Indonesian potential

Italian exports of machines for plastics and rubber processing to Indonesia have registered an impressive average growth rate of 61% over the past quarter. In detail, the period January-September 2012 recorded an increase of 82% over the same period in the previous year, going from 7.7 million euros to 14 million - after 10.4 million in 2010 and 3.4 million in 2009 - thanks mainly to increases in sales of blow-moulding machines. According to a number of analysts, even on the macroeconomic level, Indonesia is among the emerging markets with the best prospects for 2013: annual growth in GDP of over 6% for the past three years, relatively low and declining national debt, strong domestic demand, abundant natural resources, and increasing foreign investment.