The Prospect of Indonesian Food Products in Canada

Canada is a multicultural Nation, with diverse groups living in the Country from various walks of life. With diversity comes the demand for ethnic foods. Canada has been in trade with countries from all over the world, including Indonesia, to fulfill that demand. On...
Potato Head Group & Hotel Expansion

Potato Head Group & Hotel Expansion

One private equity firm has reportedly entered Potato Head Group, a growing group in food & beverage (F&B) business, with plans to develop luxury and boutique hotel nearby its successful outlet in Seminyak, Bali Island. “We heard Falcon House Partners...
Divestment of Freeport Shares

Divestment of Freeport Shares

Minister of state-owned enterprises Rini Soemarno has tasked two state companies, PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM) TBk and PT INALUM, to acquire shares of PT Freeport Indonesia. How serious? Do they have financial support for the acquisition? As you know, Indonesian shares in...

The Internet TV Business

The growth of internet penetration has lead to the expansion of internet-based business, this includes Internet television with its video streaming service. The video streaming services allow users to watch videos anytime, anywhere with any compatible devices that are...

Q&A with KJRI Toronto’s Trade Department

On October 8, 2015, Analysis by Yosef Ardi had the chance to sit down with officials from the Indonesian Consulate in Toronto, Canada to talk about trade between both countries, and in general. The following is our Q&A—it has been edited for publication. Can you...
September Cement Data

September Cement Data

Domestic sales of cement reached 5.68 million tons last month, inched up 0.8% from September 2014, but grew 5.7% from August 2015. While cement producers have to wait probably another quarter to see stronger year-on-year, cement sales data in the first nine months of...

Brief Overview of the Indonesian Coconut Industry

The coconut gained a bad reputation for its content of saturated fat, if excessively consumed, one’s diet of coconut could cause a spike in one’s cholesterol level, but the research is inconclusive. Some have pointed out that the cholesterols coconut cause aren’t all...
Tourism Industry & Infrastructure Push

Tourism Industry & Infrastructure Push

President Jokowi led a cabinet meeting to zoom in programs for the development of tourism industry Thursday (Oct 15). The President gave clear directions about development of supporting infrastructure, including airports, ports, railways, water supply, and electricity...

September Automotive Data

Domestic sales of cars reached 93,038 units last month, an increase of 2.8% from August, but down 9.3% from September 2014. September is the highest monthly sales since April 2015, suggesting stronger signs of recovery. Astra International (ASII)’s sales,...

Highlights from September Trade Stats

Indonesia booked trade surplus of US$1.02 billion last month, skyrocketed 211% from August 2014 as weak rupiah hit import more. Good news, import of consumer goods dropped significantly by 24%, while capital goods slipped only 0.7%. Overall, deficit in oil and gas...
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