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Regulations premium

Indonesia tells Google, Netflix, Twitter to register, or be banned

Civil groups call regulations authoritarian, causing public disturbance

3 years ago
Companies premium

Sinar Mas Land launches investment arm to fund start-ups powering smart cities

Sinar Mas Land has launched an investment arm focusing on funding tech start-ups called Living Lab Ventures. ...

3 years ago
Tech premium

Indonesia top destination for digital nomads, but more may need to be done

Bali is top destination for remote work, with an estimate of around 80,000 digital nomads visiting the island on a monthly basis ...

3 years ago

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Companies

Telkomsel’s Gojek investment crucial to compete globally: Economist

There has been a lot of discussion of late on Telkomsel’s investment in Indonesia’s on-demand delivery and transportation services decacorn Gojek, now part of GoTo.

3 years ago
Economy

Ukraine expects harvest of at least 50 million tonnes of grain

Ukraine, a major global grain grower and exporter, harvested a record 86 million tonnes of grain in 2021. 

3 years ago
Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher for 4th straight day

Equities were in positive territory the entire session, a rarely upbeat day in a year in which stocks have been dogged by worries over inflation and tightening monetary policy.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Indonesia calls for Russian, Ukrainian goods reintegration in global market

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded in the country that wheat prices have increased 75.71 percent year-on-year (yoy) and overall food and beverage prices have increased 8.26 percent.

3 years ago
Economy

Disputed Russian grain ship moves away from Turkish coast

The Zhibek Zholy moved at least 20 kilometres (12 miles) away from Turkey's Black Sea port of Karasu before apparently switching off its transponder and disappearing from view, data on the marinetraffic.com website showed.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Widening fuel-price gap strains Pertamina as Indonesia determined to keep subsidies

State-owned oil-and-gas-giant Pertamina said the discrepancy between subsidized and market prices has become wider as global oil prices continue to climb, adding pressures to the already strained company.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Cost-of-living crisis drives 71 million into extreme poverty: UNDP

Achim Steiner, UNDP administrator, said an analysis of 159 developing countries showed that the surge in key commodity prices this year was already slamming parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Balkans, Asia and elsewhere.

3 years ago
Regulations

Sri Lanka central bank raises rates to 21-year high to contain inflation

The Standing Lending Facility rate was raised to 15.50 percent while the Standing Deposit Facility Rate rose to 14.50 percent, the highest in 21 years.

3 years ago
Economy

Oil slides below $100 as euro sags further

European stocks rebounded thanks to lower bond yields and bargain hunting, while US stocks also advanced, climbing after Federal Reserve minutes maintained a tough line on inflation.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Powering up Indonesia’s economy with the ASEAN grid

A comprehensive interconnection of ASEAN’s power grid has been a long-held dream, first emerging into serious discourse in the 1980s. Now, almost four decades later, we might finally be approaching a moment when the pressure for climate action moves this idea toward a more established reality.

3 years ago
Economy

India's July palm oil imports may surge to 10-month high

Higher purchases by India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, may add support for Malaysian palm oil prices, which are trading near a one-year low.

3 years ago
Regulations premium

Govt to accelerate 60 million MSEs identification process

In a media briefing in Surakarta, Central Java, Investment Ministry spokesperson Tina Talisa said around 1.5 million businesses had received a business identification number (NIB) since the start of the year.

3 years ago
Regulations

UAE announces incentives to attract 300 digital companies

The incentives include a streamlined visa process, faster access to the financial and banking system and attractive commercial and residential leasing, Trade Minister Thani Al Zeyoudi told a news conference in Dubai.

3 years ago
Economy

Oil rises after sell-off but euro stuck at 20-year low

Both main crude contracts were pummelled Tuesday as investors grow increasingly worried that leading economies will contract this year or next owing to sharp central bank interest rate hikes aimed at fighting decades-high inflation.

3 years ago
Companies

57th Anniversary: Telkom aims to be force behind Indonesia’s digital sovereignty

State-owned enterprise PT Telkom Indonesia (Telkom), is striving to assist equality and improve the quality of today’s digitalization, especially amid the acceleration of the new era prompted by the pandemic.

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar rules as recession fears hit euro, pound under fire

The euro was at $1.0262, only a fraction above its overnight low of $1.0236, its weakest since late 2002.

3 years ago
Economy

Wheat war: Ukraine conflict raises hunger fears

Wheat is milled into flour to make a huge range of foods, from bread to pasta to desserts.

3 years ago
Economy

US oil futures end below $100/barrel on recession fears

The US oil futures benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in August, finished below $100 a barrel for the first time in around two months, falling 8.2 percent to $99.50 a barrel.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Coal reliance hampers growth of Indonesia’s smelting industry

The requirement to drop coal is burdensome for miners as the country has yet to build an adequate electricity grid powered by renewable energy. 

3 years ago
Regulations

No decision from Malaysia on when chicken export ban will be lifted

Asked if the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has received any indication from the Malaysian authorities as to when they might review or end the ban, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said: “The answer is no.”

3 years ago
Companies

French music streaming service Deezer flops at stock market debut

At 0745 GMT, Deezer's shares were showing a loss of 13.5 percent at 7.35 euros on the Paris stock exchange, while the overall market was up by just over 0.1 percent. 

3 years ago
Economy

Sri Lanka admits bankruptcy, crisis to drag through 2023

The island nation's 22 million people have endured months of galloping inflation and lengthy power cuts after the government ran out of foreign currency to import vital goods.

3 years ago
Markets

Markets mostly up on talk Biden to roll back some China tariffs

The mood on trading floors has become increasingly gloomy in recent months as observers warn that sharp interest rate hikes aimed at curbing price rises could cause a contraction, compounding uncertainty caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

3 years ago
Economy

China calls virtual talks with Yellen 'constructive'

China also expressed concern over the additional tariffs that the United States had imposed on Chinese goods, in an exchange that was "pragmatic and frank", the ministry said in a statement.

3 years ago
Economy

China mulls dipping into pork reserves to rein in costs

Pork prices in the world's second-biggest economy spiked late last month, with the meat selling for 32 percent more than in June 2021 as market supplies dropped, state media Xinhua News Agency reported.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia stocks edge higher; growth, inflation fears check gains

Asian shares inched up on Tuesday morning as positive economic data and hints of easing Sino-US tensions offered some respite to the recent sell-offs, though persistent fears about a global recession and sky-high inflation kept most buyers at bay.

3 years ago
Economy

Turkish inflation hits two-decade high of 78.6%

But unofficial estimates published by Turkish economists showed prices rising at more than double that figure.

3 years ago
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