Indonesia economy

Indonesia's quarterly growth slowest since 2009

The economy expanded a lower-than-expected 4.71 percent year-on-year in the three months to the end of March, according to the statistics agency.

May 05, 2015, 12:31 PM IST

Indonesia posts $710 mn trade surplus in January

Southeast Asia`s biggest economy saw exports slide 8.09 percent on-year to $13.30 billion and imports sank 15.59 percent to $12.59 billion.

Feb 16, 2015, 12:41 PM IST

Indonesia `optimistic` on 7% growth by 2017

Indonesia`s finance minister said Thursday he was "optimistic" the country could achieve 7.0 percent growth by 2017 but warned that incoming president Joko Widodo faces a major challenge in pushing much-needed infrastructure development.

Sep 18, 2014, 11:26 AM IST