Feb 10, 2016 | Industries, Reviews
West Java provincial administration has long planned to move from Bandung to new town called Walini, which is located in Bandung Barat. The plan is to develop 10,000 hectares of township over the land currently owned by state tea plantation firm PT Perkebunan...
Feb 10, 2016 | Industries, Market, Reviews
Minister of transportation Ignatius Jonan doesn’t make it easy for PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC) on the Jakarta-Bandung bullet train project. It is good! We better give no room for KCIC to later on make things difficult for the State like what...
Feb 10, 2016 | Industries, Market, News Group
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced on Friday last week (Feb 5) that its consolidated vehicle sales reached 6,492,784 units, for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of 246,374 units compared to the same period last fiscal year. In Japan,...
Feb 10, 2016 | Industries, Market, News Group
Asian stocks dropped this morning as a week of volatile trading in global equities continued, with Japanese shares extending losses after the biggest one-day plunge since August, Bloomberg reported. Investors are now concerned about the sustainability of the recovery,...
Feb 9, 2016 | Industries, Profiles
We’ve frequently heard about the growth of Indonesia’s online classified platforms (OLX, Bukalapak), marketplace (Lazada, Bhinneka), and ride-hailing applications (Go-Jek). But we haven’t yet hear about Indonesia’s, home-grown online...
Feb 9, 2016 | Industries, Law, News Group
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) completed its investigation into the alleged cartel practice involving major companies engaged in chicken breeding. KPPU’s investigation team claims to have found enough evidence to prove the allegation and take...
Feb 8, 2016 | Industries, Market, Reviews
PT Lion Wings is producer of hair care, skin care, oral care, home care, kids care, and perfume deodorant. It is famous with brands like MamaLemon, MamaLime, Ciptadent, Zinc, etc. It is smaller version of Unilever Indonesia (UNVR), but how big? How profitable? We...
Feb 5, 2016 | Industries, Market, News Group
The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) recorded investment commitment of Rp206 trillion for the month of January 2016, a 119% jump compared to January 2015. The Government’s target for 2016 is to reach Rp545.4 trillion in investment commitment. BKPM chairman...
Feb 5, 2016 | Industries, Market, News Group
PT Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) Tbk (BBTN) booked net profit of Rp1.85 trillion in 2015, jumped 61.57% from 2014. BTN’s profit in 2014 dropped 29.6% compared to 2013. But a 19.88% growth in loan disbursement and gain in the assets recovery support the profit...
Feb 5, 2016 | Industries, Market, Reviews
PT Frisian Flag Indonesia is probably among the oldest milk producers in the country. This Company is famous for its Susu Bendera brand. How big is the Company? How profitable? Established in late 60s, PT Frisian Flag Indonesia (FFI) had total assets of Rp3.4 trillion...
