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  • News_JokowiHannover2023
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    President Jokowi, Chancellor Scholz inaugurates Indonesia Pavilion at Hannover Messe 2023

    Indonesia President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz officially opened the Indonesia Pavilion at Hannover Messe 2023, the world’s largest industrial trade fairs, on Sunday, April 16.

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    German-Indonesian Medical Devices Trade Mission

    From February 19 to 23, 2024, AHK Indonesien/EKONID organized a German Trade Mission to Indonesia, focusing on “Market Exploration for German Companies in the Field of Production Technology and Components for Medical Technology”.

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    More and more investments in the nickel sector

    Indonesia's nickel processing is growing unabated: At the end of March 2023, the US automobile manufacturer Ford announced that it would invest 4.5 billion US dollars in a joint venture with China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and the mining group Vale Indonesia. Specifically, it is a plant for high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL - High Pressure Acid Leaching) in the province of Southeast Sulawesi. At the end of January 2023, BASF announced that it was examining the construction of a $2.6 billion nickel processing plant in Sulawesi together with the French company Eramet. Indonesia is in negotiations with the electric car manufacturer Tesla about investments in the nickel sector. Volkswagen is also considering getting involved.

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    Indonesia Remains Committed to Driving Energy Efficiency in Industries, Transport, Homes

    Lately, the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has been seeing itself starring in many headlines around the world for the wrong reason: that of being one of the world’s most polluted cities on Earth, at least according to IQAir, a Swiss-based air quality technology company that also operates AirVisual, a real-time air quality information platform.

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    JETP aims to make Indonesia less dependent on coal

    With Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP), a group of industrialized nations wants to subsidize a fair energy transition in selected emerging and developing countries and thus promote climate protection. At the G20 summit in Bali in November 2022, the JETP was announced between Indonesia and the G7 countries as well as Denmark and Norway. It is intended to contribute to the Indonesian energy transition.

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    HSBC, EKONID Support Investment in EV Supply Chain

    On March 8, 2023, HSBC Indonesia, in cooperation with EKONID, organized the HSBC Investment Forum 2023: Accelerating Indonesia’s Ambition to be the World’s Largest EV Supply Chain Hub. Held at The Glass House of Ritz Carlton Pacific Place Jakarta, the event gathered around 100 participants from the public and private sectors.

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    Indonesian construction market steadily recovers

    Apart from some operational disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the still-ongoing pandemic, the construction industry in Indonesia – which is segmented by the key sectors of commercial, residential, industrial, infrastructure, as well as energy and utility construction – is steadily recovering.

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    New Supervisory Board member, Mr. Alexander Grenz, Country Manager and President Director Allianz Life Indonesia

    EKONID extends its warmest welcome to its new Supervisory Board member, Mr. Alexander Grenz, Country Manager and President Director Allianz Life Indonesia

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    Jakarta-Berlin Strengthen Collaboration on Innovation & Technology

    The Government of DKI Jakarta and the City of Berlin signed a Joint Declaration on Innovation and Technology on September 7, 2023, at the Jakarta Future City Hub in Gambir, Central Jakarta.

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    Imports from Germany increased by 40 percent

    German products are experiencing a powerful surge in demand in Indonesia. Imports from other EU countries are also increasing. China's share is shrinking for the first time.

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    ifm electronic expands on-site in Indonesia with new office

    The German sensor and automation company wants to be present to make “Making Indonesia 4.0” a success.

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  • News_MinimumWages2022
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    Minimum wages in Indonesia will rise moderately in 2022

    For many foreign companies, Indonesia is a location for low-cost contract manufacturing. When considering the general investment environment, the minimum wage is an important factor. There are currently only about 70 German manufacturing companies in the country. According to the local Chamber of Commerce and the Indonesian investment authority BKPM, several are currently preparing to relocate production from China.

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    AHK WBO Spring 2022: Expectation of German businesses in Indonesia highest in Asia Pacific

    German businesses operating in Indonesia are upbeat about their business prospects in the future, according to the Spring 2022 World Business Outlook Survey results revealed by the AHK this June. However, low scores for investment intentions shows that the Indonesian government still needs to do more to draw German investors into the archipelago.

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    EKONID Summer Party 2022

    After three years in-absentia (thanks to the pandemic), EKONID Get Together Summer Party returned in full form at The Poolside Ayana MidPlaza Hotel Jakarta on September 6, 2022. More than 100 people enjoyed the excellent food and drinks and the awesome DJ Sheena while reconnecting with old friends or meeting new people.

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    What to expect for Indonesia’s economy in 2022

    The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, RCEP, and the country’s focus towards digital economy, green economy and the down streaming of commodities are some of the main topics revolving around Indonesia’s economy as the world’s third largest democracy moves into 2022.

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    AHK World Business Outlook Fall 2022

    German companies operating internationally are more optimistic about their business conditions abroad compared to that in the Eurozone. ASEAN countries in particular offer great opportunities for supply diversification.

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