Most businesses ended 2007 on a high note. For some, in consumer products and services, the first quarter has not been as rewarding. Senior managers and entrepreneurs I talk with have concerns about a sluggish consumer economy; their local worries compounded by global undercurrents. More ...
Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite healthy growth in bank lending during the first quarter this year, Indonesian banks have been reluctant to lend to the process manufacturing industry and property sector, a BI survey says. More ...
The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) aired complaints Monday to the Jakarta administration regarding business hurdles it faced in the capital. More ...