Profit From the World's Fastest Growing Middle Class

Cebu : Philippines | Apr 27, 2012 at 1:02 AM PDT

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Skooter reporting 04/27/12

Let’s talk about Indonesia. For your information, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with a population of about 250 million, and has the planet’s fastest-growing middle class.

Java alone has 135 million people (excluding the 3.6 million on the island of Madura which is administered as part of the provinces of Java),in a land area the size of the state of New York. And many of these citizens are plugged into the global economy. What’s more Indonesia is the third-largest user of Facebook after the United States and the U.K.

Indonesia was once a member of OPEC, and abundant in natural resources and is a major exporter of natural gas, rubber, palm oil and coal, and is home to 30% of the world's rainforests.

With all this richest, why doesn't Indonesia get more awareness from investors or the media?

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skooter is based in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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