Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, through the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, will explore the possibility of entering the halal food market in Indonesia. Lee Kyu Baek from the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food…
Cargill and So Good Food, a wholly-owned Indonesian subsidiary of leading agri-food company Japfa, have entered into a 60-40 joint venture to produce and supply fully-cooked poultry products in Indonesia. The strategic partnership will leverage Cargill’s…
Indonesia has really slammed Google this time around. If you can’t pay the fine don’t do the crime. The latest with the two is that Indonesia is arranging to seek after Google for a long time of back charges, and the colossal exploratory giant could be…
The US-Indonesia trade may increase by 46 percent in the next five years, according to the latest report from the US Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, source from Vietnam News in Jakarta. The report appreciates efforts by President Jokowi’s government in…
Indonesia’s PT Telkom, through satellite business unit Metrasat, has launched a new content and advertising solution designed to support the pay TV industry in Indonesia. Metrasat, itself a subsidiary of Telkom’s PT Multimedia Nusantara division, has…
The Trade Ministry says it will set reference prices for a number of basic food items at the consumer level, including beef. Writing in today’s Agri Commodities Daily Alert, Comm Bank’s Tobin Gorey said the policy announced yesterday was effectively a…
Singapore salad bar chain SaladStop! has raised S$5 million (US$3.6 million) from private equity firmsDSG Consumer Partners and Hera Capital who took a minority stake in the company. SaladStop! has 15 outlets in Singapore and eight in the Philippines, with…
Indonesia’s tax office said it will look into whether Ford Motor Co (F.N) had avoided paying appropriate taxes, after a local newspaper reported that the U.S. car maker modified imported Everest model vehicles sold in the country to pay a lower tax rate.…
Life insurer Sun Life Financial Indonesia has officially integrated with Malaysia’s financial group CIMB subsidiary CIMB Sun Life following the Rp 550 billion (US$41.8 million) acquisition of 51 percent shares in CIMB Sun Life. Sun Life Financial Indonesia…
North Sulawesi will export coffee from Kotamobagu City to China and Italy, as demand for it is high in those countries. “According to a plan this year, North Sulawesi will export coffee from Kotamobagu City to China and Italy,” the Head of the Foreign Trade…
Multinational chocolatiers have spent almost 20 years trying to crack Indonesia’s booming confectionary market, only to build a share that pales in comparison with other emerging economies as long-established local producers fend off foreign incursions.…
Never mind that Singapore is experiencing one of the worst property slumps in its history, demand for luxury housing is suddenly coming from an unexpected group: wealthy Indonesians. This year’s purchases by Indonesian nationals of homes valued at S$5 million…
Indonesia is hosting the fourth Asian SME (small medium enterprise) Conference 2016, from Sept. 13 to 17 in Kota Kasablanka shopping mall in South Jakarta. Cooperatives and SMEs Minister Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga said the conference should facilitate…
A new subsea cable company has contracted Huawei Marine Networks to deploy a 250km cable system connecting Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Super Sea Cable Networks (SEAX) has commissioned construction of its SEAX-1 cable, which will connect Mersing on the…
National carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to serve flights to the United States starting next year. Vice President Corporate Communications Garuda Indonesia Benny S. Butarbutar said Garuda’s plan to fly to the United States is one of the measures to strengthen…
Indonesian aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is showcasing its new product, N219 cockpit simulator, at the Indonesia Business & Development (IBD) Expo 2016 being held from September 8 – 11. “We are showcasing CN235 model and N219 cockpit…
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