The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) stated that it will not revise the investment realization target in 2016 to support economic growth. "With investment contribution of 31 percent in achieving economic growth, the 2016 economic growth target of 5.5 percent expresses Indonesia's optimism," said BKPM chief Franky Sibarani on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said that Indonesia could not avoid ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Jokowi said that today's economic competition involves competition between countries instead of individuals or cities. "AEC will take off in a month. We can no longer slow it down or say we don't want it," said Jokowi on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.

More than 10,000 Australians are estimated to live in Bali all year, or for a substantial part of it. While many consider themselves to be permanent residents, they in fact have very little legal basis for this claim. The visa challenge The Indonesian government provides Australian nationals with a number of visa options to support their “visit” to Bali.