Introduction to Indonesia

The Indonesian trade minister said Saturday that China agreed to lend two billion dollars for investment in Indonesia's infrastructure.

Airtime: Wed. Jul. 28 2010 | light e) ET
The Indonesian rupiah has been one of the best performing Asian currency this year. Olivier Desbarres, director of FX strategy at Credit Suisse shares his outlook for the rupiah with CNBC's Oriel Morrison.

The rapidly developing, mainly Muslim country of 240 million people is emerging not just as an Asian economic power, but as a global Internet power as well, analysts and insiders said.

"Foreign investors are eyeing Indonesia at the moment. The potential here is huge and the market penetration is far from exhausted," said Internet entrepreneur Fajar Budiprasetyo.