Bagian Kolom Bisnis di situs Indonesia Investments menyediakan kolom terperinci tentang hal-hal yang penting untuk memahami iklim bisnis di Indonesia dan memiliki nilai berita tinggi yang berkaitan dengan keadaan perekonomian Indonesia saat ini. Secara keseluruhan kolom-kolom ini memberikan gambaran menyeluruh dan terperinci tentang iklim bisnis Indonesia dan bisa menjadi sumber ide atau inspirasi untuk berinvestasi -atau tidak berinvestasi- di sektor-sektor tertentu perekonomian Indonesia.
Indonesia's Industry Ministry hopes that the recent acquisitions of Karyadibya Mahardika and Surya Mustika Nusantara by Japan Tobacco Inc will have a positive effect on the domestic tobacco industry in Indonesia. The Japan-based cigarette manufacturing company bought 100 percent of the stakes in both companies for a combined price of USD $677 million. The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017.
While domestic cement demand remains bleak, Indonesia's cement producers managed to raise their level of production capacity utilization due to a surge in exports. However, export growth will only slightly improve the structural oversupply situation in Indonesia's cement market. With installed annual production capacity estimated at 103.8 million tons of cement, nearly 40 million tons of capacity remains unused.
Thomas Lembong, Head of Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), said the 5.01 percent year-on-year (y/y) economic growth pace of Indonesia in the second quarter of 2017 was rather disappointing as consumption remained bleak. Only Indonesia's export and investment realization showed an improvement, Lembong added. But, overall, Indonesia's economic growth stagnated.
Data and Internet services are now the big engine of growth for the corporate earnings of Indonesia's listed telecommunication and network providers. However, there is only one of such companies that showed great net profit growth in the first half of 2017, to wit Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom). Therefore, Telkom is expected to have raised its market share in the mobile phone market of Indonesia this year.
Pendapat yang diungkapkan di bagian ini adalah pandangan penulis pribadi atau orang yang diwawancarai dan tidak mencerminkan pandangan Indonesia Investments. Para penulis bebas untuk mengemukakan pendapat mereka menyangkut iklim sektor bisnis di Indonesia. Fakta yang disajikan di dalam kolom ini adalah hasil penelitian penulis sendiri atau diambil dari sumber yang ditunjukkan, baca ketentuan umum.
