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Companies

Producers of fries refusing to supply to Russia, McDonald's successor says

McDonald's quit Russia after a Western backlash against Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine, which included a barrage of economic sanctions, and sold all the restaurants it owned to a local licensee in May.

3 years ago
Economy

Risks to poor countries would be catastrophic if no consensus made: Sri Mulyani

In her opening remarks to the meeting, Sri Mulyani said Indonesia would be an honest broker and find creative solutions to overcome the "triple threat" of surging commodity prices, global inflation and war. ...

3 years ago
Economy premium

G20 finance chiefs meet as Indonesia warns of energy, food catastrophe

The two-day meeting Bali started under the shadow of a war that has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stoked breakneck inflation, a week after Moscow's top diplomat walked out of talks with the forum's foreign ministers. ...

3 years ago

The Latest

Markets

Asian stocks mixed as recession fears grow, China data falls well short

Below-par earnings from Wall Street titans JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley compounded worries that companies' bottom lines would be hit by the economic fallout from a series of issues including rising prices, monetary policy tightening and the war in Ukraine.

3 years ago
Tech

Crypto platform Celsius files for US bankruptcy

In its statement, Celsius, which suspended withdrawals in mid-June, said it was seeking to restructure in a way that would maximize value for all stakeholders, and said it had $167 million of cash available to meet urgent needs in the meantime. 

3 years ago
Economy

Philippine central bank hikes rates for third straight month

The move follows similar increases around the world as war in Ukraine and supply disruptions fan inflation and increase the financial strain on households and businesses.

3 years ago
Economy

Indonesia, India warn high energy costs could threaten emissions targets

With inflation rising globally amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, some countries, including in Europe, have reverted to coal and other fossil fuel-based power or delayed their energy transition out of concerns over affordability and supplies. 

3 years ago
Companies

Pulau Pari islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damage

"Holcim... bears a significant share of the responsibility for the climate crisis as well as for the situation on... Pari," Yvan Maillard Ardenti, climate expert at Swiss Church Aid (HEKS), said on the charity's website.

3 years ago
Markets

Stocks tumble while euro dips below $1.00 on US inflation data

Stock prices on Wall Street retreated after a sharp uptick in US inflation to 9.1 percent in June increased the risk of a possible recession. 

3 years ago
Economy

IMF warns natural gas disruptions could trigger recession in Europe

In a blog published ahead of this week's meeting of finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Russia's war in Ukraine had darkened the economic outlook significantly, and the IMF was poised to downgrade its outlook for 2022 and 2023. 

3 years ago
Economy premium

Indonesia seeks G20 progress with Russia but Germany, France skeptical

Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadowed a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies last week, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a meeting and accused the West of "frenzied criticism". 

3 years ago
Economy

India accuses China's Oppo of evading $551 million in import tax

India's Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) found evidence that Oppo wrongfully used duty exemptions for items imported for use in mobile phone production, a government statement said.

3 years ago
Regulations premium

G20 nations demand WTO reforms for fairer global trade

Indonesia, as the current president of G20, repeatedly berated the WTO for its inability to bring justice for developing countries in the international trade system, especially in the case of Jakarta's trade disputes with the European Union.

3 years ago
Regulations premium

IMF warns about risks of digital currency to banks, monetary sovereignty

IMF warns that central bank digital currency (CBDC) may lower competitiveness of a currency in its country of origin, risking its sovereignty over stronger, foreign exchange.  

3 years ago
Markets premium

Asian stocks, crude bounce from losses but recession fears linger

The euro clawed its way back slightly after hitting parity with the dollar for the first time in two decades, though it remains under pressure from growing concerns about an energy crisis across the eurozone and the European Central Bank's slower pace of monetary tightening.

3 years ago
Companies

Tokopedia held another Kelas Maju Digital to Support SMEs for the second consecutive year

Tokopedia, along with Gojek and GoTo, is gearing up to hold another Kelas Maju Digital (KMD) this year, after the success of the initiative last year.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Pertamina raises non-subsidized Pertamax fuel prices

Indonesia has chosen to carefully adjust to the global trend of rising fuel prices as it shields its economy from uncontrolled inflation.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Euro teeters near parity vs dollar, hits new 20-year low

The dollar index, a measure against six counterparts, with the euro most heavily weighted, was 0.2 percent higher at 108.43. It had earlier climbed to 108.47, its highest since October 2002.

3 years ago
Markets

Indonesia may miss oil-lifting target in 2022: SKK Migas

Indonesia may miss this year’s oil-output target due to project delays, an official at the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Taskforce (SKK Migas) said.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Wall Street ends lower ahead of economic data, earnings

Market leading growth stocks pulled all three major US stock indexes into negative territory, with risk-off sentiment exacerbated by Macau's first casino shutdown in over two years to curb the spread of COVID-19. 

3 years ago
Regulations

Indonesia to enact mandatory B35 biodiesel program as global CPO prices fall

The government is enacting the nationwide B35 biodiesel program by the end of July as an effort to boost the domestic use of palm oil to help raise CPO prices.

3 years ago
Companies

Twitter slides after Musk's $44 billion deal falls apart

Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc, said on Friday he was terminating his deal to buy Twitter because the company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement. 

3 years ago
Economy

Gazprom further reduces gas supplies to Italy: Eni

"Gazprom announced that today it will supply to Eni volumes of gas for approximately 21 million cubic meters/day, while the average for the last few days was of about 32 million cubic meters/day," Eni said.

3 years ago
Markets

European shares slide on energy supply crunch, COVID woes

Nord Stream I, the biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany, starts annual maintenance on Monday. Flows are expected to stop for 10 days, but governments, markets and companies fear the shut-down might be extended due to war in Ukraine and could disrupt plans to fill storage for winter.  

3 years ago
Economy premium

Indonesia's logistics costs still high due to trade imbalance in eastern regions

The government's sea lane program needs to be complemented with an industrial development program targeting the eastern regions so they can manufacture goods to balance inbound-outbound logistics costs for shipments from western regions.

3 years ago
Economy

IMF hopes for resolution of Sri Lanka crisis to allow bailout talks

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign on Wednesday after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence and secretariat on Saturday, an official said. Protesters also set fire to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Foxconn, Fosun interested in new capital project, govt claims

Two multinational companies have expressed interest in investing in the Nusantara capital city project, the government has said, after Japan's Softbank pulled out of the enterprise in March.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia shares open gingerly on US inflation, earnings season

An upbeat US June payrolls report already has the market wagering heavily on a hike of 75 basis points from the Federal Reserve this month, and sending bond yields higher. 

3 years ago
Companies

Superapp Traveloka gears up for tourism recovery with digital innovations

Travel and tourism, the industry hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic over more than two years, has started to bounce back amid the increasingly eased restrictions and people’s growing interest in traveling again, supported by digital technology.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesia 'must push' for more green infrastructure funding

Indonesia will need some US$6.9 trillion per year for green infrastructure construction to achieve its 2030 sustainable development targets as stipulated in the Paris Agreement.

3 years ago
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Thu, July 13, 2023

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