch Ratings states that housing demand in Indonesia remained weak in the third quarter of 2015, leading to property developers' decision to postpone a number of new projects. Low commodity prices and high inflation (up to Q3-2015) led to sluggish demand and tepid economic growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy. Fitch Ratings said residential property price growth in Indonesia continued to slow for the eight consecutive quarter and believes prices are to remain muted in the coming year.

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  • Summarecon Agung: Successful Launch Summarecon Bandung Project

    The launch of the clusters Amanda and Btari - consisting of 400 residential housing units - in the Summarecon Bandung project was well received by the market last week. Within five hours all units were sold. The Summarecon Bandung project is an ambitious integrated city which includes residential areas, commercial areas and mixed-use areas in the Southeastern part of Bandung (West Java). The company behind this project is publicly-listed Summarecon Agung, an Indonesian real estate construction and development company.

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  • Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) Menerbitkan Roadmap Keuangan Berkelanjutan

    Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), lembaga Pemerintah yang mengatur dan mengawasi sektor jasa keuangan di Indonesia, menerbitkan sebuah roadmap untuk pengembangan berkelanjutan sektor keuangan, baik untuk jangka menengah (2015-2019) maupun jangka panjang (2015-2024). Ketua OJK Muliaman Hadad menjelaskan bahwa roadmap-roadmap ini, dibuat atas kerjasama dengan Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan, berisi panduan dan arahan untuk pengembangan sektor keuangan yang berkelanjutan di Indonesia.

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