Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The Ministry of Commerce assesses that there is a significant opportunity for exporting coffee commodity to South Korea. To achieve this, the Ministry of Commerce plans to hold an exhibition in South Korea. Arlinda Director General of Export Development at…
Indonesia will construct an international circuit for MotoGP in West Nusa Tenggara province of central parts of the nation, an official said here on Tuesday. An agreement on the construction of the sport facility had been inked, involving a French investor,…
Rosmaya Hadi enlisted the help of 2,000 religious leaders to fight inflation when she ran Indonesia’s central bank in West Java region. In the world’s largest Muslim country, Hadi got them to spread a message of moderation in mosques on the eve of the Eid…
The range of goods sold by Courts online has doubled as part of a revamp of its e-commerce business. The Singapore-based listed retail company also operates in Malaysia and Indonesia. Specialising in furniture and consumer electronics, Courts originally…
Indonesia has promoted its marine tourism to the New Zealand, a country well-known for its sailing community. I Gde Pitana, Deputy Minister for Overseas Promotion at the Tourism Minister, said on Monday, April 3, 2017, that the Wonderful Indonesia promotion…
South-east Asia’s largest ride-hailing company Grab has bought Indonesian online payment start-up, Kudo, as the company kicks off a battle with rivals Uber and Go-Jek for market share with the first investment of a US$700 million (S$978 million) pledge in its…
Steve Lillywhite knows a thing or two about making music that sells. That six-time Grammy winning producer has worked multiplatinum recordings with artists including U2, the Killers and the Rolling Stones. Now Mr. Lillywhite is proving he knows how to sell…
Indonesia’s growing middle class and its fondness for Western food has prompted Japanese food company Nisshin Oillio Group to start producing chocolate in the country. Daito Cacao, a unit of Nisshin Oillio, embarked on a joint venture in February with Salim…
Food experts from Korea and Indonesia will gather in Jakarta to discuss ways to boost cooperation in the food sector. The ASEAN-Korea Centre and Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade will organize the “Trade Facilitation Workshop for Indonesian Food Micro, Small and…
In January, International Living (IL), an authority on global retirement and relocation opportunities, had put Malaysia in sixth place for its “10 Best Places to Retire” list. Part of the Annual Global Retirement Index, Malaysia received high scores in the…
Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that lending grew 8.4 percent year on year (YoY) to Rp4,333 trillion in February 2017, or an increase compared to January 2017 at 8.2 percent YoY. Working capital loans (KMK) and investment loans grew by 11.8 percent YoY and 9.7…
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II through its subsidiary PT Angkasa Pura Kargo is preparing the opening a zone of bonded logistic center (PLB) in the Soekarno Hatta International Airport. The bonded logistic center would facilitate cargo…
Singapore’s Singtel and Indonesia’s Telkomsel have teamed up to launch a real-time mobile remittance service to Indonesia. The new service is being offered by SingCash under the Singtel Dash brand. It will allow customers in Singapore to send money to the…
Global hotel management chain AccorHotels is seeking to operate a total of 200 hotels in Indonesia by 2020 on the back of the country’s rapid development. At the end of 2016, the company was managing 106 hotels, an increase of 11 units compared to 2015. “We…
Indonesia’s first airport built on the green concept in Banyuwangi, East Java, is ready to start operations, Banyuwangi District Head Abdullah Azwar Anas stated on Saturday. “It has been ready. God willing, before Eid, it will become operational with the…
Singapore-based company DominoPos has launched its proximity marketing and digital media platform GoToMalls.com in Indonesia. Offering a geo-located, profile-based smart directory of malls and stores in Indonesia, the website aims to revive offline…
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