Google is eyeing 10 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia to avail themselves of its business services by 2020. The company had begun to offer training courses for SMEs in Indonesia in 2015 and currently served 1 million SME customers, Google Indonesia marketing head Veronika Utami said on Friday, adding that the participating […]
Read MorePT Bank Maybank Indonesia on Wednesday launched MySaveR, a savings account with health insurance benefits, in partnership with PT Allianz Life Indonesia. MysaveR offers 100 percent savings with deposit limits from Rp 100 million (US$6,926) to Rp 1 billion with additional health insurance benefits covering medicines, diagnosis, immunization and hospitalization in 800 hospitals in Indonesia, said […]
Read MoreThe GFMS Gold Survey 2018 has listed Indonesia, with gold production of 154.3 tons in 2017, among the top 10 gold-producing countries in the world. The survey shows that China, the world’s number-one gold producer, has retained its crown with gold production of 426.1 tons. However, this was a 6 percent decrease from the previous year, as […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Economist from the University of Indonesia Fithra Faisal Hastiadi said that the government should have prepared an early anticipation measure after applying its 18 non-tariff restrictions on animal and horticulture imports, which caused Indonesia to lose a dispute with the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO). “The existing argument had always been about protecting local products,” […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia plans to require all diesel fuel used in the country contain biodiesel starting next month to boost palm oil consumption, slash fuel imports, and narrow a yawning current account gap. While the proposal has been welcomed by the palm oil industry and government, it has raised concerns among the automobile industry the fuel […]
Read MoreAs President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is running for a second term in 2019, he may be pinning his hopes on Indonesia’s consumers, who have become the country’s engine for economic growth in the second quarter this year. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.27 percent year-on-year (yoy) during the second quarter of 2018, […]
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