Leadership change ignites Indonesia’s fuel crisis

Leadership change ignites Indonesia’s fuel crisis As incoming Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo prepares to take the reins on October 20, speculation is growing that the way in which he tackles cutting the huge fuel subsidies may come to define his presidency. Widodo promised in his election campaign to abolish fuel subsidies within four years, but a slowdown in economic growth and exports suggest ... Read more > OBG has recently refreshed our website, making our content easier to find and read.  You are now able to read 5 of our premium articles for free each day; we invite you to visit the new site and take advantage of this access.  Use our keyword search to find relevant articles and log in to change your email preferences.  If you do not know your login details, use the ‘Forgotten Password’ function to reset these (your username is the email address which received this email). Latest Economic News Updates Leadership change ignites Indonesia’s fuel crisis As incoming Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo prepares to take the reins on October 20, speculation is growing that the way in which he tackles cutting the huge fuel subsidies may come to define his presidency.  Read more > Ghana banks eye acquisitions, foreign credit to expand In spite of a softer macroeconomic environment, Ghana’s banking sector is in good health, thanks to an increase in assets and strong capital ratios, which in turn is encouraging an expansion by banks into new segments of the financial services market. Read more > Signs of life in Turkish construction sector Improved political stability helped lift August property sales in Turkey, while the government is looking to infrastructure investments to stave off a downturn in the overheated construction sector. A glut of empty residential properties and high interest rates had curbed growth in property sales in recent times. Read more > Latest Report The Report: Gabon 2014 With just 1.63m people, Gabon is the second-smallest member of the six-country Central African Economic and Monetary Community in terms of population, after Equatorial Guinea. However, the country’s well-developed hydrocarbons sector has made Gabon the second-largest economy in the sub-region. Find out more >