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  • Strong quarter buoys Matahari Putra Prima

    Strong quarter buoys Matahari Putra Prima

    A solid second quarter sent Matahari Putra Prima’s sales up 2.1 per cent in the first half to June 30.

    The Indonesian mixed format grocery retailer has reported net sales for the six months of Rp 7 trillion (US$560 million). Of that figure, 3.7 trillion was achieved in the second quarter, an increase of 6.5 per cent on the back of new store openings. Same store sales fell 0.3 per cent in the first half and rose 4.5 per cent in the second quarter.

    The company posted a net loss for the half of  20.7 billion ($1.66 million), after a healthy second quarter pared back a first quarter loss of 123 billion ($9.8 million).

    MPPA says its total sales growth improved from 2.1 per cent to 8.4 per cent during the first half, after the negative effects of poor economic conditions in Sumatera/Kalimantan and permanently closed stores are excluded.

    CEO Noel Trinder said second quarter sales were led by Lebaran (the two day Eid al-Fitr  holiday) and a strong performance in stores that have been renovated to the new generation G7 store format.

    “Aggressive inventory actions that negatively impacted earnings since the second half of 2015 have now finished, positioning MPPA well for future growth. We believe the resumption of growth which began in the second quarter will carry into the second half,” he said.

    “In addition, MPPA continues to exploit the future growth opportunity of new channels by increasing our shareholding in PT GEI, operator of MatahariMall.com, to 10 per cent in June.”

    As of June 30, MPPA operated 297 stores across Indonesia (112 Hypermart, 25 Foodmart, 106 Boston, 52 FMX and two SmartClub). During the first half MPPA closed three Hypermart stores (one permanently closed, one converted to Foodmart and one converted to SmartClub).

  • Indonesia joins Malaysian halal e-commerce

    Indonesia joins Malaysian halal e-commerce

    The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has joined Malaysia’s halal e-commerce website to tap into a larger international consumer base for local products, while at the same time giving local consumers easier access to imported halal products.

    The halal business sees a large market of 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide with a variety of products ranging from food, cosmetics, to pharmaceuticals. Markets for the halal business include the ASEAN region — led by countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, which have a large Muslim population — as well as the Middle East and North Africa.

    Now that Indonesian businesses have joined Malaysia’s e-Halal, a commerce directory portal of halal products not only from Malaysia but other countries such as China and India, Kadin chairman Roslan P. Roeslani said the country should not only be a market for halal products but also a producer and supplier.

    E-commerce platforms are becoming increasingly popular to showcase Indonesia’s potential, from big players to smaller enterprises, he added.

    Current trends show that the halal business and market will continue to grow. In 2014, the global halal market value reached US$2.3 trillion.

    “As long as there are Muslims in this world, the halal market will continue to thrive. We must see the business opportunity in this, while still upholding Islamic values,” Rosan said during an event to introduce e-Halal in Jakarta on Monday, adding that Indonesian products can be accessed through the official portal, kadin.ehalal.com.

    Malaysia’s halal industry is more developed and advanced than Indonesia’s, but the latter could still
    work to catch up and learn from Malaysia’s experiences. Indonesia’s potential is not only in food and beverage, Roslan explained, but also cosmetics, such as the popular Wardah, and fashion.

    E-Halal director Michael Teh said although most of its suppliers were Malaysian, it hoped to add Indonesian suppliers to its list from the cooperation with Kadin. E-Halal was launched in Malaysia in May and now has hundreds of products, from prawn crackers and baby food to fresh vegetables and bath salts.

    Michael said suppliers may join e-Halal for free, so long as their products are certified halal from the local issuing authority. From Indonesia, for example, products must receive halal certification from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).

    “All our suppliers must be certified, and we will verify the certifications they upload. Our concept is to enable and safeguard halal suppliers to reach the world of e-commerce,” he said during the same occasion.

    Malaysian International Trade and Industry Ministry’s Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) CEO Dato Seri Jamil Bidin said Malaysia and Indonesia must cooperate in developing the halal industry, which holds large economic potential.

    “Amid the increasingly borderless global trade, it is important to seize opportunities and develop with sophisticated technology like e-halal,” Jamil said.

  • YLKI Protests Indecent Bikini-brand Snack

    YLKI Protests Indecent Bikini-brand Snack

    Chairman of Executive Committee of the Indonesian Consumers Organization Foundation (YLKI) Tulus Abadi protested on a Bikini-brand snack product. Tulus said the brand sold in social media is considered as indecent.

    “That is a snack (fried noodle) product with a non-educational, even indecent, brand name”, Tulus said Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

    Recently, information of the Bikini snack circulates through chain messages. The product shows a woman’s body from shoulder to hip with just wearing a bikini. The worst part is the package has “remas aku” (squeeze me) slogan written on it.

    YLKI protested the circulation of the product and asked to recall the product from the market. Tulus requested the National Drug and Food Agency of Indonesia (BPOM) to reprove the manufacturer and demand to shut down any form of sales through social media.

    “Online selling, particularly via e-commerce Olx.com and Bukalapak.com, must be immediately stopped. Consumers must not purchase the product, especially the children,” said Tulus.

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  • ‘Modest’ growth for Dairy Farm International

    ‘Modest’ growth for Dairy Farm International

    Pan-Asia retailer Dairy Farm International Holdings reports “modest” sales growth for the six months ended June 30.

    Underlying profit was slightly ahead as higher contributions from food, home furnishings, restaurants and China hypermarket Yonghui offset a lower contribution from the group’s health and beauty division. The group is seeing the benefits from investments made last year.

    Sales for the period, excluding associates and joint ventures, were down 1 per cent but up 2 per cent at constant exchange rates. Sales were impacted by the closure of underperforming stores in Indonesia and Singapore.

    The operating profit was stable at US$197 million, compared with $201 million in the first half of last year.

    Under pressure

    In the food division, sales within supermarkets and hypermarkets were up 2 per cent despite deflationary pressures.

    In Hong Kong, sales increased modestly but profits were impacted by higher rental and labour costs. In Indonesia and Singapore, profitability improved despite reduced sales following store closures. Sales were flat but profits lower in Malaysia, while the Philippines had good sales growth and improved profitability.

    Convenience stores in Hong Kong and Macau performed satisfactorily in a difficult trading environment, while overall sales in Singapore were flat because of the cutback in stores yet sales were positive and profits higher.

    Store expansion continued in mainland China, and there was good sales and profits growth.

    In the health and beauty division, sales improved in Hong Kong but Macau and Malaysia were behind with lower profitability.

    Like-for-like sales were positive in China, and in Indonesia “encouraging” improvements were made in sales and profits following a store rationalisation program.

    In the Philippines, good progress continues to be made on the integration of Rose Pharmacy.

    In home furnishings, Ikea performed well, producing growth in both sales and profits in its three markets. Store expansion opportunities are being pursued.

    Still expanding

    In the restaurant division, Maxim’s maintained its impressive track record with higher sales and profits in China and Hong Kong. The group is growing its presence on the mainland and continues to expand its Starbucks network in Cambodia and Vietnam.

    Yonghui reported 18 per cent revenue growth in the first half.

    In February, PT Hero agreed to sell its remaining Starmart stores in Indonesia. The transfer of the stores is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.

    In March, the group refinanced short-term borrowings of $900 million, to be used in part to invest a further $191 million in Yonghui. This will maintain the group’s 19.99 per cent interest following the placement by Yonghui of a 10 per cent shareholding to JD.com.

    In April, Maxim’s acquired the Cova patisserie and restaurant franchise in Hong Kong, which has 10 outlets. Maxim’s also opened its first The Cheesecake Factory in Shanghai Disney Town.

    At the end of June, Dairy Farm, including Yonghui, had about 6500 outlets across all formats and employed 180,000-plus people.

    “While sales and profit performance in the first half have been encouraging in a challenging
    trading environment, the outlook remains uncertain with consumer confidence fragile in most
    Markets,” says chairman Ben Keswick.

    Incorporated in Bermuda, Dairy Farm International Holdings has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The group’s businesses are managed from Hong Kong by Dairy Farm Management Services through its regional offices. Dairy Farm is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

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  • Indonesia Intensifies Awareness Campaign on Tax Amnesty Program

    Indonesia Intensifies Awareness Campaign on Tax Amnesty Program

    The Administration of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is racing against time to make its tax amnesty program a success, in order to increase the much needed state revenues.

    Officially launched on July 1, the tax amnesty program is effective from July 18, 2016 until March 31, 2017.

    The first period of its implementation is from July 18 until September 30, 2016; the second is from October 1 until December 31, 2016; and the third period is from January 1 until March 31, 2017.

    The tax amnesty program has a specific period, therefore there should be no delay in its implementation, President Jokowi was quoted as saying by new Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati recently.

    He particularly asked Finance Minister Sri Mulyani to complete all regulations on implementation of the tax amnesty.

    Regulations on the tax amnesty must be completed soon, so the program could be carried out successfully, Minister Mulyani said at the presidential palace, here on July 28, after receiving a directive by the President on the tax amnesty for officials of the tax directorate general of the finance ministry.

    The tax amnesty program is designed to be a significant incentive for taxpayers, since the compensation interest to be charged is only two percent, according to the minster.

    “We are trying, during the period from now until September, to create trust building, convenience and, finally, success in developing a tax system,” she said.

    The president asked every tax officer to not only be ready and proactive in the implementation of the tax amnesty program, but also to secure the state revenue, in general.

    For that purpose, tax officers should be honest, professional and have no conflicts of interest.

    In his directives, President Jokowi said he believed that the momentum to carry out the tax amnesty is right at present, as the public has been enthusiastic in attending the tax amnesty education sessions that have been held.

    The tax amnesty socialization activities have been well received, as the number of people attending the events were larger than those invited for the events, he explained.

    “From three socialization activities that we have carried out, I have seen huge enthusiasm from the public and businessmen. In Surabaya, 2,000 people were invited, and 2,700 people came. In Medan, it was even more. 3,000 people were invited, and 3,500 people came to the event,” the President said.

    Jokowi is scheduled to carry out the tax amnesty sessions in Makassar, Jakarta, and even Singapore in the near future.

    The Indonesian government has implemented a new tax amnesty program to boost tax revenues by encouraging the repatriation of funds stashed abroad.

    The government will impose a two to five percent tax on assets repatriated to the country by March 2017.

    These assets must be invested in Indonesia for a period of three years in funds managed by appointed banks and can be invested in several ways, including government bonds.

    The government said many rich Indonesians have parked thousands of trillions rupiah abroad to evade tax.

    At least Rp4,000 trillion of the fund are expected to be declared and Rp1,000 trillion of which would be repatriated and invested in the country.

    When launching the tax amnesty program on July 1, Jokowi urged the countrys business community, whose members had so far been stashing assets overseas, to avail the government`s program.

    “This is an opportunity that will not come again. Anyone who wishes to make use of it can go ahead and the rest should be prepared for the consequences,” the President stated.

    “So, we hope these funds are repatriated immediately. We will need Rp4,900 trillion in the next five years to develop infrastructure. The national budget can only provide Rp1,500 trillion and the rest must come from investment and businesses. There is no other alternative,” he explained.

    In the meantime, the Indonesian Police (Polri) will guarantee legal certainty and safety of tax amnesty applicants.

    Polri is supporting the governments tax amnesty program and has helped maintain the investment climate by not disturbing activities of investors already in Indonesia, the Head of Polris Crime Investigation Department (Bareskrim), Commissioner General Ari Dono Sukmanto said on July 28.

    The National Police is implementing the instructions of the President Joko Widodo and Law No. 11 Year 2016 on Tax Amnesty, to guarantee safety and legal certainty of the applicants, he added.

    Detectives should focus not only on merely finding wrongdoings of tax payers, particularly tax amnesty applicants, he remarked.

    Polri, in cooperation with several financial institutions, such as Indonesias Financial Services Authority (OJK), Bank Indonesias regional offices, and the Tax Directorate General, will issue appeals to businessmen and individuals, who have stashed their money overseas, to return their money to Indonesia and keep them in domestic banks.

    “Polri will also guarantee the secrecy of data of tax payers applying for amnesty. Those who leak the data will be punished,” he said.

    Furthermore, State-owned bank PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has set a target to collect funds at least worth Rp60 trillion from the tax amnesty program, through both bank and non-bank products.

    “The target would not be achieved without the dissemination of information that the BRI is ready to offer tax amnesty services to the clients and public, both in the country and overseas,” PT BRI Director Sis Apik Wijayanto noted at an event to raise awareness on the tax amnesty program in Lampung, on July 28.

    The BRI has disseminated information on its tax amnesty-related products and services across all its branches in the country.

    In Lampung Province alone, 14 branches and 97 units of BRI are ready to offer tax amnesty services, he remarked.

    The event was attended by 100 people, mostly businessmen from Lampung.

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  • Indonesia, France to Boost Economic Cooperation

    Indonesia, France to Boost Economic Cooperation

    Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Nasution said Indonesia is ready to explore economic cooperation with France.

    He mentioned that France is a strategic trading partner for Indonesia.

    Nasution made the statement during a meeting with French Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Mrs. Corrine Breuzé, on Friday, (July 29).

    “I believe that the economy of Indonesia and France are complementary. Therefore, it is important to increase economic cooperation in several sectors,” he said on Saturday (30/7).

    Based on data released by the Ministry of Trade in 2015, the total trade volume between Indonesia and France amounted to US $ 2.3 billion. This figure decreased by 9.4 percent compared to that of the previous period, which reached US $ 2.35 billion, while French investment realization in Indonesia was US $ 131.6 million for 197 projects.

    The business that is in great demand among French investors in Indonesia are among others, transportation, communications, electricity, gas, water, food industry, chemical and pharmaceutical goods sectors.

    Nasution further said the investment realization bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and France in the future could be further increased and spread particularly in ​​eastern Indonesia.

    Therefore, in order to boost the value of the investment, the Indonesian Government has made a breakthrough through a series of Economic Policy Package issued since September 2015.

    “This package contains a variety of policies ranging from streamlining the investment license, the revised negative list of investment, the acceleration of infrastructure development and more,” the minister said.

  • CIMB’s Indonesian unit posts big jump in profit

    CIMB’s Indonesian unit posts big jump in profit

    CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s 97.9% owned Indonesia-based subsidiary PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk, boosted its unaudited consolidated net profit by 318.2% to 736 billion rupiah (RM228.4mil) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 (H1).

    The fifth largest bank in Indonesia by assets said in a statement that the higher net profit, which translated to earnings per share of 29.29 rupiah, was due to a 4.8% rise in net interest income (NII) to 5.81 trillion rupiah (RM1.81bil), a 24.1% jump in non-interest income to 1.46 trillion rupiah (RM453mil) and a 7.9% fall in provision expense.

    Its president director Tigor M. Siahaan said: “Despite the challenging environment, our H1 top line performance continued to improve. The 4.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) NII growth was recorded against a decline in interest expense, while non-interest income was 24.1% higher y-o-y due to better treasury and capital markets businesses.”

    He said CIMB Niaga maintained good control over its operating expenses which fell by 1.2% y-o-y.

    “In addition, the provisions for non-performing loans had gradually improved.”

    As the bank retained a conservative growth strategy, total gross loans were lower y-o-y at 175.34 trillion rupiah (RM54.41bil) as at June 30.

    Despite the slower overall growth in CIMB Niaga’s loans, selected business segments recorded encouraging performance.

    The personal and multipurpose loans business grew 9.2% y-o-y through the bank’s X-tra Dana product, while the credit card segment posted a 25.5% y-o-y growth to 7.18 trillion rupiah (RM2.23bil).

    As at end June 2016, the bank had issued over 2.1 million credit cards, an increase of 13.4% from a year earlier.

    To date, CIMB Niaga is the third largest credit card issuer in Indonesia, in addition to being the fifth largest bank with total assets of 239.38 trillion rupiah (RM74.33bil).

    Its current account savings account (CASA) grew 5.7% y-o-y to 93.21 trillion rupiah as at June 30, with the CASA ratio rising 457 basis points (bps) y-o-y to 51.99%.

    The loan to deposit ratio was higher at 96.54% at end-June 2016 compared to 95.81% in the same period last year.

    The Indonesian government has appointed CIMB Niaga as a perception bank assigned to accommodate funds repatriated by taxpayers who are participating in Indonesia’s tax amnesty programme.

    “With additional liquidity available through the programme, the national banking industry, CIMB Niaga included, will have greater capacity to disburse loans to various sectors,” Tigor said.

    CIMB Niaga’s capital adequacy ratio strengthened y-o-y to 17.62% as at June 30.

    “We will continue to selectively increase our assets with a key focus on cost management and asset quality.

    “We started 2016 on a more positive note and seen the potential of gradual improvement in the second half of the year, backed by numerous macroprudential government fiscal and monetary policies to stimulate sustainable economic growth,” added Tigor.

  • Indonesia`s economy improves

    Indonesia`s economy improves

    The central Bank of Indonesia has said that Indonesia’s economy will continuously improve, along with the stability of the economy, the continuation of fiscal stimulus, and the implementation of structural reforms.

    “In the medium-term, Indonesias economic growth will be higher, more inclusive, and more sustainable,” the Director of Economic and Monetary Policy at Bank of Indonesia, Solikin M Juhro, said here on Thursday.

    He noted the consistent implementation of structural reforms is a key to the improvement of the domestic economic outlook.

    According to Solikin, amid various external and domestic challenges, Indonesias economic performance during 2015 recorded a positive development.

    The macroeconomic stability becomes better, and the stability of the financial system has been maintained, he added.

    “After being slow, the nation’s economic growth began to increase in the second half of 2015,” Solikin said.

    He explained that such success was supported by the Bank of Indonesias policies, as well as close coordination with the government in safeguarding the economic stability, promoting economic growth, and accelerating structural reforms.

    Further, according to Solikin, the consistent implementation of structural reforms should be continued through the optimization of infrastructure developments, such as roads, electricity, and irrigation, including the development of human resources.

    “The economy of Indonesia keeps growing at a rate of 4.8 to 5.5 percent. We are able to grow above 6 percent, if we apply economy diversifications,” he added.

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  • Indonesia the most favorite destination for Australian tourists

    Indonesia the most favorite destination for Australian tourists

    Indonesia has so far proven to be the most favorite destination for Australian tourists, overtaking New Zealand, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Nadjib Riphat Kesoema said.

    “The variety of natural wealth and beauty, culture and world-class tourist facilities that the Indonesian government offers to tourists have become special attractions for Australian tourists,” he stated in a press statement released on Saturday.

    His remarks came when the Indonesian Tourism Ministry and the Indonesian Embassy in Australia were conducting a promotional activity at Hotel Hyatt in Canberra recently.

    Besides helping promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries, the tourism sector can also create jobs in Indonesia, he added.

    He underlined that he supported the program to conduct tourism promotion in several Australian cities such as Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

    The program will serve as a venue for a meeting between Australian travel agents and their Indonesian counterparts directly, he said.

    The ambassador has called on Australian tourism companies to encourage Australian citizens to visit other Indonesian tourist destinations than Bali.

    Data from the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra showed that almost 85 percent of 1.2 million Australian tourists visited Bali in 2015.

    Nadjib offered potential visitors from Australia other tourist destinations such Toraja, Lake Toba, Raja Ampat, Labuhan Bajo, Tanjung Kalayang, Seribu Islands, Borobudur Temple, Mount Bromo, Wakatobi and Morotai Island.

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  • Large customer base benefits RI start-ups

    Large customer base benefits RI start-ups

    Indonesia’s mushrooming start-up companies have the potential to boost the country’s economy, thanks to their large customer base.

    According to Sillicon Valley-based Fenox Venture Capital, the movement could drive the Indonesian economy to expand faster than its Southeast Asian neighbors.

    “Indonesian start-ups are very powerful, in the sense that Indonesia has a very big consumer base. There are actually a lot of customers who can give feedback,” president and CEO Anis Uzzaman said on Friday.

    He said they had the advantage of endorsement from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, resulting in supportive regulations.

    Indonesia’s current rules are quite liberal in terms of supporting start-ups, compared to several other countries, particularly in the field of financing. For instance, Indonesia allows venture capital firms to invest with convertible notes, which are banned in many countries, said Uzzaman.

    A convertible note is a short-term debt that converts into equity. Under the scheme, investors can lend money to a start-up during the first round of funding and receive shares of preferred stock, rather than getting a payback loan plus interest rates.

    “Regulation issues are a common problem across the world, but the current Indonesian government is willing to make changes. It is a good thing,” he said.

    The Jokowi administration expressed its seriousness in expanding into the digital economy when the President visited Silicon Valley, the world’s center of technological innovation, during a working visit to the US in February.

    Envisioning the birth of 1,000 technopreneurs in the country, the administration allows foreign e-commerce players valued over Rp 100 billion (US$7.62 million) to open businesses and team up with financial authorities to support funding for IT companies and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

    Several start-ups in Indonesia have gained prominence, such as Go-Jek, a motorcycle taxi service application.

    However, Uzzaman claimed that Indonesia often thwarted the efforts of venture capitalists and investors to reach out to start-ups in regions beyond Java.

    In an effort to provide business opportunities for start-ups across the country, Fenox Venture Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, plans to hold a global contest called the Startup World Cup 2017, in partnership with the government’s Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf).

    The event will comprise a start-up conference and competition with participants coming from 15 countries, including Indonesia.

    The countries will hold their own regional qualifications to select the top 10 participants to present their ideas in front of international judges, as well as world investors and tech company CEOs.

    The regional winners will compete to win a $1 million prize in the grand finale, which will be held in Silicon Valley on March 24 next year. Part of the prize will take the form of investments in the winning start-up.

    Fenox expects to see at least 750 startup entrepreneurs from the ASEAN region apply for the competition.

    In Indonesia, the company is conducting road shows in six cities to ensure that start-ups in the region take part in the event.

    “The start-ups should be a PT and we prefer those that already obtained financing, whether from institutional or individual investors,” said Aldi Adrian Hartanto, an associate member at the firm’s Jakarta branch office.

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  • BCA records profit of Rp9.6 trillion

    BCA records profit of Rp9.6 trillion

    PT Bank Central Asia Tbk. (BCA) made a net profit of Rp9.6 trillion in the first semester of this year, reflecting a growth of 12.1 percent year-on-year, mostly from interest income following the bright growth of corporate credits.

    BCA President Director Jahja Setiaatmadja said here on Wednesday that although domestic economic condition was still in the process of recovering, corporate credits had contributed the highest to the growth reaching 19.6 percent year-on-year or Rp135.4 trillion.

    Commercial and small and medium credits on the other hand have been the biggest portfolio but their growth was only recorded at 6.5 percent or Rp146.5 trillion while consumer credits were up 9.1 percent year-on-year, reaching Rp105.2 trillion.

    “We indeed saw that demand is still slow, but thanks to our efficiency and growth of transaction accounts, the business has registered a boost,” he added.

    In the consumer line, housing credits rose by 8.5 percent to Rp61.7 trillion and motor-vehicle credits were up 11.4 percent to reach Rp34.0 trillion.

    The BCA credits in all segments grew 11.5 percent to Rp387 trillion, year-on-year.

    According to Jahja, the efficiency attained through reduction of cost of funds has contributed to the growth of profit and revenues.

    “Before the monetary easing effected by Bank Indonesia since 2015, we have been able to lower the interest rates of deposits and, in turn, reduce the cost of funds. In February, we also reduced the loan interest,” he explained.

    BCAs operational income in the first semester this year rose 15.5 percent to Rp26.1 trillion while operational burden also increased by 7.3 percent, failing to reach double digits, and touching Rp12.07 trillion.

    The compensation of growth in credit distribution was seen in the hike of non-performing loan ratio to 1.4 percent by the end of June 2016 from 0.7 percent in June last year. Jahja, however, saw the trend of NPL hike would weaken.

    “The NPL is indeed predicted to rise until September but the rise will not be drastic and may have a tendency of slowing seeing the start of improvement in the economy,” he underlined.

    To anticipate problem credits, the BCA has set up an additional reserve fund worth Rp2 trillion. In June, the ratio of the reserve to total problem credits reached 193 percent.

    The BCAs liquidity condition seemed to be easing continuously. Although the credit growth reached double digits, the ratio of funds to lending (LFR) was recorded at only 77.9 percent.

    The LFR position was still below the central banks existing standard, which is at 78 to 92 percent. The newest standard is at 80-92 percent.

    In the first half of this year, the BCA collected Rp490.6 trillion in third-party funds, reflecting a growth of 7.8 percent.

    With the credit achievement and the third party funds, BCA assets in the period were recorded at Rp626.1 trillion.

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  • BNI reports healthy growth with profit up 79.9 percent

    BNI reports healthy growth with profit up 79.9 percent

    State lender PT. Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk (BNI) reported a strong growth of 79.9 percent year-on-year in profit to Rp4.37 trillion in the second quarter of 2016 despite a decline in credit quality.

    President Director of the countrys fourth largest bank in assets Achmad Baiquni attributed the rise in profit to high growth in credits and fee based income, and efficiency in cost of fund.

    “Our cost of funds dropped to 3.1 percent from 3.2 percent,” Baiquni said here on Friday.

    BNI outstanding credit grew in two digit by 23.7 percent year on year (yoy) to Rp288.7 trillion.

    However, the non performing loan (NPL) of the bank also rose from 2.7 percent to 3 percent gross by the end of the first half of this year.

    He acknowledged the quality of credit assets became a problem shadowing the performance of the bank in the first six months of the year.

    Therefore, BNI has to increase its reserve funds from 138.8 percent in the second quarter 2015 to 142.8 percent in the same period in 2016.

    The increase in the credit of the publicly listed bank resulted in a rose in its net interest income to Rp13.91 trillion or an increase of 11.7 percent yoy.

    Its non interest income including fee based income grew 28.7 percent to Rp4.43 trillion.

    Baiquni said business credit disbursements sustained credit portfolio as high as 73 percent with annual growth of 25.6 percent to Rp260.7 trillion.

    Corporate credits accounted for 25.1 percent of its business credits.

    The bank also recorded a soaring growth of 331 percent or Rp7.3 trillion in low interest Peoples Business Credit (KUR) pushing up KUR contribution to outstanding credit to 19.9 percent from 5.6 percent earlier.

    Baiquni attributed the high growth to facility of guarantee and subsidy on interest offered by the government.

    “Speaking about target, we prefer the government to set target for us,” he said.

    The bank holds Rp391.4 trillion in third party funds or an increase of 19.6 percent yoy, dominated by cheap funds (current account saving account (CASA) making up 60.4 percent and deposits making up the rest, he said.

    With the outstanding credits and third party funds, BNI has assets valued at Rp539.1 trillion by the end of he second quarter of 2016.

  • Indonesian coffee showcase to open in Seoul

    Indonesian coffee showcase to open in Seoul

    Indonesia has high hopes of carving out a share of the crowded Korean domestic cafe scene and coffee market.

    A cafe specialising in artisanal Indonesian coffee is planned to open soon on the Bojeong-dong Cafe Street in Seoul. It will sell ground coffee and coffee beans from different regions in Indonesia, according to the Southeast Asian nation’s small and medium enterprises minister Anak Agung Gede Puspayoga.

    “As one of the top coffee consumers in the world, South Korea should buy more coffee from Indonesia,” he said.

    According to USDA data, South Korea’s coffee market is estimated at more than US$3 billion annually. Indonesia does not believe it is getting its fair share.

    The planned Indonesian coffee cafe will initially sell coffee beans grown in three cities: Temanggung in Central Java, Denpasar in Bali and Bandung in West Java, including Priyangan coffee, Indonesia’s version of kopi Luwak, the famed civet coffee, and Temanggung, its Arabica and Robusta coffee.

    The shop is part of a partnership hatched between the Korea Federation of Micro Enterprise, or KFME – which represents South Korea’s 7 million small businesses – and the non-profit International Council of Small Business.

    The partnership will also see prominent Korean bakeries provide training for Indonesian bakers.

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  • Store roll-out boosts Starbucks Asia

    Store roll-out boosts Starbucks Asia

    A massive Starbucks Asia store roll-out has boosted the global coffee company’s third quarter results.

    Across China and the Asia-Pacific region, Starbucks opened 888 new stores in the first nine months of the current financial year. That helped lift revenues by 18 per cent in the region.

    However, underlying same-store sales were a far more modest 3 per cent up on the same quarter last year.

    “The concern is that some of this is related to a general slowdown in China which, if part of a longer term trend, could harm company earnings,’ observed retail analyst Neil Saunders, CEO of Conlumino.

    The company’s Channel Development division – which encompasses the sale of Starbucks branded products in grocers and other stores- also posted positive numbers, with revenues rising 9 per cent. This was aided by strong sales of single-serve Starbucks products following a new agreement with Keurig Green Mountain to push branded K-Cups into more channels. A new partnership with Nespresso to launch Starbucks-branded pods should provided a further uplift to this division in the quarters ahead.

    “Unfortunately, the stronger performances in Asia and in the Channel Development Segment were not enough to offset the weakness in the Americas, which remains larger than all other divisions combined,” said Saunders.

    “And therein lies the forward issue for Starbucks: it has to increase momentum in this part of its business if it is to get back into high growth territory and if it is to avoid a future squeeze on profits.”

    Globally, Starbucks seemed to lose momentum in the third quarter, with overall growth slowing to 7 per cent and global same-store growth moderating to 4 per cent – both below forecast.

    “Worryingly, the slowdown took hold across all regions with even the Americas division, which usually puts in a fairly robust performance, posting a lacklustre same-store increase of 4 per cent. The fact that the company appears to have run out of steam somewhat overshadows its nonetheless impressive achievement of breaking the $1 billion operating income barrier for the first time in a non-holiday quarter.”

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    Indonesia sparkles as jewellery retail market

    Indonesia sparkles in the jewellery retail market, according to a new report from Euromonitor International.

    Buoyed by growth in Asia Pacific, particularly China and India, jewellery will continue to be the best-performing category in the personal accessories segment, according to its research.

    Indonesia is expected to be the fastest-growing country in the world for jewellery sales with 7.8 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) predicted until 2021. It is followed by India at 6.9 per cent.

    Euromonitor’s research shows that jewellery sales will be worth US$316 billion this year. It is the fastest-growing segment within the personal accessories industry with 3 per cent growth over the past year.

    Jewellery, including both costume and fine jewellery, had 15 per cent year-on-year growth of internet retail sales, reaching $19 billion this year, up from $9 billion in 2011. Fine jewellery’s 16 per cent growth in internet retailing beat out costume jewellery’s 12 per cent growth, with more fine jewellery retailers going online.

    “Technology is the answer for the future growth of jewellery and personal accessories,” says industry analyst Jasmine Seng. While global sales of personal accessories are growing at 2 percent, internet retailing is experiencing double-digit growth.

    The lowest performer in internet sales is the watch segment.

    “Facing competition from smartwatches, industry players should collaborate with wearable-technology innovators to drive organic growth for their companies,” says Seng.

    Personal accessories sales are forecast to have 4 per cent CAGR between now and 2021 to reach $633 billion.

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