Indonesia in 2020: The Year Ahead
Forbes Indonesia|February 2020
January is a time to take stock of what happened in the previous year and to look ahead to the next. Every year at this time, our clients want to know what’s in store for the property market over the next 12 months, and as we move into 2020, there are a lot of reasons to be positive.
JAMES ALLAN
Indonesia in 2020: The Year Ahead

From a macro perspective, the economy continues to tick over at just over 5% annually. At the same time, the rupiah continues to perform well, edging below 13,700 per US dollar at the time of writing (mid-January). The completion of the national election in 2019 also means that we potentially have some years of political stability ahead of us.

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