Endowed with rich and diversified natural resources, abundant land, as well as relatively low business costs, Indonesia holds vast potential for foreign investors. This is especially so, given the country's large population of close to 240 million, which constitute a huge potential market and readily available workforce.

In recent years, Indonesia's attractiveness as an investment destination has been further enhanced by the Government's efforts to promote free trade and create a more open economy. It has implemented a structured deregulation program, where protective trade tariffs have been reduced and export-oriented manufacturing encouraged. In addition, various incentives have been introduced and foreign investment has also been guaranteed basic rights such as:

• Freedom from expropriation without just compensation;
  
• The right to remit profits, capital gains and dividends within the guidelines of the Bank of Indonesia;
  
• The right to remit the proceeds of any liquidation of investments; and
  
• The right to obtain foreign exchange to meet principal and interest payments on foreign obligations.