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Interviews & Viewpoints | Nadiem Makarim, CEO, GO-JEK: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dian Siswarini, President Director and CEO, XL Axiata: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2019
Articles & Analysis | Palapa ring project to boost ICT development in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2019
In an effort to bridge the geographical divide in digital services and provide high-speed internet across the country, the Widodo administration began work in 2016 on the Palapa Ring project. The priority infrastructure project comprises a 35,000-km fibre-optic cable network intended to provide access to 4G services throughout the archipelago...
Some 70% of Indonesia’s citizens are under the age of 39, and many are mobile-first and digital native consumers, making the ICT market very attractive to purveyors of data services, applications, software and hardware. Developing domestic ICT infrastructure has been a key goal of President Joko Widodo’s administration. When his administration took office in October 2014, it unveiled an...
The Indonesian economy had a strong year in 2018, with growth of 5.2% marking the fastest pace in half a decade. This came on the back of robust domestic consumption, increased foreign investment and continuing efforts to reform policy and simplify investment procedures, and despite challenges including a falling rupiah, a trade imbalance and global political issues.
Economic update | The new banking-telecoms alliance tipped to shake up Indonesia’s digital payments market
12 Apr 2019
A new state-owned banking and telecoms alliance is set to shake up Indonesia’s fast-growing digital payments market, with the launch of a new platform expected to provide customers with greater choice and help improve financial inclusion.