Building on its presence in Indonesia since 1940, giant multinational corporation General Electric (GE) has played a crucial role in the archipelago’s economic development, contributing to infrastructure building in the…

Just four years after its establishment in the Netherlands in 1891, Philips Royal Electronics began operating in Indonesia. The brand is synonymous with lighting products, yet the company has also…

The Indonesian beauty market has grown by double digits in the past four years, and was worth an estimated Rp 15 trillion (US$1.57 billion) last year. L’Oréal Indonesia, the local…

As the world’s largest archipelagic country, the maritime sector has been left behind compared to other sectors in Indonesia. Ports built by the Dutch during the colonial era still operate…

Life insurance firm Allianz Life Indonesia recently announced its first half of the year financial performance. It booked Rp 4.81 trillion (US$502 million) in gross written premiums, a 68 percent…

Tight competition from increasingly cheap air travel has pushed state-owned train company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) to shift focus to the freight business, medium-distance passenger routes and becoming a…

The ASEAN market is more promising than any regional market in other parts of the world, and low cost carrier AirAsia has recently opened a regional base in Jakarta to…

Intrapreneurship — or the art of functioning as an entrepreneur within a corporation — is becoming the lifeblood of companies whose hearts beat with innovation. 

As the chief executive officer of the Singapore-based Cargill Tropical Palm Holdings Pte. Ltd., Angeline Ooi is in charge of the company that owns 70,000 hectares of palm plantations in…

The first half year for Nokia has not been thrilling. Various studies found that the Finnish company’s market share, both globally and in Indonesia, have begun to shrink. Nokia’s share…