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2 The BIGGEST in South East Asia! FACTS : 1. Total area (including EEZ): around 7.9 million km 2 2. In a strategic location along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean 3. The world s fourth largest country by population, third biggest democracy and largest Muslim nation (other major religions: Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism) 4. Population: 252,164,800 (2014 estimate) 5. Over 300 ethnic groups living languages 7. Three Time Zones (UTC +7 to +9) 8. 17,508 islands 9. Two seasons: a wet season and a dry season No extremes of summer or winter!

3 Krasnoyarsk INDONESIA (Jakarta) only km Krasnoyarsk Indonesia ranked17 th out of the 20 Countries with largest GDP ( billion US$), while Russia was at 9 th (2,057.3 billion US$) in 2014 FACTS OF INDONESIA: 1. Total area (including EEZ): around 7.9 million km 2 2. In a strategic location along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean 3. The world s fourth largest country by population, third biggest democracy and largest Muslim nation (other major religions: Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism) 4. Population: 252,164,800 (2014 estimate) INDONESIA 5. Over 300 ethnic groups living languages 7. Three Time Zones (UTC +7 to +9) 8. 17,508 islands 9. Two seasons: a wet season and a dry season No extremes of summer or winter!

4 Indonesian Infrastructure and Global Competitive Index have increased through the years Indonesian Infrastructure Competitive Index Compared with other ASEAN Countries Economic Indicator GDP Growth (%) 6,2 6,5 6,3 5,8 5,1 GDP Percapita (US$) Inflation rate, Consumer Price Index (%) 5,1 5,4 4,3 8,4 8,4 Export growth (non oil-gas) (%) 30,7 25,7-6 -2,1-1 Import growth (non oil-gas) (%) 38,9 24,8 9,3-3,6-1 Investment per GDP (%) 32,03 31,95 32,67 31,66 31,04

5 11 Reasons to DO BUSINESS in Indonesia: Geographically Strategic and Globally Influential Sustainable GDP Growth Maturing Democracy Politically Stable Strong Reform Commitment Large and Growing Market Great Investment Climate Abundant Natural Resources Labor Workforce Commitment to Improve Productivity and the Education Level of Its Youth Purchasing power middle class

6 We Support the Investors On 23 rd August 2013, the Government of Indonesia announced economic policy packages The Policy Package to Improve the Ease of Doing Business The government sets a target of eight areas of improvement to increase the ease of doing business, namely: Streamlining investment licensing Revising the negative investment list More tax incentives Starting a Business Getting Electricity Paying Taxes and Insurance Premium Enforcing Contract Resolving Insolvency Registering Property Dealing With Construction Permits Getting Credits

7 Foreign BuSInesS in Indonesia

8 POTENTIAL OF INDONESIA-RUSSIA ECONOMIC & TRADE COOPERATION Furniture Oil & Gas Foot wear ICT Technology Seafood Creative Economic Products Desiccated coconut Steel Products Cocoa Tobacco Fertilizer and Chemical Product Transportation Coffee and tea Machineries Tire Whole Grain

9 Wonderful Indonesia Tanah Lot, Bali Senggigi Beach, Lombok Bunaken, Sulawesi Utara Toba Lake, North Sumatera

10 Indonesia-RusSia

11 Myanmar Lao PDR Thailand Cambodia Viet Nam Malaysia Singapore Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Philippines 11

12 Myanmar Lao PDR Thailand Cambodia Viet Nam Malaysia Singapore Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Philippines 12

13 Facts 4,5 Million km² (3% of the earth) Population of over 600 million (almost 10%of the whole population in the world) GDP of US$ 3.5 Trillion (42% of China and 21% of USA ) Total FDI: US$ 76,2 Billion Almost 50% of the world sea trade Total Tourists: 73,8 Million 5000 personnel Peace-keeping Force 13 Chairman of ASEAN is invited to the G20

14 ASEAN MEMBER STATES Population GDP : Population : GDP : Population : GDP : $ Population : GDP : Population : 87, GDP : Population : GDP : Population : GDP : Population : GDP : Population : GDP : Population : GDP :

15 CHINA RUSSIA USA INDIA

16 Asia as a business partner The Asian Market is Growing Rapidly. China is expected to become the world s largest economy by 2020, while India will rank the 4 th by 2025

17 Unsurprisingly, Asia is considered a key strategic growth market in various fields. This not just because of the regions s vast population more than half the current world population lives in Asia but also because the area continues to develop, innovate preusely and gain more influence on a global scale

18 TERIMA KASIH Большое спасибо

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