With the fourth-largest Facebook population, more than 42m users and Jakarta ranked the number two Facebook city, Indonesians are active online. The country is number five in terms of Twitter accounts, behind the US, Brazil, Japan and the UK, but its capital tweets more than any other city, according to Semiocast. About one in four Indonesians tweet...
Along with the boom in Indonesian aviation has come a realignment. While the country has 15 airports designated as international gateways, and direct flights have long been available on major routes, new connections are being opened between smaller airports in Indonesia and cities throughout ASEAN. The hub-and-spoke model is evolving into a more...
In 2010-11 and 2012 through September, little foreign direct investment (FDI) was committed to Indonesian infrastructure. But a good deal has been promised lately, and significantly it has been promised by countries known for their patience, ability to work through bureaucratic delays, and relative insensitivity to risk and guarantee issues. It is...
The food and beverage industry is changing along with the rest of the country, and facing very much the same opportunities and challenges. As Indonesia becomes more prosperous, business becomes better; but just as food and beverage firms experience the demand that comes with prosperity, they are also facing some of the more frustrating aspects of...
The growth of Indonesia’s construction sector is largely being driven by a rapid ramping up of manufacturing investment. Until a few years ago the country was not favoured as a place to locate factories. A weak domestic market, substandard infrastructure, corruption, high interest rates, complex tax policies and better opportunities elsewhere...
Over decades of partnership between the government and the private oil and gas companies contracted to bring hydrocarbon resources to the surface, the two parties have cooperated in the name of common interest. But while Indonesia still possesses plenty of reserves ripe for commercial exploration, continued uncertainty in the state’s oil and gas...
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