Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
AirAsia is launching a new route connecting Bali and Indian metropolis, Mumbai. The AirAsia X Indonesia service will kick off on May 19, operating seven times per week, using an Airbus A330-300 with 377 seats, 12 of which will be flatbed. Flights are already…
Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage is ramping up Indonesian operations in soft drinks, switching to local production to strengthen its market foothold and save on costs. The Japanese beverage maker set up a production facility through a joint venture with local…
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and Denmark’s Development Cooperation Ministry launched on Tuesday a map pinpointing the wind power potential for electrification in Indonesia. Denmark Development Cooperation Minister Ulla Tørnæs said this was part…
The deal allows Axiata Business Services to purchase the remaining capacity on the IPSTAR-1 broadband satellite so that its operating company, PT XL Axiata Tbk (XL), can deliver more than one gigabit per second of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity for…
After seeing deflation a month earlier owing to the harvest season, the country recorded monthly inflation of 0.09 percent in April on account of increases in the prices of most commodities. Inflation in April brought annual inflation to 4.17 percent…
President & CEO Garuda Indonesia Pahala N Mansury and President & CEO of Angkasa Pura II Muhammad Awaluddin inaugurated Garuda Indonesia international flight operations service at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang on Monday (1/5) by releasing…
During a meeting with President Joko Widodo or Jokowi at Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited owner Li Ka-Shing expressed investment commitment in Indonesia. “CK Hutchison Holdings Limited is one of the largest companies listed in the Hong…
The Bali branch of the Indonesian Association of Tour Operators (Asita) said increase in the flight frequency planned by major Mideast airlines – Qatar Airways and Emirates Airlines between Middle East and Bali would significantly contribute to the islands…
Indonesia’s Stockbit bills itself a “social network for stock traders.” Individual traders sign up for customizable stock market information and analytics. Basic features are free, while paying subscribers get more in-depth intelligence. The site’s been…
State lender Bank Mandiri posted a net profit of Rp4.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2017, up 6.9 percent from Rp3.8 trillion in the same period last year. One of the factors increasing the profit was the rise in the amount of financing as reflected by…
Local co-working space EV Hive is collaborating with Singapore’s working space BASH to provide places for startups from both countries to develop and thrive. These spaces with assist startups with business development and funding. “Regional companies based in…
Retail operator PT Modern Sevel Indonesia (MSI) plans to sell its 7-Eleven convenience stores for Rp 1 trillion (US$75.24 million) to PT Charoen Pokphand Restu Indonesia (CPRI), a business entity of PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia (CPI). According to…
Indonesias exports of textile and textile products (TPT) were valued at US$2 billion in the first two months of this year or 3 percent higher than in the same period last year. “TPT industry is a labor industry providing jobs for around 3 million people that…
Google on April 26 announces the winners of the Google Play Indonesia Games Contest in Jakarta. Hundreds of entries from local Indonesian developers were submitted to this competition which celebrates the spirit and great potential of local game developers.…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made three pleas to the industry entrepreneurs while inaugurating the Inacraft Exhibition 2017. “I have made three pleas to craft and creative industry entrepreneurs in Indonesia to keep their products on spec or…
President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, has planned to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Hong Kong during a working visit to Hong Kong scheduled on April 30, 2017, after attending the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines on April 28 and…
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