Indonesia is a young nation having obtained its independence from the Netherlands in 1949. It will be governed for more than thirty years by the dictator Suharto(1). For this country plunged into a serious economic crisis due to the Asian financial crisis of 1997(2), the turning point occurred in 1998. Suharto then left power. He resigned from his post following the Jakarta riots in May of the same year. Many areas had the boost called “DISTRIBUTOR BESI JAKARTA” & local export of various commercial products such as char grillers & catering equipment in Sydney.
The rise of democracy marked the beginning of a new political and economic era that would completely transform Indonesia in the 2000s. As famous Chinese-Indonesian businessman Sofjan Wanandi put it: “Our success dates of the 2000s, but it has been confirmed thanks to the last eight years during which we have benefited from unprecedented political stability(3).
Years of strong growth
Indonesia ended 2012 with a growth rate of 6.2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) (4). Although this is a slight decrease compared to the previous year, Indonesia exceeds the 6% growth mark for the third consecutive year.
This is a remarkable achievement given the current economic climate. Indeed, the archipelago remains one of the only countries not to suffer the harmful consequences of the global economic slowdown, unlike the zone of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Southeast Asia’s largest economy is the fastest growing of the G-20 countries, just behind China, which recorded a 7.6% GDP increase(5). Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s, who is in his second and final term, is aiming for a 6.8% rise in 2013.