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Watson Indonesia plans to open up to 20 new stores this year. Duta Intidaya, the local Watson’s rights-holder since 2006, will use about 65 per cent of the US$6.49 million raised in its recent IPO to fund the new stores, with the balance of the cash going to…
Ford’s dealers in Indonesia are now seeking to recoup their losses after the automaker said earlier this year it would close all operations in the country. Ford has been struggling to gain market share and to make some reasonable profits in Indonesia since…
An Indonesian media conglomerate on Monday announced a partnership with BlackBerry in which it will help the Canadian company bring more functionality to its BBM messaging app. Elang Mahkota Teknologi, known as the Emtek Group, owns two national TV stations,…
Private lender Bank DBS Indonesia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based DBS Group Holdings, is seeking up to 38 percent growth in its consumer business revenue this year, primarily driven by the bank’s move to expand its wealth management services. DBS Indonesia’s…
Watson Indonesia’s debut on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) has marked a new chapter in the company’s expansion journey to a wider market base. Duta Intidaya, the sole franchisee of Hong Kong-based personal care retail chain AS Watsons Group, made the…
Sriwijaya Air will be serving regular flights to four cities in China by the end of 2016, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications of the Sriwijaya Air Group, Agus, said here on Tuesday. Flights will operate along Denpasar-Hangzhou, Denpasar-Nanjing,…
Itron, a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced today that PT Mecoindo, a joint venture between Itron and a local partner, signed a contract with PT PLN (Persero), a state-owned utility…
Manulife Indonesia has submitted a proposal to the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to generate a bigger market share for its holding company by creating a spin-off of its sharia business unit, a company executive has said. “We have submitted the documents…
Indonesias Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said the surge in beef smuggling or illegal beef imports in 2016 have risen to 385.5 tons. “In 2015, Indonesia managed to prevent 23.4 tons (of beef being imported illegally). Until June 2016 we have foiled…
Malaysian online payment service iPay88 has entered a collaboration with online payment company PayPal to promote and support cross-border trade for iPay88 merchants. For small businesses in particular, cross-border eCommerce provides a chance to sell to the…
Indonesia and the Philippines, as immediate neighboring countries, have many to offers in the fields of among other things trade, culture and security. In fact, the Philippines is a significant trade partner as its contributed around US$2.3 billion in trade…
Hilton Worldwide, a US-based global hotel chain, has steadily been expanding its operations in Indonesia to tap new market opportunities in a hospitality industry that is thriving on the back of steady economic growth and the free visas being offered to the…
Aeon Indonesia has ended its partnership with its local partner in the Ministop c-store chain. The move will result in Aeon exiting the market temporarily while it seeks a new business partner. According to local media reports, Aeon teamed with Bahagia Niaga…
The price-to-book (PB) ratio is a popular way to value a real estate investment trust (REIT). The P/B ratio is calculated by dividing the market capitalisation of a REIT with its book value, or net asset value. Theoretically, having a P/B ratio that is less…
Amazon.com has said it plans to expand its e-commerce empire to Indonesia, with a $600 million investment for the first year. It makes perfect business sense. Indonesia’s e-commerce space is only about $3.2 billion in sales, a tiny fraction of its $150…
Hogan Lovells (in association with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners) has launched an innovative new app called “How To Indo” to help businesses navigate the legal landscape when doing business in Indonesia. The app will change the way that anyone doing, or…
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