In little more than a decade, Indonesia has grown into Southeast Asia's largest economy, with its factories and resource base feeding supply chains that stretch to every major market.Home to the world's largest nickel reserves, Indonesia is now pursuing an ambitious downstreaming drive, moving from exporting raw materials to building the batteries and electric vehicles of the future at home.
As Asian supply chains become increasingly regionalized, Indonesia sits at the center of this transformation. Yet, the ambition of Indonesian enterprise now extends beyond the factory gate. The next chapter is about moving further up the value chain: designing, financing and scaling globally.
The question is no longer whether to expand across Asia, but where to anchor, finance and grow that ambition.
Hong Kong's answer is taking physical form in the Northern Metropolis.
A place to build, a market to plug into
