Indonesia’s rising economy is the latest of Asia’s success stories. Still, the country’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has cautioned that its yearly 5 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, higher than the global average of 2 per cent, is “not enough for the nation to achieve meaningful progress” needed to become a high-income nation as detailed in a report by CNBC.

Indonesia pushes for major policy reforms to combat the ‘middle-income trap’

Fidelity International and BlackRock Investment Institute have reported that emerging nations with strong population growth, such as India and Indonesia, are becoming more appealing to investors as demographic concerns begin to impact investment decisions.

Emerging markets India and Indonesia gain favour as demographics drive investment strategies

Indonesia’s government will propose to parliament expanding its 2021 fiscal deficit assumption in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to 5.2% of gross domestic product

Indonesia's 2021 fiscal deficit seen expanding to 5.2% of GDP