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18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
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09/04/2024 WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing ( General )
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Retail Asia23/03/2017

Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will continue expanding despite a lackluster performance last year during which profit dropped by 89%, President Arif Wibowo said on Wednesday. Garuda posted $8.1 million in net income in 2016, from $76.5 million the year before. Wibowo said the decline was “manageable,” and attributed it in part to the company’s […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2017

One of Barry Callebaut’s primary goals in Forever Chocolate is to lift more than 500,000 farmers out of poverty. To get there, we can improve farm productivity and increase the yield of high-quality cocoa. Doing this will enable farmers to sell their cocoa at higher prices and gain access to a better quality of life. […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2017

Local online transport and services app Go-Jek announced on Tuesday its partnership with PT Liga Indonesia Baru to become the title sponsor for the country’s top professional soccer league for the 2017 tournament season. The company expects the partnership will help popularize its distinctive service solutions to cater activities related to the soccer league, such […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2017

Forbes magazine has published the list of 2017 world’s richest billionaire, and those who have a net worth of over USD 1 billion. Forbes has particularly drawn a list of Indonesia’s 20 richest people. Djarum owners Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Hartono ranked first and second on the list. Budi has a net worth of […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2017

While e-commerce has been growing at a substantial pace in Indonesia, its effect of turning away shoppers from offline retailers is yet to be felt. Malls still dominate the daily life of Indonesians, who prefer the experience of going to physical stores. Demonstrating the strong grip that malls and offline stores have on the local […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

Zara parent Inditex Group sales rose by 12 per cent in its latest trading year, to January 31, reaching €23.3 billion. Growth was achieved in every geographic region where the group is present, and includes contributions from debut stores in Vietnam and New Zealand. Same-store sales rose by 10 per cent, up from 8.5 per […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The Papua administration has focused on developing tourism in the districts of Biak Numfor and Supiori. “So far, two regions have become a priority for tourism development, notably the districts of Biak Numfor and Supiori,” Ysh Is Matutina, head of the tourism office of Papua, stated here, Thursday. Tourism development has been carried out since […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The International Fish Force Academy of Indonesia (IFFAI) has officially opened today on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The inauguration was attended by Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti and National Police Chief Tito Karnavian. “This [academy] is aimed at how to handle criminal cases,” said Minister Susi on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The IFFAI […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The government aims to fully utilize the national production capacity of ceramics to make Indonesia the fourth-largest ceramics producer worldwide. Last year, Indonesia’s ceramics production reached 350 million square meters, or only 60.3 percent of its estimated total capacity of 580 million square meters a year. “Hence, we should increase it further. If we can […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The Philippine and Indonesian governments will launch next month a roll-on, roll-off shipping service that will link Davao and General Santos cities to Bitung City in Indonesia, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. Presidents Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and Joko Widodo of Indonesia have been invited to grace the launch in […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The Indonesian unit of Lazada said it plans to focus on adding small merchants to its online marketplace, emulating the strategy of Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese e-commerce company that acquired it last year. Florian Holm, Lazada Indonesia’s co-chief executive, told reporters on Wednesday the company will launch a campaign in April which will also […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

United States technology giant Apple Inc. has secured official approval to once again sell its signature iPhone mobile phone series in Indonesia after fulfilling a requirement to use a minimum of 30 percent local components in smartphones distributed throughout the country, locally known as TKDN. The Industry Ministry’s director for metals, machinery, transportations and electronics, […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

NetSol Technologies signed an agreement for its mobile origination (point of sale) system with PT Mizuho Balimor Finance (MBF) in Indonesia. NetSol was named MBF’s preferred vendor in the region. The contract includes product license, a five-year maintenance agreement and agreed customizations rates for both applications. MBF is an Indonesian multi-finance companies specializing in the auto […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The government will provide facility for Bonded Logistic Centers (PLB) to improve efficiency and reduce logistic cost for industry, support provision of basic materials and facilitate exports and basic material imports. “The gist is to cut logistic cost,” Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on the sidelines of commissioning a PLB at the Grahadi State Building […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

Indonesia’s Salim Group is planning a major foray into e-commerce this year in partnership with South Korea’s Lotte. Indo Lotte Makmur, a 50-50 JV by the two conglomerates, will launch the iLotte online shopping platform as soon as July, putting US$88 million into the project initially. The service will be geared primarily toward women in […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

Thailand’s MK Restaurants Group plans to invest about Bt400 million (US$11.3 million) a year over the next five years to expand in Thailand as well as its overseas markets, including Singapore. Chairman/CEO Rit Thirakomen says the group will open 15 MK branches in Thailand this year, together with 25 Yayoi and five Miyazaki Japanese restaurants. […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

The emergence of many start-up companies lately has become an interesting phenomenon, many of them were built with fantastic funding figure. Well, following are six startup companies with the largest funding or investment value in Indonesia. 1.Go-Jek Go-Jek is a startup of ride-hailing application (in Indonesia this is called online transportation); the company founded by […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

Defying an escalating anti-alcohol movement and conservative bureaucrats in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia’s only craft brewer is tapping into demand for better quality booze among the country’s small number of drinkers. Despite the fact about 90% of Indonesia’s population is Muslim, and in theory banned from drinking, most practise a moderate form […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

Singapore-based confectioner Delfi today announced plans to pull out of PT Ceres Meiji Indotama (CMI) – a confectionery manufacturing joint venture in Indonesia with Japanese pharma-to-food group Meiji Holdings. Delfi said the proposed sale of its 50% stake in CMI for US$8.3m will allow Delfi to “re-deploy financial and human resources to focus on growing our business, both in […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2017

State-run oil and gas company Pertamina has allocated US$190 million for exploration of Mahakam Block in East Kalimantan. “The fund has been prepared, but it would not be that easy to process it. We are still calculating the tax and we could not give the fund yet to the blocks operator Total E&P Indonesie,” Pertaminas […]

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