Legal Framework
From The Report: Indonesia 2013
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This chapter features an outline of the various government regulations and laws that govern business in Indonesia. Included is information about public-private partnership regulations, business permits, cooperation agreements, and definitions, objectives, scope, method of execution and form of cooperation.
This chapter contains a viewpoint from Todung Mulya Lubis, Senior Partner, Lubis, Santosa & Maramis.

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Overview

Facilitating cooperation: Public-private partnerships are playing a growing role in the provision of infrastructure
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The provision of infrastructure is an important issue in the effort to support economic activity in many countries, including Indonesia. In order to drive the wheels of the economy and spur economic growth, adequate infrastructure is an absolute necessity. In recent years the provision of infrastructure has become one of the focal points of government concerns in Indonesia. The need to provide infrastructure is increasing in line with economic growth in this country. As such, the government…

Analysis

Questioning constitutionality: A legal perspective on the Constitutional Court ruling on BPM igas
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BPM igas was established in 2002 to take over the authority of managing and supervising the upstream oil and gas industry from the state oil company, Pertamina. On November 13, 2012 the Constitutional Court issued Ruling No. 36/PUU-XI/2012, which declared that select articles of Law No. 22/2001 that were the foundation for the creation of BPM igas were unconstitutional, thereby declaring that they have no legal binding force. As a consequence thereof, BPM igas was ruled to be no longer a valid…

Viewpoint

Todung Mulya Lubis, Senior Partner, Lubis, Santosa & Maramis, on the problems facing the domestic business environment
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With growth exceeding 6% annually, economic fundamentals are sound and the market does have confidence in the stability and continuity of positive growth. For a country with close to 250m people and abundant natural resources, Indonesia is certain to be a huge market for the future, especially as more than 100m have already been raised to middle-class status. The country has also been undergoing democratic changes; in spite of concerns that democracy is incompatible with the Islamic ideals of the…