Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Citilink, the low-cost arm of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, is set to open a new route from Hong Kong to Manado in North Sulawesi in a bid to lure Chinese tourists to the archipelago. Citilink Indonesia commercial president director Hans Nugroho…
MoneyGram recently announced that its Indonesian subsidiary PT MoneyGram Payments System has inked a long-term deal with Indonesian remittance company Arsema. Per the agreement, Arsema would channel MoneyGram’s money transfer services at all post offices of…
The Batam city government said it will continue cooperation, which began last year, with the Japanese city of Yokohama. Batam city mayor Muhammad Rudi said the cooperation would be continued as the cooperation has been a success thanks to assistance from the…
Some six million foreign tourists visited Indonesia since the issuance of presidential regulation number 21 of 2016 concerning visa-free facilities for foreign citizens from 169 countries, an official said. While 4,095,264 tourists came from 15 countries…
Sriwijaya Air is planning to open the Manado-China direct flight route at the end of this year to cater to the increasing number of Chinese tourists traveling to North Sulawesi. Sriwijaya Air’s move is aimed at benefiting from the opportunity as it will have…
The Indonesian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, has held a business meeting with Senegalese businessmen to promote various mainstay products and the 31st Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) to be held in Jakarta on October 12-16, 2016. The business meeting was attended by…
The Indonesian economy will grow at a faster pace in 2017 than it did in 2016, the Ministry of Finance believes. “I believe the economic growth next year will be higher than that of this year,” chief of the ministrys fiscal policy body, Suahasil Nazara, said…
Online app-based transportation service GrabBike recorded a growth of 300 percent (year to date) until the first half of 2016. “Our growth has been outstanding since last January when Grab did a rebranding as the service provider with the most complete…
“We are excited to announce that Pokémon GO is officially available to Trainers in Germany,” Pokemon Go announced on Wednesday (13/7) on its official website. With an official Indonesian release imminent, savvy businesses across the country have begun…
Malaysia’s Axiata group has announced a major organizational and management shake-up across its group of companies, with the reshuffling or appointment of multiple new top executives. The company has embarked on a transformation as part of its strategy of…
A Taiwan-based sports shoes manufacturer has expressed its interest to expand its business in Indonesia. The company, who has had a factory in Tangerang since 1996 with 1,100 workers, will expand and is expected to absorb up to 10,000 workers. The Investment…
The launch of a marketplace dedicated to Indonesian-made products on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s platform will open doors for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to break into the Chinese market. Over the weekend, Trade Minister Thomas Lembong…
UK-based financial giant Standard Chartered has appointed Rino “Donny” Donosepoetro as the new CEO of its Indonesian branch, replacing Shee Tse Koon, who is leaving to pursue another career. Donny’s new appointment will be effective as of Sept. 1 as it is…
The government of East Lampung District in Lampung Province, through the local Culture and Tourism Office, is making every effort to develop 11 tourism attractions in the district in its attempt to attract even more local and foreign tourists. “East Lampung…
The Indonesian tourism ministry is taking innovative steps to achieve this years target of attracting 400 thousand tourists from South Korea, including by participating in the “Wedding Expo” in Seoul on July 9-10, 2016. Assistant Deputy for Market Development…
Around 250 thousand tourists visited numerous tourist attractions in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta, in a week during the 2016 Lebaran holidays, according to local Culture and Tourism Office spokesman Hary Sukmono. “Based on reports received from several…
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