Jakarta. The ASEAN Business Advisory Council, or ASEAN BAC, is planning to work on integrating their respective countries’ QR code payment systems, according to the grouping’s 2023 chair Indonesia. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) this year is chairing the ASEAN BAC — the business forum of the Southeast Asian bloc. Kadin chairman Arsjad […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo, in a virtual presentation on the central bank’s transparency and accountability report, said Indonesia managed to positively survive the coronavirus pandemic over the past three years. He even claims domestic economic growth is estimated to be in the range of 4.5 percent to 5.3 percent. “It can be between 5.1 to […]
Read MoreCHINA’S JD.com is to close its e-commerce services in Indonesia and Thailand, retreating from South-east Asia after a bruising year for China’s retail and technology sectors. JD.com will end its services in Thailand from Mar 3 and in Indonesia from the end of the same month, its local websites showed. Both units will stop taking orders […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s trade surplus narrowed in December as exports declined from the previous month. The country recorded a trade surplus of $3.89 billion, narrowing from $5.16 billion in November. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal expected a $4.01 billion surplus. For the full year, Southeast Asia’s largest economy reported a trade surplus of $54.46 billion. […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian government has announced that it expects the value of exports to grow by 12.8% in 2023, much lower than the growth of 29.8% in 2022, according to Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian government has announced that it expects the value of exports to grow by 12.8% […]
Read MoreIndonesia plans to adjust its foreign tourist attraction strategy to respond to the rising risk of recession in developed economies this year, Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno has said. Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia plans to adjust its foreign tourist attraction strategy to respond to the rising risk of recession in developed economies this […]
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