Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 23 February 2008

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HSBC readies $250m in personal loans

Agustina Wayansari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the retail banking potential still relatively untapped here, HSBC Indonesia says it will stay focused on developing its retail division."We target to disburse around US$250 million in personal loans this year, more than triple last year's total of...

Lippo Cikarang plans to boost revenue growth by more than 40%

PT Lippo Cikarang, a publicly listed property developer that manages 3,000 hectares of land in Cikarang, West Java, plans to gradually construct and sell around 800 new houses and several industrial clusters this year to boost its revenue.

Mobile-8 announces near double revenue, expansion

CDMA-based cellular network operator PT Mobile-8 Telecom announced Friday its customer base had increased by 65 percent in 2007, almost doubling its revenue.By the end of last year, the company's subscribers numbered slightly more than 3 million, up from about 1.

The informal sector: Jakarta's survival strategy

People in Jakarta and other big cities have been, for some time, very familiar with news reports of street vendors being "kicked-out" (often literally) from places where they run micro-scale businesses such as selling foods, soft drinks, snacks and so on.

Toyota controls 33.2% of car market in Indonesia

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) controlled 33.2 percent of car sales in Indonesia in January 2008 with a sale volume of 13,751 units, while two of its products -- Innova and Avanza -- were granted the top brand award.

Malang Government Cooperates with Japanese Telecommunication Company

See what I told you - Malang will become the new seat of power, Jakarte a throbbing intellectual hub my arse, JATIM is where its at, and not only that, JATIM bules are much more refined and sophisticated unlike some of the rough hair arsed bin scrappers found frequenting expat haunts like EP.

Malang Government Cooperates with Japanese Telecommunication Company

Friday, 22 February, 2008 | 17:49 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Malang Municipal Government once again is cooperating with NTT Advance Technology Corporation, a telecommunication company in the information technology sector of Japan.