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New rule expected to boost investment commitments

The government hopes total investment commitments to Indonesia will surge by 50 percent after a new policy designed to open up several business sectors to foreign players is issued, according to a top official. The new policy will be made by revising the negative investment list (DNI).

New business areas open to foreign investment in tourism sector

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) plans to open new business areas in the tourism sector for foreign investment. The plan is to allow foreign investors to wholly own shares in seven business areas in the tourism sector, BKPM Chief Franky Sibarani said here on Wednesday.

Indonesia’s Education Gap

Jake Thomases is a public policy analyst at the Risk Analysis Research Center. Investors in Indonesia let out a small sigh of relief when Heri Sudarmanto, the director of foreign workers, announced on October 19 that foreign workers would not be required to pass Indonesian language tests after all.

Indonesia Aims to Ease Foreign-Investment Rules

Indonesia—Faced with sluggish economic growth, Indonesia is working on a major revamp of foreign-investment rules that could open the door for overseas companies to take bigger stakes in domestic firms and gain a foothold in new industries.

Indonesia hopes ranking in doing business to be double digit

Indonesia hopes its "Ease of Doing Business" ranking would be in the double digits in 2016. "The countrys target is to ensure that its Ease of Doing Business ranking in 2016 is in double digits, as it will significantly impact the investment climate in Indonesia," head of Investment Coordinating...

Inside Indonesian gaming studio Touchten's Series C led by GREE

and 500 Startups Indonesia-based gaming studio Touchten announced today that it has secured a Series C round led by Japanese mobile and social firm GREE, with US-based 500 Startups as a follow-on investor. The investment amount remains undisclosed.

2016: Year of the Indonesian Startup

2016 will be a pivotal year for the Indonesian economy. The extended period of post-election policy chaos seems to have settled, and the worst of the policies have either been quietly put aside or amended to something within the bounds of sensible.