Doing Business in Indonesia

Syllabus of the Subject: Doing Business in Indonesia - Jakarta.

Introduction to the Republic of Indonesia (Southeast Asia)
Indonesian Economy
Indonesian Petrol and Gas
International Trade of Indonesia
Doing Business in Jakarta
Indonesian industrial states
Infrastructure facilities in Indonesia
Indonesian Banking sector
Sabang Freeport zone
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indonesia
Negotiating in Indonesia
Case Study:
1. Telkom Group
2. PT Panggung Electric Citrabuana
Indonesian Muslims Business People
1. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno
2. Abdul Latief
3. Aburizal Bakrie
4. Basrizal Koto
5. Doctor I.R. Ciputra
Introduction to the Indonesian language (Bahasa)
Access to the Indonesian Market
Business Plan for Indonesia

The purposes of the subject “Foreign Trade and Doing Business in the Republic of Indonesia” are the following:

To analyse the Indonesian economy and foreign trade
To evaluate the business opportunities in the Republic of Indonesia
To explore Indonesia's trade relations with the country of the student
To know Indonesia's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
To examine the profile of Indonesian business people and companies
To develop a business plan for the Indonesian Market

The Subject (e-learning) “Doing Business in Indonesia” is part of the following Higher Education Programs (EENI- School of Business & HA University):

Doctorates: Islamic Countries, Asia
Diploma: ASEAN Markets (Online)
Masters: International Business, Muslims Countries, Pacific, Asia, Emerging Markets

Master and Doctorate in International Business for the Indonesian Students

Course learning materials in ( Indonesia Indonesie)

Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Doing Business in Indonesia”: 3
Duration: three weeks

EENI in Bahasa Indonesia: Master Bisnis Internasional

Sample of the subject - Doing Business in Indonesia
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno Indonesian Businessman

Description of the Subject (Business in Indonesia).

The Republic of Indonesia:

The Republic of Indonesia is the biggest archipelago nation in the World, comprising 17,508 islands stretching along 5,120 kilometres from east to west, and 1,760 kilometres from north to south
Total population of Indonesia is 255 millions of people
Main Indonesian ethnic group: Javanese (42% of the Indonesian population)
Indonesian Diaspora: 8 million of Indonesians
Indonesian Capital: Jakarta (10 millions of people)
30 millions of people live on the island of Java, the most populous island of the World
Indonesia land borders: Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia
Neighbouring countries: Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bahasa Indonesia (Malay) is the correct term for the Indonesian language (Official language)
Other Indonesian Languages are Javanese (84% of the Indonesian population) and Sundanese (34%)
More than 700 regional languages
Type of Government: Unitary Presidential constitutional Republic
Area: 1,904,569 square kilometres
Indonesian independence: 1949 (The Netherlands)

Main religion in Indonesia: Sunni Islam (209 million, 87% of the Indonesian population).

Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence): Shafi
The Indonesian Constitution implements the freedom of religion
Other religions in Indonesia:
1. Hinduism (3 million)
2. Christians (20 million)
3. Buddhism
4. Confucianism

Indonesia is a member of the Islamic Civilisation.

Indonesian Economy:

Indonesia is rich in natural resources
In the agricultural sector, Indonesia has become self-sufficient in rice and does not need to import this staple food as it had for years
90% of the Indonesian population works in agriculture
Fluctuations in the global prices of the traditional export commodities have led to a change in recent years in the structure of the Indonesian economy
Indonesian produces various types of cars, lorries, buses, and motorcycles under licence from foreign producer.
Indonesia also produces electronic equipment and electrical appliances
The Indonesian aviation industry has been growing, and new production lines are coming on-stream as well its Universal Maintenance Centre for the overhaul of aircraft engines. The aircraft produced are for national use as well as for export
The Indonesian industrial estates are available in all provinces of Indonesia. The large-scale industrial estates are found in Jakarta, West Java (Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta), Banten (Tangierang, Serang), Central Java (Semarang, Cilacap), Yogyakarta (Piyungan), East Java (Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Probolinggo), North Sumatera (Medan), West Sumatera (Padang), Lampung, Riau (Batam Island, Bintan Island), South Sulawesi (Makassar), and East Kalimantan (Bontang)
Tourism is gaining a more important sector as a foreign exchange earner
Currency: Indonesian rupiah (Rp) (IDR)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Foreign Trade of Indonesia.

Petrol and gas contribute 70% of the total export earnings and 60% of the Indonesian Government revenues
Besides petroleum and liquefied natural gas, forestry products, rubber, coffee, tea, tin, nickel, copper, palm products, and fish make significant contributions to export earnings
In recent years some steps have been taken to promote and stimulate non-petroleum exports, which include handicrafts, textiles, precious metals, tea, tobacco, cement, fertilizers as well as manufactured products
Air and sea ports are being widespread to cater to the growing traffic on both local and International sectors, of passengers as well as freight
The Port of Jakarta is the largest Indonesian seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Java Sea basin, with an annual traffic capacity of 45 million tonnes of cargo and 4,000,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit)