ENGAGIERTE DEUTSCHE UNTERNEHMEN IN INDONESIEN Eine „Brücke“ für die fruchtbare Wirtschaft-Kooperation zwischen Indonesien und Deutschland

This year Indonesia and Germany will celebrate the 60 years of Indonesia-German diplomatic relations. One of the key points of this long successful relation is cooperation. This paper presents a short review of the engagement of German companies in Indonesia as an important part of Indonesia-German relations. Specifically, attention will be devoted to the history of the diplomatic relations between Indonesia-Germany and the role of German companies by establishing bilateral economic cooperation. This paper also puts forward some successful stories of the cooperation between German companies and Indonesian institutions. In addition, it presents the social activities of some German companies in Indonesia through program Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Finally, what can we learn from a long historical cooperation both two counties will be highlighted