So far in 2018 a total of 51 Indonesian companies made their trading debuts on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), hence effectively completing their initial public offering (IPO). This is a remarkable number as well as a significant increase from 37 successful IPOs in 2017, and 14 in 2016. Moreover, the big number of IPOs in Indonesia this year is particularly remarkable considering there is plenty of uncertainty lurking about in global and domestic markets.

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Urban Jakarta Propertindo, a Jakarta-based property developer that focuses on the integration between property development and the availability of public transportation, will offer 600 million shares - equivalent to 16.85 percent of the company's total shares - to the public through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

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Superkrane Mitra Utama, the biggest heavy equipment construction and equipment rental company in Indonesia, is scheduled to make its trading debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on 11 October 2018. The initial public offering (IPO) of the company appeals to investor appetite as the IPO is reportedly oversubscribed 9.9 times.

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Andira Agro, an Indonesia-based company that owns, operates, and manages palm oil plantations as well as one crude palm oil mill, is set to make its trading debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on Thursday (16/08). The offering price for the company's initial public offering (IPO) is set at IDR 200 per share.

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Indonesia-based film production house MD Pictures made its trading debut on Tuesday (07/08). It was a success as the company's shares soared nearly 50 percent, meaning the auto reject system kicked in. MD Pictures is the 31st company to have completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange so far in 2018. There are now 595 companies listed on the local bourse in Indonesia.

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The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) revised its target for the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the IDX to 35 (from 25 previously) in full-year 2019. The revision was made after the IDX detected plenty of demand for future IPOs in Indonesia.

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Before the end of 2018 we might be witnessing the trading debut of a "giant company" in Indonesia. Reportedly, food and beverage producer GarudaFood is preparing its initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Next week the company, which is part of the Tudung Group (established by Darmo Putro), is expected to conduct a mini expose at the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

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Digital exchange hub company NFC Indonesia is completing its initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. And the corporate move is going well. After the book building process - that took place between 8-22 June 2018 - the new shares of NFC Indonesia were oversubscribed 9.8 times. The company offers 166.67 million shares to the public at a price of IDR 1,850 (USD $0.13) per share, thus raising IDR 308.3 billion (approx. USD $21.4 million).

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Trimuda Nuansa Citra, an Indonesia-based cargo and logistics company, made its trading debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on Thursday (28/06). The company became the top gainer of the day as its shares soared 69.33 percent (thus triggering the auto reject system), while the benchmark Jakarta Composite Index tumbled 2.08 percent amid concern over Sino-US trade tensions.

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Cargo and logistics company Trimuda Nuansa Citra set the offering price for its shares at IDR 150 a piece in the initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Considering the company offers 200 million shares to the public, it should raise IDR 30 billion (approx. USD $2.1 million) through the corporate move.

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Indonesian property developer Poris Benteng Betawi may conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015. Proceeds from the IPO would be used to finance a 20-hectare wide superblock project involving apartment and office towers, a school, hospital, mall and hotel in Tangerang (West Java). The property developer is currently still occupied with the land acquisition process for the project. Although this process has only been realized for 80 percent, groundbreaking of the project has already been held.

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Blue Bird, Indonesia’s largest taxi operator, plans to conduct its initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) this month. The company offers 531.4 million shares, or 20 percent of its enlarged capital, to the public. However, the company is yet to determine the share price for the IPO. Based on a statement released on Friday (03/10), Blue Bird holds an offering from 24 to 28 October 2014. The company’s shares are set to be listed on the IDX on 3 November 2014. Blue Bird will also hold roadshows in the US and the UK.

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As all spotlights this week were - and still are - focused on the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, it almost passed unnoticeably that five Indonesian companies will be listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) this week. If all these listings will go according to schedule, then the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014 will increase to 18 by the end of the week. The five companies are: Batavia Prosperindo Internasional, Magna Finance, Mitrabara Adiperdana, Bank Dinar Indonesia, and Sitara Propertindo.

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In the first half of 2014, 13 Indonesian companies conducted an initial public offering (IPO), including one relisting, on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Total proceeds that were raised in the IPOs by these 13 companies was IDR 4.05 trillion (USD $340.3 million). However, both results were weaker than those in the same period last year. In the first half of 2013, 17 new listings were registered on the IDX and which managed to raise a combined total of IDR 10 trillion (USD $840.3 million). Why do we see less IPOs in Indonesia in 2014?

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After Bank Panin Syariah became Indonesia's first newly listed company on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in the year 2014, it was quickly followed by four more listings in this past week. On Thursday (16/01), three new listings were conducted - Asuransi Mitra Maparya (ASMI), Bank Ina Perdana (BINA) and Capitol Nusantara Indonesia (CANI) - as well as one relisting - Tunas Alfin (TALF). The latter had delisted from the Surabaya Stock Exchange in December 2009 after the exchanges of Jakarta and Surabaya merged into the IDX.

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Garuda Indonesia, the country's top-class airline, is planning to conduct a rights issue in the first quarter of 2014. Through this corporate action, which has already been approved by the shareholders, the state-controlled company aims to raise IDR 2 trillion (USD $162.6 million). For 2014, the airline plans to allocate IDR 4 trillion in capital expenditure (capex) for business expansion. About half of this amount should originate from funds generated through the rights issue.

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