• Consumer Price Index Indonesia: 0.62% of Inflation in January 2018

    Annual headline inflation in Indonesia eased to 3.25 percent year-on-year (y/y) in January 2018, from 3.61 percent (y/y) in the preceding month. The decline in Indonesian inflation was slightly steeper than had been estimated by analysts. The latest consumer price index data were released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) just before noon on Thursday (01/02).

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  • Stock Market & Rupiah Update Indonesia - 31 January 2018

    The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index of Indonesia - Jakarta Composite Index - rebounded 0.46 percent to 6,605.63 points on Wednesday (31/01) after the heavy 1.57 percent drop on the preceding day when Asian stock markets were dragged down by Wall Street and rising global bond yields.

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  • Better Times Ahead for Indonesian Steel Producer Krakatau Steel?

    State-controlled steel manufacturing company Krakatau Steel is optimistic that it will post net profit in 2018 after continuously being plagued by net losses since 2011. Tambok Setyawati, Finance Director at Krakatau Steel, said the company targets USD $24 million in net profit for 2018. This optimistic view is supported by its significantly declining net loss in 2017.

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  • Starbucks Is the Success Story of MAP Boga Adiperkasa

    Indonesian food and beverage company MAP Boga Adiperkasa, part of the MAPI Group, has big expansion plans in store for 2018, especially for Starbucks branches which it operates in Indonesia through a franchise agreement (through subsidiary Sari Coffee Indonesia). Besides Starbucks, the company - through other subsidiaries - is the operator of several iconic brands: Pizza Express, Krispy Kreme, Cold Stone Creamery, and Godiva.

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