Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Indonesia has banned the blogging platform Tumblr, saying that the site distributes pornographic content. Azhar Hasyim, e-business director at Indonesia’s Information Ministry, told the BBC the decision had been made without consultation with the New…
Indonesia will block 477 websites, including social network and microblog Tumblr, over alleged “pornographic contents”, a top official said on Wednesday.”I have signed off the letter and sent it to the internet service provider. These websites should be…
AGCAsahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, has begun supply of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from the Anyer plant of P T Asahimas Chemical (ASC), one of its consolidated subsidiaries in Indonesia. With the aim…
Indonesia’s central bank, which kept its benchmark reference rate unchanged for nearly all of 2015, is expected to make its second cut this year on Thursday as it tries to bolster the country’s sluggish growth. South-East Asia’s largest economy grew 4.8% in…
Ikea Indonesia has suffered a rude shock: Indonesian trademark laws have left the Swedish furniture giant without the right to its own name in the Southeast Asian nation. A decision of the Central Jakarta Court granting Indonesian ownership of the Ikea brand…
Indonesia’s middle- and upper-class consumers are set to propel the trend of online grocery shopping, according to Jakarta-based grocery-shopping app HappyFresh. “The outlook has never been more promising,” says CEO Markus Bihler. “Opportunities abound in…
Inflight Sales Group (ISG) has reinforced its position in Asia with the addition of the inflight duty-free and duty-paid concession onboard Garuda Indonesia airline. The new programme will be launched April 1 under a partnership with parent company PT Garuda…
As part of its company synergy, the Garuda Indonesia Group will for the first time join Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest aerospace and defence event. This is Garuda Indonesia’s first participation as a Group, as only one subsidiary, the Garuda Maintenance…
An Indonesian bank, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 46, opened a branch office in Seoul, South Korea, in Wise Tower, on Monday. It was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Indonesia to South Korea, John A Prasetio and Manager of BNI46 Seoul, Wan Andi Aryati. “The…
Electronic money (e-money) transactions conducted in the country in 2015 reached Rp5.2 trillion in value, up from Rp4.3 trillion in 2014, Governor of Bank Indonesia(BI) Agus Martowardojo said. “In 2009, electronic money transactions were valued at about Rp520…
Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said Indonesias coffee production only rose one percent to 500 thousand tons last year. “Our coffee production has been stagnant. It only reached 500 thousand tons last year, just one percent increase,” he told a meeting convened…
As smartphones become more commonplace in Indonesia, apps are enjoying a surge in popularity, suggesting that e-commerce – for both goods and services – is filling market voids and strengthening its economic foothold. Online trading and transport apps in…
Earnings plunged 85 per cent at developer Wing Tai Holdings in the second quarter due to the absence of a one-off gain in the corresponding quarter last year. The group had recorded a gain of $21.1 million on the disposal of a property subsidiary in Indonesia…
A $100 million investment aimed at funding pan-Asian expansion is on the cards for Singapore’s online grocer RedMart. Discussions involving the Series C investment are said to be at an advanced stage, reportsTechCrunch, citing two sources. While closure is…
Isn’t it fascinating that the world’s largest accommodation provider doesn’t own a room, or that the world’s largest retailer doesn’t own a shop (for the time being) and here we have the world largest taxi company that doesn’t own a taxi. So what might some…
When asked for his views on the issue, Hadi Wenas, the chief executive officer of MatahariMall.com, told reporters on Wednesday (10/02): “We are very optimistic. It will be business as usual for us, we are not afraid, not shocked or confused.” For foreigners,…
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