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Indonesia remains one of Southeast Asia’s most significant growth markets, offering substantial opportunities for foreign investors, including Swiss companies across industries. Entering 2026, the Indonesia economic landscape is shaped by global monetary policy adjustments, domestic fiscal priorities, infrastructure development, digital transformation, energy transition, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
Given these dynamics, Swiss companies operating in Indonesia require timely insights into the projected economic outlook for Indonesia in 2026, including macroeconomic trends, financial market conditions, banking perspectives, and developments in key global currencies, including the Swiss franc, to support strategic planning and risk management.
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Banjaran Surya Indrastomo is a distinguished economist specializing in Islamic economics and finance, currently serving as Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist at Bank Syariah Indonesia. In this role, he leads the bank's strategic research agenda, navigates its economic positioning and represents the organization in national and international forums.
He holds a PhD in Islamic Economics from Durham University, UK, where his research focused on the political economy surrounding the institutionalization of Islamic finance in Indonesia. He also earned an MA in Islamic Finance from the same institution, awarded Best Dissertation, and a Bachelor's degree in Corporate Finance and Investment Management from Australian National University.
Beyond his corporate role, Banjaran is an active academic, serving as a lecturer at the University of Indonesia and contributing to key research initiatives in digital and Islamic economy. He holds advisory and leadership positions within various economic committees, including the Islamic Economy Board at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
His professional engagements reflect a commitment to advancing islamic economics, fostering research collaboration and shaping policy dialogue both in Indonesia and globally.
Josua Pardede has served as Chief Economist at Permata Bank since 2014.
Josua was appointed as Deputy Chair of the Permanent Committee for Strategic Global Economic Studies at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia) for the 2024-2029 term and Member of the Monetary & Macroprudential Policy Focus Group at the Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) for the 2024-2027 term. Josua was appointed as a member of the Statistics Community Forum (FMS) for the 2025-2026 term. Since 2020, he has been appointed as an Economist at Perbanas (National Bank Association).
Previously, Josua gained experience at several companies as a senior economist at Maybank Indonesia (2013-2014); an economist at BNI Sekuritas (2012-2013); an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Graduate Program in Economics (2011-2013); a wholesale banking credit risk at PermataBank (2009-2012); and an assistant lecturer and research assistant at the University of Indonesia (2005-2008).
Josua actively contributes to providing analysis and insights on economic issues in the media and has received several awards as an economist for his accurate macroeconomic indicator forecasts and in depth analysis of economic trends.
In 2023, Josua received the 40 Under 40 Award from Fortune Magazine and was recognized as the Best External Trainer by the Bank of Indonesia Institute. In 2022, Josua also received the Best Overall Forecaster award from FocusEconomics for several economic indicators, including economic growth, fiscal deficit, Current Account Balance, and the exchange rate of the Rupiah. FocusEconomics awarded him the Best Economic Forecaster Award 2024—Real Sector.
In June 2025, Josua was recognized as the #2 Best Forecaster for all macroeconomic indicators in Indonesia in the Analyst Forecast Awards 2025. Additionally, Josua is one of the top forecasters in Bloomberg and Reuters polls for Indonesia's macroeconomic indicators, including economic growth, inflation, and trade balance.
Josua Pardede holds two master's degrees in Economics from the University of Amsterdam and the University of Indonesia. Prior to that, he earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Indonesia. In 2019, he participated in a short course at the Paris School of Economics Summer School on Micro-econometrics & Policy Evaluation, and in the same year, he also attended a short course at the University of Geneva Summer School on Policy Evaluation: Impact and Treatment Effect Estimation.
In April 2024, Josua completed executive education at the Harvard Kennedy School on Leading Green Growth: Economic Strategies for a Low-Carbon World.