Amid Rupiah Surge, Drop In Reserves Shows Indonesian Fragility
Last month’s drop in Bank Indonesia’s foreign-exchange reserves, even as the rupiah led emerging markets to surge 7 percent,...
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Government Announces New Policy to Allow Foreign Investors to Operate Special Economic Zones
The Indonesian government continues to make efforts to stimulate economic growth by attracting foreign investors. In a new policy package,...
Manpower Expresses Regrets; Extends Expats a Warm Welcome
The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower recently caused panic and demoralization among companies hiring expats. All of this was following the...
The Law in These Parts: Hadromi & Partners
Hadromi & Partners is a general practice law firm, established in 1999 during the Indonesian financial crisis. We discuss Indonesia’s...
China to Build Indonesia’s High-Speed Train, Experts Remain Cautious
China won the bid over Japan to build the first high-speed rail line in West Java. The Government hopes for...
Producing Durable Pallets from Recycled Plastic Waste
Bali (and Indonesia) has received a lot of negative press in recent years with regards to plastic litter. This issue,...
McKinsey & Company in Indonesia: Unleashing the Potential of the Archipelago’ Economy
Paris-born Guillaume de Gantes started his journey with McKinsey & Company 15 years ago in Paris. He mainly worked in...
Aaron Mashano of Leaders of Tomorrow: Turning Passion into Profits
Zambian-born Aaron Mashano moved to Australia in 2001 to study English, law and commerce. He was drawn towards helping young...
The Business of Branding: Millward Brown
Mark Chamberlain is Managing Director of Millward Brown Indonesia, the global research agency behind this year’s inaugural BrandZ™ Top 50...
Trans-Sulawesi Railway to Boost Local Economy Without Private Investment
The Government will fund the Trans-Sulawesi railway project entirely, without private investors, in hopes that it will pull foreign money...
In Search of the Perfect Smile: Neu Premium Dentistry
Dr. Andri is the owner of Neu Premium Dentistry, which has two branches in Jakarta. He explains his business philosophy...
Indonesia looks to modernise Sumatra’s seaports to boost economic growth
Sumatran seaports are set for an upgrade so Indonesia may capitalise on increased trade traffic in the Malacca Strait. But...
Born to Ride: PT GO-JEK Indonesia
GO-JEK, the army of green-helmeted motorbike taxis that has taken over the streets of Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Bali, provides...
Concerns Loom Over Feasibility of Papua Mega Agriculture Project
Experts say Jokowi’s grand rice harvest plan for Papua will fail, as it would require the Government to round up...
Investing in Lombok Real Estate: Naga Indo Investment Limited
With development in Bali reaching a tipping point, more and more investors are looking eastwards to Lombok. Silk Air has...
With a Projected $200B Opportunity, Lombok is Looking to Attract More Muslim Tourists
As a republic with the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia plans to tap the Islamic tourism market by promoting Lombok,...
Travel the Unknown with Flores XP Adventure
Massimiliano de Reviziis is an Italian entrepreneur living in Labuan Bajo, Flores and owner of tour company Flores XP Adventure,...
Illegal gold mining operations in Kalimantan threaten lives and the environment
Illegal gold mining is ubiquitous in Kalimantan. It poses threats to the environment and health risks to indigenous people. It...
TAUZIA | Indonesian-Born Hotel Brands and Management
TAUZIA Hotel Management is best known for its four-star Harris Hotel, as well as budget hotel Pop!, and next month...
Profitable Development: Meet Oliver Mathieson
Oliver Mathieson is Country Manager of GRM Indonesia, a leading international development management company specialising in the provision of project...
Astagatech: Web Design with the X-Factor
Astagatech is a full service web design and development company priding itself on developing elegant, user-friendly and mobile-responsive websites, on...