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A diverse archipelago nation of more than 1,300 ethnic groups and 700 local languages, today Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous nation and 10th largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, consisting of 34 provinces, 16,056 islands, with...

Civil Law Tradition and Gradual Reform Indonesia’s legal system originated from the laws and practices of the Dutch colonial era, which lasted for approximately 350 years before Indonesia declared independence and rolled on the policy reforms. During the President Soeharto...

The Ministry of Investment/BKPM and the Bank of Indonesia are the two main sources of FDI data for Indonesia. BKPM records FDI figures based on issued business licences, while Bank of Indonesia records international capital flows as part of balance...

Industry Overview and Transition to Energy Efficient Economy Indonesia has a well-diversified trading economy. Palm oil is the country’s largest export category, followed by coal (and other mining products), gas, agricultural products, electrical machinery and equipment and fishery products. Indonesia...