Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Timor Leste’s Telkomcel has launched 4G services using equipment from technology partner Ericsson. Telkomcel has deployed Ericsson’s virtual EPC and LTE RAN Ericsson Radio System software to allow it to provide LTE services to its customer base. Ericsson also…
Automation and robotics company GreyOrange has announced its 50th installation of a high-performance, advanced Sortation System for Pos Indonesia, the national postal company which distributes parcels and mail across Indonesia, the largest and fastest growing…
Tariff cuts under a regional trade deal are making cars from Southeast Asia more affordable in Vietnam. Indonesia dethroned Thailand to dominate Vietnam’s car market in August, with Toyota and Ford among the most popular brands, according to Vietnam Customs.…
Retail sales in Indonesia declined 3.3% in July 2017, compared to last year, according to a central bank survey released this week, marking the first drop in retail sales in nearly six years. Food and beverage sales, as well as home furnishing and electronic…
Mainly Thai fusion dishes are offered at the new Greyhound Cafe Jakarta, in the Grand Indonesia mall. With a cactus display in its outdoor area, the ground-floor cafe has a mainly black-and-white theme and offers mainly Thai fusion dishes. A private dining…
iflix and mobile payments firm Fortumo have launched direct carrier billing for iflix users, which number about 620 million people across Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. Users can now subscribe to iflix and enjoy access to unlimited video…
Thai-headquartered fashion and lifestyle online marketplace Zilingo has raised US$17 million in a fresh investment round to fund expansion. Much of the funding came from Zilingo’s original investor, Sequoia India, with Burda Principal Investments (BPI),…
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) was again awarded “The Best Supporting Institution for Islamic Finance of the Year 2017” from the Global Islamic Finance Award. Head of IDX Communication Division Yulianto Aji Sadono in an official statement in Jakarta,…
The Indonesia stock market has climbed higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting almost 35 points or 0.7 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 5,855-point plateau, although it may run out of steam on Monday. The global…
Google is extending its successful Google Station program to Indonesia. The company is partnering with internet service providers (ISPs), venue owners, and system integrators in Indonesia to provide consumers with free access to Wi-Fi at railway stations,…
Indonesia is currently channeling its efforts to attract foreign tourists from Asia-Pacific countries. Deputy for Foreign Tourism Marketing Development of the Ministry of Tourism I Gde Pitana noted in a written statement in Jakarta on Friday that his office…
The Central Java representative of Bank Indonesia (BI) predicted that the countrys inflation in August would be lower at 0.02 percent from 0.14 percent in July. “The decline in inflation was a result of a cut in the prices of a number of essential goods,”…
DBS Bank has launched a mobile-led bank, or “digibank”, in Indonesia. The service is paperless , requires no signatures and brings together an entire suite of innovative technology – from biometrics to artificial intelligence (AI), DBS said yesterday.…
AirAsia will partially dispose of and convert its perpetual securities investments in PT Indonesia AirAsia (IAA) into new shares in a company listed on the Indonesia stock exchange. The low-cost carrier said on Tuesday PT Rimau Multi Putra Pertama TBK (RMPP),…
State-owned oil company Pertamina EP (a subsidiary of Pertamina) is using the underbalance drilling new technology to boost its oil and gas production. The technology is being used as a new strategy and innovation to exploit production at the Jatibarang old…
Senior deputy governor of Indonesias central bank Mirza Adityaswara assured here on Sunday that banking operations in the country remained smooth despite troubles at automatic teller machines since Friday afternoon due to a Telkom-1 satellie problem. “We as…
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