Winning Hearts and Minds: Asok Kumar of PT Schenker Petrolog Utama
Asok is originally from Malaysia, although he has been an expat in Germany, the UK, Thailand and Japan before joining...
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The PMA Company and the Negative List in Indonesia
This article is the result of numerous questions from expats regarding the setup of a company and the function of...
Benedicte Hansen: Business with a Purpose
Benedicte Hansen swapped a successful 20-year career at IKEA, her latest posting as Marketing Manager at IKEA Jakarta, with one...
With a Long History in Indonesia, Tobacco Remains an Economic Pillar
Tobacco companies in Indonesia could face challenging times, as regulators tighten. But with power and resources, cigarette firms have cause...
Despite Islamophobia, Donald Trump Has Several Business Plays in Indonesia
US presidential candidate and billionaire Donald Trump is in bed with MNC Group. What could happen to Indonesian relations if...
Property: Nightmare or Sound Investment?
Will Rogers (the actor, writer and real-life cowboy) said it best: “Don’t wait to buy land. Buy land and wait.”...
Property Matters: Meet Gary Joy
Gary Joy is originally from Bournemouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. In January, Gary Joy founded...
Lamudi: The Online Property Giant
Lamudi is an online portal that connects property seekers with property suppliers, from land to residential and commercial, generating tens...
Nuts About Cashews: Meet Aaron Fishman
East Bali Cashews (EBC) is stirring things up in today’s business world. From the birth of the enterprise just three...
Leading by Listening: Meet Patrick Beck
Patrick Beck is the Bordeaux-born General Manager of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, an epic property with 695 rooms set on 23...
Danone AQUA: Committed to Healthy Hydration
Bottled water company AQUA was founded in 1973 by the late Tirto Utomo. When Utomo passed away unexpectedly in 1993,...
Manpower Minister Dhakiri Remains Positive on the Coming ASEAN Economic Community Despite Growing Concerns Amongst Indonesians
As per 1 January 2016, the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations join forces in the coming...
Hot Property: Meet Elliott Hawkins
Elliott Hawkins is a seasoned expat. As a child, this British citizen lived in Zimbabwe, and more recently worked in...
Indonesia’s dollar millionaires to reach 151,000 by 2020
The number of dollar millionaires in Indonesia is projected to rise by more than half over the next five years...
Dispute Resolution in Indonesia
In most cases, foreign companies doing business in Indonesia prefer resolving disputes in jurisdictions outside of Indonesia. This, however, may...
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,...
Business as a Driver of Change: Meet Lorna Dowson-Collins
Lorna Dowson-Collins is Owner of Kalimantan Tour Destinations, an eco-tourism company based in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. She has been involved...
Rully Darmawan, Business Development Manager of Liberica Coffee
Firstly, I’d like to know a bit about your background. Where did you study and what got you interested to...
Henry Lucman, Director of Dr. Gadget
In this issue of Indonesia Expat, we took interest in the technology sector and conversed with Henry Lucman, director and...
Jan Oudeman, Founder & CEO at Grivy
Meet Jan Oudeman, an adventurous techie and founder of Grivy.com Hello, Jan! Let’s start with where you are from? I...
Adrian Bramantyo Musyanif, Chief Executive Officer at Samali Hotels & Resorts
Adrian Bramantyo Musyanif, affectionately known by many as Pak Bram, is the Chief Executive Officer of Samali Hotels & Resorts....