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Trade, FSC & FDI

Firms behind Indonesia’s high-speed rail seek another US$1 billion loan from China

November 9, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

‘Second Home’ Visa For Foreigners in Indonesia

October 31, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Bali’s pandemic renters face rude awakening as prices skyrocket

October 26, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

What INA, Indonesia’s SWF needs to do?

October 26, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Indonesia to offer tax holiday to companies investing in new capital

October 19, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Container shipping industry starts to come down from pandemic highs

October 4, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Indonesia to offer investment incentives for new capital

October 4, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Supply chains aren’t broken, at least not in Asia

September 21, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Indonesia’s Fuel Price Hike Much Overdue

September 21, 2022
Trade, FSC & FDI

Strategies to Revive the Tourism Industry After the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 21, 2022

FinTech/Digital Finance

Indonesia’s GoTo plans to cut over 1,000 jobs in bid to reach profit

November 11, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Boeing & poor piloting faulted for Indonesian air crash

November 10, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Missing tech unicorns in Indonesia

October 26, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo declares readiness to run for Indonesian presidency

October 19, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

The myth of the unbankable

October 12, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

What we know so far about graft allegations against Indonesia’s Papua governor

September 30, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Southeast Asian startups see inflows as China takes a backseat

September 23, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Outgoing Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and what’s next for him

September 15, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Bukalapak launches digital bank in Indonesia

September 7, 2022
FinTech/Digital Finance

Protests in Indonesia as anger grows over fuel price hike

September 6, 2022

Banking & Corporates

Banking & Corporates

Asean should rise up on the agenda of investors

Financial Times -
From Joe Biden to Xi Jinping, global leaders are being drawn to Southeast Asia for three large international events – the G-20 summit in...
Banking & Corporates

Transparency vital for world-class capital market

James Bladen -
This year certainly presents a window of opportunity for Indonesia to raise the efficacy and integrity of its capital market. As a low-beta market, Indonesia...
Banking & Corporates

Where to look for returns in 2023: What will happen to stock markets?

Louise Jardin -
What will happen to stock markets in 2023? Will it be a repeat of 2015, which started with hopes of the Footsie climbing above...
Banking & Corporates

Asian model of governance

Louise Jardin -
The Anglo-Saxon model of corporate governance may not be fully suitable for Indonesia and Asia. The Anglo-Saxon model - sometimes called the outsider model...
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Trade, FSC & FDI

Trade, FSC & FDI

Firms behind Indonesia’s high-speed rail seek another US$1 billion loan from China

Reuters -
The consortium building a China-funded high-speed railway in Indonesia is seeking a 16.1 trillion rupiah (US$1.03 billion) loan top-up from China Development Bank (CDB)...
Trade, FSC & FDI

‘Second Home’ Visa For Foreigners in Indonesia

Louise Jardin -
Indonesia has rolled out “second home” visas in a bid to attract wealthy foreigners to the Southeast Asian country for a long-term stay. The visas are...
Trade, FSC & FDI

Bali’s pandemic renters face rude awakening as prices skyrocket

Al Jazeera -
The cost of accommodation on Indonesia’s popular resort island is soaring following the lifting of COVID curbs. At the height of the pandemic, Maria, a...
Trade, FSC & FDI

What INA, Indonesia’s SWF needs to do?

James Bladen -
Launching a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is not for the faint hearted. Indonesia threw its hat in the ring in January 2021. There are...
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Energy, Sustainability & ESG

Energy, Sustainability & ESG

NGOs take aim at Indonesia over orangutans & academic freedom

AFP -
More than a dozen NGOs have issued a letter accusing Indonesia of stymieing scientific research, after Jakarta banned a group of foreign academics who...
Energy, Sustainability & ESG

Working Group to Support Private Capital for Indonesia’s JETP

James Bladen -
Today, at the Indonesian Presidency’s G20 Leaders’ Summit, it was announced that the Government of Indonesia will pursue an ambitious national effort under a...
Energy, Sustainability & ESG

Indonesia, ADB launch first coal power plant retirement deal

Reuters -
Cirebon 1 power plant in West Java would be refinanced on the condition it ends operations 10-15 years early. Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
Energy, Sustainability & ESG

COP27: Indonesia receives plaudits for deforestation action, but globally, trees keep falling

Channel News Asia -
Indonesia has received affirmation of its attempts to rein in previously rampant deforestation, as ministers convened at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt. At...
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Asset Management, Treasury & Rates

Asset Management, Treasury & Rates

Southeast Asian Stocks Crawl Back From Bear Market

Louise Jardin -
Southeast Asian stocks are bouncing back from a bear market, outpacing global indexes as foreign investors pour in amid recovering economies.  The MSCI South East...
Asset Management, Treasury & Rates

Pension Funds Shun Bonds Just as Southeast Asia Needs Them Most

Dan Edwards -
The biggest state pension funds in Indonesia and elsewhere are shifting money from bonds to stocks, which could push up the cost of government...
Asset Management, Treasury & Rates

The need for a better organised minority shareholder watchdog

Louise Jardin -
In any discussion about the capital markets and their viability as instruments of value accretion, investors need always be cognisant of their ability to...
Asset Management, Treasury & Rates

Top Fund Manager Doubles Cash Levels as Rally to End

Dan Edwards -
One of Indonesia's top-performing fund manager in Indonesia has almost doubled cash holdings, betting that the nation’s stocks will extend their longest monthly losing...
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Analysis/Opinions & Polls

Analysis/Opinions & Polls

‘Biggest invisible thing on earth?’ – It’s called Indonesia, and it’s waking up

The Guardian -
The world can’t afford to ignore this diverse archipelago any longer – its eager and savvy democracy, big workforce and brightening outlook demand attention Looking...
Analysis/Opinions & Polls

NSO Group targeted Indonesian officials

Reuters -
Targets reportedly included chief economic minister, senior military personnel and two regional diplomats. More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted...
Analysis/Opinions & Polls

Indonesia, Norway ink deal to reward rainforest protection

AFP -
Indonesia and Norway signed a deal on Monday (Sep 12) to reward deforestation reduction months after the collapse of a similar US$1 billion agreement...
Analysis/Opinions & Polls

Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save it

Al Jazeera -
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta faces such challenges due to climate change that the plan is to build a new capital city more than 1,000 kilometres...
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FinTech/Digital Finance

FinTech/Digital Finance

Indonesia’s GoTo plans to cut over 1,000 jobs in bid to reach profit

Bloomberg -
Indonesia’s largest Internet company, GoTo Group, is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs as it seeks to trim costs and shore up its...
FinTech/Digital Finance

Boeing & poor piloting faulted for Indonesian air crash

Dan Edwards -
Issues with the aircraft’s automatic throttle system were reported 65 times from 2013 up to the time of the disaster. A faulty automatic engine throttle...
FinTech/Digital Finance

Missing tech unicorns in Indonesia

Louise Jardin -
While the Indonesia has successfully created impressive tech clusters and thousands of jobs, growth has mainly come from providing cheaper manpower Why has Indonesia not...
FinTech/Digital Finance

Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo declares readiness to run for Indonesian presidency

Channel News Asia -
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan have also declared their readiness to be presidential candidates. Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said...
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