Sejalan dengan paket kebijakan ekonomi yang baru-baru ini diumumkan, Menteri Keuangan Bambang Brodjonegoro mengatakan bahwa Pemerintah berencana untuk merevisi kebijakan pajak barang mewah untuk rumah. Saat ini, rumah-rumah bernilai lebih Rp 2 miliar dikenai pajak barang mewah 20%. Pemerintah kini berencana untuk menaikkan batasannya menjadi Rp 10 miliar. Pajak barang mewah Indonesia diperkenalkan oleh rejim Orde Baru Suharto dalam rangka membatasi kesenjangan sosial dalam masyarakat Indonesia.

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International credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service stated that the healthy liquidity levels of Indonesian property developers are expected to be sufficient to offset the negative impact of the heavily depreciated rupiah. A weak rupiah is troublesome - and negative for the credit rating - as about two-thirds of property developers’ debt is US dollar-denominated, while their revenue is rupiah-denominated. Secondly, Moody's is positive about the government recent decision to offer tax holidays.

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AkzoNobel, the Dutch multinational that is primarily engaged in the fields of decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals, stated that it has shifted its focus from China to Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Vietnam. Ton Buchner, Chief Executive Officer of AkzoNobel, said growth in China has lost its decade-long momentum and thus AkzoNobel will reduce investment realization in China and instead focus on new growth markets in Southeast Asia.

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Pada hari Selasa (14/07), perusahaan konstruksi dan pengembang properti Binakarya Jaya Abadi menjadi perusahaan ke-11 yang didaftarkan di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) di 2015. Perusahaan ini menawarkan 150 juta saham, 25% dari modal ditempatkan dan disetor penuh dalam penawaran saham perdana (initial public offering/IPO) dengan harga penawaran Rp 1.000 per saham, mengumpulkan Rp 150 miliar. Kendati sentimen pasar lemah, saham perusahaan ini naik 50% dalam debut perdagangannya di BEI. RHB OSK Securities adalah underwriter untuk IPO ini.

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Pada 12 Juli 2015, Indonesia Investments menerbitkan edisi terbaru dari newsletternya. Newsletter gratis ini, yang dikirimkan kepada para pelanggan kami sekali seminggu, berisi berita-berita paling penting dari Indonesia yang telah dilaporkan di website kami di tujuh hari terakhir. Kebanyakan topik mengenai isu-isu ekonomi seperti update pertumbuhan produk domestik bruto 2015, pasar properti, keuangan syariah, defisit transaksi berjalan, pendaftaran baru di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI), defisit anggaran 2016 budget, investasi, dan banyak lagi.

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Seperti dilaporkan sebelumnya, Pemerintah Indonesia merencanakan untuk merevisi hukum yang melarang kepemilikan warganegara asing atas properti di Indonesia (yaitu Peraturan Pemerintah No. 41/1996 tentang Pemilikan Rumah Tempat Tinggal atau Hunian oleh Orang Asing yang Berkedudukan di Indonesia). Dalam rangka mendongkrak pendapatan pajak dan juga industri properti domestik, pemerintah akan mengizinkan warganegara asing (ekspatriat) untuk membeli, memiliki, mewarisi dan memperdagangkan apartemen mewah yang memiliki nilai minimum Rp 5 miliar. Penting untuk dicatat bahwa semua jenis properti lain di Indonesia tidak bisa dimiliki oleh warganegara asing.

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Several days ago Indonesian Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro announced that the government may soon allow foreigners to own luxurious apartments in the bigger cities of Indonesia. His ministry is currently focused on revising Government Regulation No. 41/1996 on Housing for Foreigners Residing in Indonesia which still forbids foreigners (expats) owning any type of property in Indonesia. Indonesian property developers have warmly welcomed the new plan of the government as it brings more opportunities to the property sector.

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Menteri Keuangan Indonesia Bambang Brodjonegoro sedang menyelesaikan sebuah studi berkaitan dengan kemungkinan mengizinkan kepemilikan asing atas properti di Indonesia. Dalam upaya untuk menghasilkan lebih banyak pendapatan negara melalui pajak, Pemerintah Indonesia mungkin akan mengizinkan warganegara asing (ekspatriat) untuk memiliki apartemen yang mewah di kota-kota besar di Indonesia. Apartemen ini harus bernilai minimal Rp 5 miliar menurut proposal saat ini. Brodjonegoro menekankan bahwa ekspatriat tidak akan diizinkan memiliki rumah di darat.

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Dua perusahaan mengumumkan akan melaksanakan penawaran saham perdana (initial public offering/IPO) di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) pada bulan ini dalam rangka mengumpulkan dana untuk ekspansi bisnis. Perusahaan ini adalah pengembang properti Binakarya Jaya Abadi dan penyedia solusi teknologi informasi Anabatic Technologies. Sampai dengan awal Juni, total lima perusahaan telah didaftarkan (termasuk pendaftaran ulang Mitra Energi Persada) di BEI pada tahun ini. BEI menargetkan pendaftaran total 32 perusahaan di BEI pada tahun ini.

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Pada 24 Mei 2015, Indonesia Investments menerbitkan edisi terbaru dari newsletter-nya. Newsletter gratis ini yang dikirimkan kepada pelanggan kami sekali seminggu, berisi berita-berita paling penting dari Indonesia yang telah dilaporkan di website kami dalam tujuh hari terakhir. Kebanyakan topik membahas isu-isu ekonomi seperti tingkat suku bunga Bank Indonesia, revisi persyaratan untuk pembelian properti, kesetaraan gender, kepercayaan konsumen, penawaran saham perdana PP Properti, kopi luwak, dan banyak lagi.

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According to data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), domestic cement sales have fallen 5.8 percent to 3.3 million tons in August 2013 (from the same month last year). Being an important indicator of economic expansion (as cement sales inform about the development of property and infrastructure projects in the country), these lower cement sales confirm the slowing pace of economic growth in Indonesia. Compared to July 2013, cement sales in Indonesia fell by a massive 32 percent.

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Cement sales in Indonesia grew by seven percent to 32.9 million tons in the period January to July 2013. This pace of growth is significantly lower compared to the double-digit cement growth rate last year and thus forms another sign of cooling economic growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy (cement sales are a good indicator to measure the state of economic growth of a country). A slowdown in domestic cement sales is likely to continue in the second half of 2013, partly due to a decline in infrastructure projects.

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Indonesia's main stock index (IHSG) increased 3.98 points to close at 4,724.41 on the last trading day (19/07). During last week, the index rose a limited 1.97 percent amid the context of a weakening IDR rupiah (Indonesia's currency even fell below the psychological boundary of IDR 10,000 against the US dollar). The IHSG's performance last week was mainly supported by rising shares in the country's finance, property, construction and metal mining sectors, while the cement and plantation sectors were corrected.

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Starting from 1 September 2013, the minimum down payment for the purchase of a second house or apartment (bigger than 70 m²) in Indonesia will be raised to 40 percent. Indonesia's central bank (Bank Indonesia) implements this new rule to avoid a possible credit bubble in Indonesia's property sector. The country's property sector has been booming in recent years, giving rise to many new property projects, soaring profits for property companies (as well as impressive stock performance) and significantly rising property prices.

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After finishing last week with three consecutive days of gains, Indonesia's main stock index (IHSG) reached up to 4,633.11. However, its movement is still rather volatile. Property, finance and consumption stocks were sold by investors after seeing the benchmark interest rate raised by Bank Indonesia (by 50 bps to 6.50 percent) on Thursday (11/07), while metal stocks formed the main supporter of the index at the end of the week. Trading volume in the regular market hit 5.2 trillion and foreigners recorded net purchases of IDR 288 billion.

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In line with the general trend in the Asian region, Indonesia's main stock index (IHSG) rose 0.63 percent to 4,633.11 on Friday (12/07). One of the sectoral indices that did not follow this trend was Indonesia's property sector, which fell 0.66 percent on Friday. Since early June (and in line with large capital outflows), Indonesian property shares have experienced a significant fall of about 20 percent. Moreover, Bank Indonesia's decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by 50 bps to 6.50 percent will most likely add downward pressure on the sector.

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Indonesia's main stock index (IHSG) took another large blow on Wednesday (03/07). The index fell 3.20 percent to 4,577.15 points as investors were worried after reading the revised outlook of the World Bank. The institution downgraded its forecast for economic growth in Indonesia in 2013 from 6.2 percent to 5.9 percent. Higher inflation, because of the recent subsidized fuel price hike, is expected to result in lower domestic consumption. The IDR rupiah posted a slight weakening to IDR 9,941.

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On Friday (14/06), the main stock index of Indonesia (IHSG) jumped 3.32 percent to 4,760.74 points as financial market participants were optimistic about the effects of the higher central bank interest rate that was announced the day before. Moreover, Indonesia's IHSG was supported by a green wave across Asian stock markets, which was partly due to a strong rebound in markets in the United States on Thursday (13/06). Stocks in Indonesia's banking and property sectors were the top-gainers on Friday's trading day.

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On the very last trading day of May (31/05), Indonesia's main stock index (IHSG) closed at 5,068.63 points. During the month, the index showed a volatile performance as it reached its peak at 5,251.29 and its low at 4,907.59 points. Overall, the IHSG continued to rise in May despite various negative sentiments. Foreign investors recorded a net sell of IDR 7.9 trillion (USD $806.12 million). However, optimistic domestic investors kept Indonesia's index in the green zone.

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In the first five months of 2013, Indonesia’s main stock index (IHSG) rose 16.62 percent to a near record high level at 5,068.63 points on Friday (31/05/13). Initially, both analysts and investors were concerned that Indonesia would experience its traditional ‘May Cycle’, the term which refers to the usual fall of Indonesia’s index in the month of May. However, reality proved different as the index recorded a small gain of 7.71 points (0.15 percent) last month.

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