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 agoTelco 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 agoPublicly 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 agoThe country has 150 electric four-wheelers on the road to date, a fraction of the targeted 400,000 cars by 2025.
3 years agoWith 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 agoThe partners will build a plant to make lithium chemicals in Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park on the island of Sulawesi.
3 years agoDebt 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 agoThe 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 agoThe power line, which passes through Indonesia, connects Singapore to the world's largest solar farm in Australia.
3 years agoA recently issued regulation aims to spur demand for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems and thereby nurture a domestic solar panel manufacturing industry.
3 years agoIndonesia’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 agoThe 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 agoThe company is expected to lose financial support from Qatar-based telecommunications giant Ooredoo as a result of the merger.
3 years agoThe 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 agoAsian 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 agoThe 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 agoThe government is mulling over plans to ban or restrict the export of processed nickel products containing less than 70 percent nickel.
3 years agoChildren 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 agoEast 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 agoChina ramps up credit, tax support for manufacturers as US tech curbs harden its resolve to spur innovation.
3 years agoSugarCo 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 agoBank 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 agoThe company launched its first hot strip mill in 1983 under then-president Soeharto.
3 years agoThe 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 agoTokyo'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 agoThe 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 agoState-owned construction company has secured a restructuring deal with 21 banks for a total of Rp 29.2 trillion in loans.
3 years agoThe 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 agoMSCI'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 agoA 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 agoMajor 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 agoIn 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 agoThe 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.
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