Useful contacts

Australia

Australia-Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) has offices in the capital city of each state and territory in Australia.  See also the Indonesia-Australia Business Council listing below.

Australian Business Limited is a member-based business improvement organisation. The website provides information and advice on business issues, such as employment laws, business investment, policy development and trade.

Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) enforces company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) website has links to member chambers of commerce in each state and territory and to industry associations.

Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) representing and serving the interests of Australian industry.

Business Entry Point provides information on services to industry provided by Australian governments (Federal, State and Territory).

Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, Northern Territory, comprises industry and economic development related agencies, including Asian Relations and Trade.

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia. A very informative site. The trade section provides guidelines on investing as well as links to business organisations, customs and tariff data, and business directories.

Invest Australia provides business links to all states and territories and is a helpful starting point for market research.

Western Australia Department of Industry and Technology. A very informative site, which also has a section in Bahasa Indonesia.

Western Australian Business and Investment Gateway provides an entry point for Government business services in Western Australia.

World-Wide Web Virtual Library. These pages on Indonesia are hosted by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University.

State and Territory Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Business South Australia

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia

Commerce Queensland

Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce and Industry

State Chamber of Commerce (New South Wales)

Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)

Indonesia

Austrade

C/- Australian Embassy, Jl HR Rasuna Said, Kav. C15-16, Kuningan, Jakarta 12940

Tel: 62 21 2550 5555 Fax: 62 21 522 7103

Austrade has offices in Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan.

Australian Embassy Jakarta 

Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Kamar Dagang dan Industri – KADIN). Go to this link for a list of chambers of commerce at province and regency level.

Citra Buana Masindo, PT. This website lists a range of Indonesian government, business and other publications for sale.

Gorontalo government portal - gateway to the province of Gorontalo, Sulawesi.

Indonesia-Australia Business Council (IABC)

World Trade Centre, Lantai 11, Jl Jend Sudirman, Kav 29–31, Jakarta 12920

Tel: 62 21 521 2540 Fax: 62 21 521 1541

E-mail: secretariat@iabc.or.id 

The IABC has branches in Semarang, Surabaya and Bali. The major Australian legal and accounting firms with a presence in Indonesia are members of the IABC. They produce a range of detailed guides on doing business in Indonesia and can be contacted through the IABC website.

Indonesian Bureau of Statistics 

Investment Coordinating Board (Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal – BKPM) has offices at the provincial level. The BKPM website offers information on business and investment opportunities in Indonesia.

Kang Guru Radio English (KGRE) offers a weekly radio program for English language learners throughout Indonesia and produces a free magazine, student and teaching material.

Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) (Departemen Perindustrian dan Perdagangan – Deperindag) has offices in the provinces that can be located through the Ministry’s website.

National Agency For Export Development (NAFED) is a special service agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

References

AusAID, Opportunities in AIDA: Building on Constraints and Complementarities, Canberra, 1998. There is a Main Study Report and a separate Executive Summary. See also unpublished bibliography (pdf file 260kb) compiled by George Miller (ASIA In Australia Pty Ltd) for AIDA in 1997.

Austrade, Directory of Australian Businesses in Indonesia. This directory lists some 300 Australian firms that operate in Indonesia and provides useful information about doing business in Indonesia.

Citra Buana Masindo, PT, Indonesian Mining Contacts Handbook, Jakarta, 2001. A directory listing over 200 exploration and mining companies in Indonesia. 

Gold Group, Buletin Infoproda. An online bulletin providing information on Indonesia’s new regional autonomy laws and regulations, decentralisation of power and the implications of these changes for business.

National Library of Australia, Indonesian Internet Sites.

Indonesian Trade and Investment Promotion Board and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Investing in Indonesia, Jakarta 2001. This volume can be obtained by contacting Indo Multi Media, Jakarta. E-mail: indomulti@rad.net.id 

Indopages Pty Ltd, Indonesian Business Directory in Australia. A directory of businesses in Australia which may be of particular interest to Indonesians visiting Australia. It also contains general information (in Indonesian) of use to the Indonesian visitors. There is a hard copy version and a website.

National Information and Communication Agency (BIKN), Indonesia, 2001 – An Official Handbook, Jakarta, 2000. A general guide to the geography, history, government, society, law and culture of Indonesia.

Petra Christian University, Eastern Indonesian Regions website provides useful information on eastern Indonesia.

Richard Matthews, A Business Survival Guide to Eastern Indonesia, Australian National University, Canberra, 1999. A useful source of advice and information for Australians planning to do business in eastern Indonesia.

SMERU (Social Monitoring and Early Response Unit), Indonesia's Decentralization Policy: The Budget Allocation and Its Implications for the Business Environment, Jakarta 2001. SMERU is an Indonesian research institute which provides information and analysis on Indonesian social and economic issues. 

Yellow Pages Australia

Yellow Pages Indonesia

Supported by funding from the Australian Agency for International Development ( AusAID ) the Australian Government's overseas aid agency.
Produced by Indonesia Management Specialists ( IMS ).
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Updated on 22 May 2003.