EconomyIndonesia pledges $40 bn for Jakarta’s urban regenerationInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2019December 12, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2019December 12, 2019 North Jakarta is predicted to submerge into the Java Sea by 2050... Read more
FinanceMoody’s: Islamic Bond issuance to hit $130 bn in 2019International Finance DeskAugust 28, 2019November 7, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 28, 2019November 7, 2019 Total issuance in H1 2019 increases by 37% to $87 bn when compared to the same period last year... Read more
In the NewsWhatsApp plans to launch digital payments in IndonesiaInternational Finance DeskAugust 21, 2019March 18, 2020 by International Finance DeskAugust 21, 2019March 18, 2020 The digital services are expected to launch by the end of 2020... Read more
TelecomIndonesia’s Telkomsel increases 4G radio base stationsInternational Finance DeskAugust 13, 2019March 18, 2020 by International Finance DeskAugust 13, 2019March 18, 2020 The wireless operator already has 204,200 radio base stations providing nationwide coverage... Read more
FinanceIndonesian Islamic bond auction raises $563.11 mnPritam BordoloiAugust 7, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiAugust 7, 2019 Indonesia is also planning to sell diaspora bonds to Indonesians living outside the country to expand funding sources... Read more
BankingIndonesia reviewing banking rules to lure more foreign investorsInternational Finance DeskAugust 1, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 1, 2019 Indonesia liberalising requirement that the acquiring banks have to merge all local operations into one entity... Read more
Oil & GasAdnoc and Pertamina sign $2.5 bn oil and gas development dealInternational Finance DeskJuly 30, 2019December 18, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 30, 2019December 18, 2019 As part of the deal signed between UAE and Indonesia, Adnoc will build a LNG storage facility in Indonesia... Read more
FintechAnt Financial backed Indonesian fintech Dana looking for new investorsInternational Finance DeskJuly 29, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 29, 2019December 23, 2019 Dana is the only Indonesian startup in which Jack Ma’s Ant Financial has taken a stake... Read more
Ports and ShippingDP World, Maspion to develop $1.2bn logistics park in IndonesiaInternational Finance DeskJuly 26, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 26, 2019December 23, 2019 The Emirati-Indonesian joint venture marks the first public-private partnership for Indonesia’s transportation sector... Read more
LogisticsIndonesia requests special Belt and Road Initiative fund from ChinaInternational Finance DeskJuly 4, 2019December 17, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 4, 2019December 17, 2019 Indonesian President Joko Widodo met China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan... Read more