Taiwan’ New Southbound Policy for Indonesia
Taiwan’s current president Tsai Ing-wen, during her inauguration address in May 2016, revealed her goals for identifying a new direction...
Economy
Indonesia Pins Hopes on China for Bali Tourism Revival
Following Indonesia’s tourism slump caused by the multiple eruptions on Mount Agung in Bali, the government says it is looking...
Indonesia Ranked Lowest Amongst Southeast Asian Neighbours in World Talent Competitiveness
Indonesia has held its ranking at 47 in the world talent competitiveness index, making it the lowest ranked Southeast Asian...
Bank Danamon Shares Rise as Japanese Bank Eyes 40% Stake
Bank Danamon Indonesia’s shares in the stock exchange have jumped to the highest level in over four years on Thursday...
Indonesia Economy Could Exceed Expectation Next Year, Minister Says
Indonesia may witness faster economic growth next year than it initially forecasts, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The...
Why is Indonesia’s Middle and Upper Class Spending Less Money?
Indonesia’s middle and upper class has been spending less money, which has contributed to stagnant growth of Indonesia’s private consumption...
Same Taxes but New Tax Mechanism for E-Commerce, says Tax Office
The Tax Office has stressed that there will not be any additional taxes imposed on e-commerce businesses other than value-added...
New Study Finds Indonesia’s 50 Most Valuable Brands
BrandZ has revealed Indonesia’s 50 Most Valuable Brands this year. From banking sector to food and dairy, see which brands...
Tokopedia Announces $1.1b Investment from Alibaba
One of Indonesia’s largest e-commerce platforms has secured a major investment from Alibaba, making the Chinese e-commerce empire a minor...
Prepare to Farewell Rupiah’ Zeroes If Central Bank Has Its Way
Dropping some zeroes from Indonesia’s currency has long been touted by the country’s central bank, community groups and lawmakers, but...
Indonesia and Google Reach Tax Settlement
Tech giant Google has agreed to pay taxes as a settlement, Indonesia’s Finance Minister has announced. Does this mean for...
Bubble Fears Premature Following Economic Downturn
Fears of an eventual bubble in Indonesia’s property markets may have failed to come to fruition in recent years, largely...
AFEX Indonesia on Fintech and Cross-Border Payments
As the world’s fourth most populous country, which has 742 different languages, 18,307 islands and a middle-income class that is...
Australia Urges Free Trade Partnership to Include Education
As part of the free trade deal that both countries are banking on finalising within the year, Australia urges the...
Can Indonesian Football Fans Boost this UK City’ Economy?
British football is a phenomenon in Indonesia as millions of people across the archipelago have built fan clubs to demonstrate...
Jokowi: I Want Foreigners to Run Some of Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises
With reports on Chinese workers coming to Indonesia and taking work from locals feeding an already anti-foreigner sentiment among some...
China Is Third Biggest Foreign Investor in Indonesia
China continues to be one of the biggest economic contributors of Indonesia, pouring in more millions than the United States....
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,...
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...
Indonesian Expat Entrepreneur
As an expatriate in Indonesia you probably chose to live here for a job assignment, or an extended visit or...