Written by Aello ConsultingMay 4, 2020 Indonesia has the largest population in Southeast Asia, by far, and an e-commerce penetration that is still very low, making it one of the hottest e-commerce markets in the world. Attracting both global and local companies’ interests, Indonesia now has a fast-growing e-commerce scene poised to become a global powerhouse. Still inferior to 1% of all sales in Indonesia, e-commerce is
Written by Aello ConsultingMay 4, 2020 The Indonesian president’s words were surprisingly steadfast and straightforward. Holding the attention of an arena with tens of thousands of supporters, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo seemed to be making threats. “We must invite as much investment as possible to create jobs. No one should be allergic to investment… Anything that obstructs investment must be trimmed.” Among his list of trimmable obstructions are
Written by Aello ConsultingMay 4, 2020 Free-trade deals with Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar take effect on Tuesday, with the rest of the bloc to follow Government has vigorously funded local ventures to new markets The intensifying US-China trade war has battered Hong Kong, prompting it to look to new markets and trade mechanisms such as those presented by the upcoming free-trade deal with Asean, the
Written by Aello ConsultingMay 4, 2020 A new sophisticated new class has emerged in Indonesia and some are already cashing in. It’s early afternoon at Jakarta’s Kemang Village shopping mall and despite the monsoonal heat the country’s new consumer class are sitting in outdoor lounges drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and taking selfies. To soupy pop songs they are doing their best to be noticed and in doing