• Office Space in Jakarta: Occupancy Rate Falls on New Supply

    The occupancy rate of office space in Jakarta in 2018 is estimated to reach its lowest level since 2012. The sliding figure is not caused by a decline in investment realization in Indonesia (which often involves the opening of new offices in the capital city of Jakarta) - in fact investment is rising - nor is it caused by an exodus of companies away from Jakarta (although a modest decline in demand for office space was detected). It is the opening of new large office towers what is troubling the ratio this year.

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  • Buku tentang Keuangan & Ekonomi Indonesia: Investing in Digital Startups

    Melihat berbagai perusahaan startup - di luar dan di dalam Indonesia - berkembang menjadi unicorn yang berpengaruh dengan penilaian setidaknya USD $1 miliar, perusahaan startup layak mendapatkan perhatian khusus. Memang benar bahwa kebanyakan startup berakhir dengan kegagalan dan oleh karena itu penting untuk sepenuhnya memahami semua aspek yang terlibat ketika membangun, menjalankan, dan membeli atau menjual sebuah perusahaan startup untuk menjadikannya sukses.

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  • IPO News Indonesia: Shares NFC Indonesia Oversubscribed 9.8 Times

    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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  • Currency of Indonesia: Rupiah Finding a New Equilibrium Rate?

    The central bank of Indonesia (Bank Indonesia) hiked its benchmark interest rate three times over the past six weeks - by a total of 1.00 percent to take the benchmark to the level of 5.25 percent - in order to defend the rupiah. Last Friday (27/06) Bank Indonesia surprised part of the market by implementing a 0.50 percent rate hike. As a result, the rupiah strengthened markedly. However, its impact on the rupiah performance seems very temporary. This week the rupiah is again depreciating, hovering around the IDR 14,400 per US dollar level.

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