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Global chip crunch stunts Indonesia car sales recovery

Automakers see the semiconductor shortage as preventing them from fully using a temporary tax cut on new cars to recover sales to prepandemic levels.

3 years ago
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XL profit falls in Q3 as tower sale income dries

Telco company XL Axiata saw its profit drop by 51 percent to Rp 1.01 trillion (US$70.86 million) in the January to September period, from Rp 2.07 trillion a year earlier. ...

3 years ago
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Bank KB Bukopin seeks to raise Rp 7.04t through rights issue

Publicly listed Bank KB Bukopin is seeking to raise trillions of rupiah in a rights issue later this month as part of its efforts to develop its technological infrastructure and expand lending to the small business and retail sectors. ...

3 years ago

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Indonesia 'still far' from EV adoption target: Ministry official

The country has 150 electric four-wheelers on the road to date, a fraction of the targeted 400,000 cars by 2025.

3 years ago
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Recycling start-ups say funding still challenging

With waste management considered less than a sexy industry, app developers are still struggling to attract capital for what looks like a good, and potentially profitable, idea.

3 years ago
Business

China's Chengxin, Tsingshan team up for $350 million Indonesia lithium project

The partners will build a plant to make lithium chemicals in Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park on the island of Sulawesi.

3 years ago
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Govt debt issuance well below budget plan

Debt issuance in the first eight months of the year is down 20.5 percent from the same period in 2020 as the government seeks to mend the budget.

3 years ago
Business

China Evergrande bondholders in limbo over debt crisis

The company owes $305 billion, has run short of cash and markets are worried a collapse could pose systemic risks to China's financial system and reverberate around the world.

3 years ago
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Sun Cable to invest $2.5b in Indonesia for subsea power line

The power line, which passes through Indonesia, connects Singapore to the world's largest solar farm in Australia.

3 years ago
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New rules expected to boost solar panel manufacturing

A recently issued regulation aims to spur demand for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems and thereby nurture a domestic solar panel manufacturing industry.

3 years ago
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Govt, BI keep watchful eye on China’s Evergrande

Indonesia’s economic chiefs remain wary of knock-on effects from default risks at China’s second-biggest property developer as it sends chills to global markets.

3 years ago
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Tokopedia passes Shopee as most visited e-commerce website

The local e-commerce firm's website became the most popular in the second quarter, toppling Singapore-headquartered Shopee, according to iPrice. However, Shopee's mobile app still sits on top of the Google Play and App Store chart.

3 years ago
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Fitch Ratings places Indosat on negative watch amid planned merger

The company is expected to lose financial support from Qatar-based telecommunications giant Ooredoo as a result of the merger.

3 years ago
Business

Fed preparing to remove stimulus 'soon' despite slower recovery

The closely-watched announcement left policy unchanged for now, but new forecasts from central bankers show they expect the first interest rate increase next year.

3 years ago
Business

Asian shares gain but Evergrande jitters keep investors on edge

Asian shares moved higher on Thursday, supported by some positive news from struggling developer China Evergrande Group, while the dollar held near a one-month top after the US Federal Reserve took a hawkish tilt overnight.

3 years ago
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ADB slashes GDP growth outlook for Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank has revised down its forecast for Indonesia by 1 percentage point to 3.5 percent this year and expects growth to remain slightly below the pre-pandemic level even next year.

3 years ago
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Govt considers curbs on processed nickel exports

The government is mulling over plans to ban or restrict the export of processed nickel products containing less than 70 percent nickel.

3 years ago
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Children under 12 now allowed to visit malls

Children under 12 years of age may now visit shopping malls under the government's eased restrictions currently in a trial phase, though visitors must still be prescreened via the PeduliLindungi app and comply with all health protocols during their visit.

3 years ago
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Komunal bags $2.1m in series A funding

East Ventures and Skystar Capital led the second funding round for the Indonesian fintech start-up, which wants to help rural banks source funds from depositors throughout the country.

3 years ago
Business

China's high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance

China ramps up credit, tax support for manufacturers as US tech curbs harden its resolve to spur innovation.

3 years ago
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State-owned holding firm SugarCo formed to curb sugar imports

SugarCo is the name given to a newly formed state-owned holding company that focuses on the sugar industry, aiming to reduce the country’s dependency on sugar imports by improving production.

3 years ago
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Rates unchanged as BI chief deems economy ‘resilient’ to Fed policy

Bank Indonesia (BI) has kept its benchmark interest rate at 3.5 percent for a seventh consecutive month as it aims to support the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

3 years ago
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Krakatau Steel officially launches second hot strip mill

The company launched its first hot strip mill in 1983 under then-president Soeharto.

3 years ago
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AVN cancels planned SPAC Nasdaq listing

The subsidiary of MNC Vision Networks has nixed its plans to become a Nasdaq-listed company through a SPAC transaction with Hong Kong's Malacca Straits Acquisition Company, citing a crowded market.

3 years ago
Business

Nikkei plunges more than 2% on China debt crisis fears

Tokyo's key Nikkei 225 index plunged more than two percent at the open on Tuesday, extending Wall Street falls on contagion fears from the expected collapse of debt-plagued Chinese property giant Evergrande.

3 years ago
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China or Japan: Govt mulls over Jakarta-Surabaya railway plans

The government wants to extend the Jakarta-Bandung railway to make the project more economically viable, as multiple delays – due to land acquisition issues and other problems – have led to a cost overrun.

3 years ago
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Waskita inks deal to restructure $2 billion in loans

State-owned construction company has secured a restructuring deal with 21 banks for a total of Rp 29.2 trillion in loans.

3 years ago
Business

Oil giant Shell sets sights on sustainable aviation fuel take-off

The company aims to produce 2 million tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2025, a ten-fold increase from today's total global output.

3 years ago
Business

Asian stocks tense for Fed tapering news

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped another 0.2 percent on early Monday, after shedding 2.5 percent last week.

3 years ago
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Fed taper fears: How vulnerable is Indonesia’s economy?

A narrower current account deficit, still muted inflation and a lower share of foreign portfolio investment suggest Indonesia is now in a stronger position than it was in 2013 to face US monetary tightening. But then there’s COVID-19.

3 years ago
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Restructured Pertamina targets revenue of $93 billion in 2024

Major restructuring completed recently at Pertamina is expected to help the state-owned energy giant achieve US$93 billion in revenue and $21 billion in net profit within three years.

3 years ago
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It's confusing: Consumers want fewer payment apps but more features

In a country where many rural residents have never set foot in a bank, urbanites are confronted with a confusing array of e-wallets in the palm of their hand.

3 years ago
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Ooredoo, Hutchison ink $6b deal on Indosat-Tri merger

The deal to merge PT Indosat Ooredoo and PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia will enable the two firms to benefit from cost and capex synergies thanks to complementary infrastructure, an analyst said Friday.

3 years ago

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