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Economy premium

Time is money: The Rp 100 trillion price tag on Jakarta’s congestion

Jakarta’s traffic paralysis, especially during bad weather, is more than just an inconvenience, it’s an economic drain as congestion slows business activity, worsens air quality and erodes productivity.

8 months ago
Companies premium

Grab, Emtek-backed Superbank set for Rp 5.36t IPO: Leaked prospectus

The private bank appears to be planning an IPO slated for an IDX listing on Dec. 11, according to what appears to be a leaked prospectus circulating on social media but has not been verified to date, setting it on course to potentially become a “lighthouse company". ...

8 months ago
Companies

Netherlands ready to drop control of Nexperia if chip supply resumes: Bloomberg

The Dutch government is ready to shelve the order that gave it power to block or change key corporate decisions at chipmaker Nexperia if China resumes exports of critical chips, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...

8 months ago

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Regulations premium

Minister tells e-commerce platforms to stop sale of imported used clothes

The ministry summoned representatives of the Indonesian E-commerce Association (idEA), whose members include Shopee, Tokopedia and TikTok Shop, to follow up on President Prabowo Subianto’s order to curb illegal imports.

8 months ago
Companies premium

Pertamina Geothermal Energy eyes 1.8 GW geothermal capacity by 2033

The geothermal energy arm of state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina is confident about achieving installed capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) within three years and aims for 1.8 GW by 2033.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Indonesia to resume shrimp exports to US after Cs-137 contamination scare

Following August's cesium-137 contamination incident that disrupted seafood shipments, the government is preparing to renew shrimp exports to the US, which is expected to help meet the $6.25 billion in fisheries export targeted for this year.

8 months ago
Tech

Responsible AI needs shared responsibility to safeguard trust

As AI adoption races ahead, the same tools driving personalization and efficiency are also unlocking new dangers, from biased credit scoring and data misuse to ever more cunning financial scams.

8 months ago
Companies

Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay plan wins shareholder approval

Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval on Thursday for the largest corporate pay package in history as investors endorsed his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Small shops see ‘no threat’ as govt flags modern retail expansion

The government wants to protect independent corner shops from growing networks like Indomaret and Alfamart, but their owners appear unconcerned about coexisting with large players.

8 months ago
Companies premium

RI ramps up petrochemical drive as Prabowo inaugurates Lotte plant

At the heart of the plant is a naphtha cracker with a capacity of 3 million tonnes per year, capable of producing 1 million tonnes of ethylene and 520,000 tonnes of propylene annually.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Indonesia to deploy $360m Spanish loan for new patrol vessels

The program includes the construction of 10 patrol vessels, the development of integrated maritime systems and regional monitoring centers, as well as the procurement of drones for aerial surveillance.

8 months ago
Regulations premium

Banks near full disbursement of $12b liquidity boost, cut borrowing costs

September's liquidity injection led to state-owned banks cutting their deposit rates by around 50 basis points (bps) and lending rates by around 11 bps, according to the Finance Ministry, which expects this to translate into stronger growth this quarter.

8 months ago
Markets

Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts

Asian markets rose Thursday to claw back some of the previous day's hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked by jobs data that soothed worries about the US economy.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Govt plans new poultry farms to tame surging egg, meat prices

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman estimated that the free nutritious meal program would require an additional 700,000 tonnes of eggs and 1.1 million tonnes of chicken meat to meet demand.

8 months ago
Companies

China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centers, sources say

The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data center projects that have received any state funds to only use domestically made artificial intelligence chips, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

8 months ago
Companies

Epson’s global president unveils Southeast Asia expansion plans centered on Indonesia

Junkichi Yoshida, the newly appointed global president, representative director and CEO of Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC), has revealed plans to expand the company’s business across emerging markets in Southeast Asia, identifying Indonesia as a key contributor to Epson’s global growth.

8 months ago
Companies premium

Loss-making Blibli trims 270 jobs amid cost-efficiency drive

The company also confirmed that the restructuring was permanent, with no conversion to contract-based positions or relocation to other units.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Exports help keep GDP growth above 5% in third quarter

National economic growth remained above the 5 percent mark in the third quarter thanks to strong growth in exports.

8 months ago
Markets

Asian markets tumble as tech bubble fears grow

Tech companies led a sharp sell-off across Asia on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly worried about an AI bubble following a rally this year that has seen valuations hit record highs.

8 months ago
Regulations premium

I’m in charge of Whoosh now, says Prabowo

The President also instructed that the high-speed railway project be extended to Banyuwangi, East Java, broadening the expansion plan that was initially intended to reach only Surabaya.  

8 months ago
Companies premium

Danantara to launch waste-to-energy tenders this week

The projects, part of a broader plan to build 33 plants nationwide worth a combined Rp 91 trillion (US$5.6 billion), are included in state utility PLN’s long-term electricity procurement plan (RUPTL) as renewables.

8 months ago
Companies

Norway wealth fund to vote no on Musk $1 trillion Tesla pay package

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Tuesday it would vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk's proposed compensation package, containing shares worth up to $1 trillion, at an annual general meeting this week.

8 months ago
Companies premium

House urges Michelin to halt layoffs

Lawmakers and labor groups have pressed Michelin’s Indonesian subsidiary to suspend layoffs, amid protests and concerns over the company’s compliance with labor rules.

8 months ago
Economy

Reforming fiscal base: The road to a 15% tax ratio

Indonesia can learn from the experiences of its regional peers in coming up with a localized strategy to achieve its targeted tax ratio of 15 percent by 2029.

8 months ago
Regulations premium

Finance Ministry to offer low-interest loans for regional projects

The scheme will offer interest rates as low as 0.5 percent to regional administrations with eligible projects and will be channeled through state-owned infrastructure financing firm PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI).  

8 months ago
Economy

For first time in long US government shutdown, hints of progress toward reopening

The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the US Capitol on Monday, as leading Senate Republicans and Democrats talked of a possible "off-ramp" to the disruption.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Manufacturing exports drive trade surplus as coal price remains low

Strong shipments of processed goods and higher-value exports helped maintain Indonesia’s trade surplus in September, while global energy prices, including coal prices, weakened.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Egg, chicken demand drives food inflation to two-year high

Food prices rose 6.6 percent in October after a 6.44 percent increase in September.

8 months ago
Economy premium

Manufacturing PMI ticks up on rising new orders

Factory activity in Indonesia saw a modest improvement in October thanks to rising new orders, purchasing activity and employment, according to a monthly survey published by S&P Global.  

8 months ago
Tech

Meta, Oracle turn to massive debt to finance AI race

On a day when Facebook-parent Meta's share price plunged on the heels of disappointing quarterly earnings, demand for its bonds was reportedly four times greater than supply in a market keen to hold the social networking titan's debt.

8 months ago
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