In some ways, little has changed in Indonesian telecoms over the past year. The country still has eight operators and average revenue per user (ARPU) is still among the lowest in the world because the market is so crowded. In other ways, everything has changed. Mergers are in the works and the market is poised for consolidation. Once the number...
A result of decades of underinvestment, creaky infrastructure has long been the Achilles’ heel of the Indonesian economy. The archipelago has not been able to build the hard infrastructure essential for sustaining growth. The World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14” ranked Indonesia 61st out of 148 countries for the state...
THE COMPANY: Total Bangun Persada (TOTL), one of two listed construction companies not owned by the state, focuses on high-rise buildings for residential, office and commercial projects. Established in 1970, the company was listed on the IDX in July 2006, before being included in the MSCI Indonesia...
THE COMPANY: Indonesia’s largest integrated textiles manufacturer, Sri Rejeki Isman (SRIL), popularly known as “Sritex”, is currently enjoying the benefit of demand displacement from China as companies relocate to South-east Asia due to cheaper labour costs. The upstream segment of spinning and...
THE COMPANY: Established in 1997, Malindo Feedmill (MAIN), which is involved in the production and distribution of poultry feed, has become a rising star within the growing poultry sector due to a low penetration rate. MAIN was formerly known as Gymtech Feedmill Indonesia, a subsidiary of two listed...
Despite the widespread use of hedging instruments offshore, Indonesia’s derivatives market has been slow to develop. Bank Indonesia (BI) regulations in late 2008 following significant losses linked to onshore structured products have restricted foreign-exchange (FX) and interest-rate derivatives to over-the-counter (OTC) trading between banks. A...
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