indonesia

Broker's Calls

New Indonesian export levies great news for upstream planters, but a threat to processors: CGS-CIMB

SINGAPORE (Dec 6): CGS-CIMB Securities is maintaining “neutral” on the Asean agribusiness sector as Indonesia revises its export levies on palm oil and its derivative products, following a drop in crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

Broker's Calls

How will Singapore's land transport players respond to Go-Jek's arrival?

SINGAPORE (Dec 5): RHB Research is maintaining “neutral” on ComfortDelGro (CDG) with an unchanged target price of $2.35, which indicates 11% upside plus 5% FY19F yield.

Restructuring

Hyflux liquidates Indonesian asset for $32 mil in race to restructure debt

SINGAPORE (Nov 20): Hyflux has agreed to sell its 50% stake in PT Oasis Waters International, a manufacturer and distributor of bottled drinking water in Indonesia, for $32 million.

Geopolitics

Jokowi challenger plans Singapore-like low taxes for Indonesia

SINGAPORE (Nov 15): Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will slash corporate and personal income taxes if he comes to power, part of a plan to compete with low-tax neighbors like Singapore in luring more investment to Southeast Asia’s big

Disruption and Digitalisation

Indonesia set to tighten noose on online sellers evading tax

(Oct 5): Indonesia plans to require online merchants to own tax identification numbers starting this year, part of efforts to boost revenue and improve compliance in the fast-growing e-commerce industry.

Emerging Markets

It's Asia's turn as worst hit emerging markets set to hike rates

(Sept 26): For the most hawkish central banks in Asia, Thursday’s choice is less about whether to raise interest rates than by how much.

Property

CapitaLand's Ascott acquires 70% stake in Indonesia's leading hotel operator Tauzia for US$26 mil

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): The Ascott Limited, CapitaLand’s serviced residence business unit, is investing about US$26 million ($35.8 million) for a 70% stake in Green Oak Hotel Management, the holding company for Tauzia Hotel Management.

Currencies

Rupiah rout puts Indonesian debt in spotlight as vote looms

(Sept 7): What’s the safe level of public debt for Indonesia?

Global Economy

UOB reaffirms joint commitment with BKPM to promote foreign direct investments into Indonesia

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): United Overseas Bank and Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal, or BKPM) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to promote foreign direct investments (FDI) into Indonesia.

Management & Corporate Governance

BlackGold shares tumble 32% despite clarification of bribery allegations

SINGAPORE (July 16): Shares of Indonesia coal miner BlackGold Natural Resources have slumped some 32% as at 3.20pm, after allegations of corruption by Indonesia’s anti-graft agency over the weekend.
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