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Mitratel seeks partners, suppliers, vendors for fiber-optic, telecommunication tower projects
State-owned telecommunications tower operator PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk (Mitratel) has allocated IDR9.9 trillion for capital expenditures (Capex) in 2022. Currently, the company has managed more than 28,000 telecommunication towers all over Indonesia.
Indo Tambangraya Megah seeks bank loans for solar power plant
Mining company PT Indo Tambangraya Megah (ITMG) is developing solar panel power stations in Melak district, West Kutai regency in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Kaltimex Energy pursues investors, bank loans for two renewable energy projects
Energy company PT Kaltimex Energy is inviting foreign investors and banks to participate in the financing of its two biomass projects in Indonesia.
Bakrie offers US$5 billion in investment in Indonesia's electric vehicle ecosystem
PT Bakrie and Brothers Tbk (BNBR) - through its subsidiary PT Vektr Teknologi Mobilitas (VKTR) - is developing an upstream to downstream ecosystem for electric vehicles (EV) in Indonesia and will need US$5 billion investment.
The portrait of current Indonesia’s economic condition
President Joko Widodo said Indonesia aims to cut its fiscal deficit to less than 3% of its gross domestic product next year for the first time since 2019.
Interest rate is steady according to Bank Indonesia
Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo gave the latest signal regarding the benchmark interest rate which is currently at its lowest level of 3.50 percent. According to Perry, the national economic condition is still conducive enough to continue the BI rate policy going forward.
Abundant business opportunities in Natuna Islands face challenges
China and Indonesia have been in a stand-off over the waters around Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, which is part of the South China Sea, for quite some time now. In the most recent incident, Chinese diplomats requested Indonesia to stop drilling at an oil and gas block in the area.
Resource-rich Anambas Islands await investors after COVID-19 pandemic
Anambas Islands is famous for its coral reefs, fish and other sea creatures. The small archipelago in the north of Batam - bordering Indonesia and Singapore - is well known among scuba divers. With over 200 islets, this pristine area is named by CNN as Asia’s Top Five Tropical Island Paradise in 2012.
Geothermal power plant projects offer investment opportunities to foreign players
State-owned geothermal company PT Geo Dipa Energi is offering investment opportunities to foreign investors and manufacturers, particularly to expand geothermal power plants at Dieng and Patuha concessions in Central Java and West Java, respectively.
Lucrative business in Indonesia’s gaming industry
There is a shifting trend and view toward video games nowadays. Video games had been viewed as a nerdy activity and often mocked. Video games are now an activity done and favored by many, specially the younger generations from Millennials to Gen Z.
