Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Indonesian fresh pineapples can now be consumed by Italian consumers after a container holding 18 tons of the commodity arrived in Italys city port of Venezia over the weekend. The 18 tons of fresh pineapples were exported in a maiden shipment by PT Great…
Garuda Indonesia is optimistic its operational and financial performance will see sustainable positive growth in one to two years, fueled by business strategy focusing on financial performance transformation. “Garuda Indonesia will focus on improving its…
Qatar Airways umrah passengers will be transferred to flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. “We have a partnership with Qatar Airways. Some passengers to be carried from Jakarta to Saudi Arabia will be transferred to Garuda Indonesia, it expected to happen in a…
State shipping company PT. Pelayaran Indonesia (Pelni) will team up with Patra Jasa, a subsidiary of state-owned energy company PT. Pertamina, to build a cruise ship, to support the countrys tourism industry. “We already signed a memorandum of understanding…
PT. Yusen Logistics Solutions Indonesia strengthens contract logistics business by relocating and expanding warehouse facilities in MM2100 Industrial Town, Jakarta, in November 2017. MM2100 Industrial Town is strategically located as a logistics hub, offering…
The largest Chinese power company “China Huadian Corporation” has the opportunity to invest in power plants in Indonesia. “The Chinese firm wants to invest in our power plants. I have suggested that it should find a good local partner,” Energy and Mineral…
Indonesian biodiesel producers are eyeing China as a new promising market amid negative sentiment in the European Union and the United states. Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (Aprobi) chairman MP Tumanggor stressed Thursday that their members could…
PanaHome, a housing company under the Panasonic group, has teamed up with trading company Sojitz Corp. to build a sustainable “smart town” in the city of Deltamas outside Jakarta. The two companies’ Indonesian subsidiaries will establish a joint venture, PT…
The rupiah climbed 20 bps this morning at the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate. The rupiah now trades for Rp13,278 per US dollar, from what analysts said to be the impact of Indonesia’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves’ increase. Samuel Sekuritas economist…
Cement company PT Semen Indonesia is still able to record an increase of up to 10 percent in sales in the midst of current tight competition and growth of infrastructure projects which has not been as expected. “Sales in the period from January to May 2017…
he number of tourists from China and India has seen huge improvements after e-visa services were made available, said Tourism Malaysia chairman Datuk Dr Siew Ka Wei. According to Siew in a statement, between March 2016 and April 2017, total of 284,606 and…
Indonesia’s largest lender Bank Mandiri wants a piece of the lucrative private banking business in Singapore, particularly the accounts of wealthy Indonesian clients. Recent reforms in Indonesia, including a successful tax amnesty, have made ultra-rich…
The fast developing i-City in Shah Alam will have its own lifestyle retail mall – Central i-City Mall – which will introduce Thailand’s retail experience to the growing local retail market. Set for opening in October 2018, the mall, which has allotted 940,000…
YouAppi, a leading mobile growth marketing platform for premium mobile brands, today announced the expansion of the company’s Indonesia office led by Southeast Asia Country Manager Anna Mareta. YouAppi, founded in 2011, is a leading global growth marketing…
The Indonesian Government provided a guarantee in the ease of business for the investors who plant their assets in special economic zones. In the tourism sector, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya explained that the government plans to restore a number of…
Indonesia’s largest conglomerate, Salim Group, has acquired a majority stake in a local bank, marking its first return to the banking business since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. Through various affiliated entities, the group bought at least 51% of Bank…
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