2 min read – Chocolate, Love, and Entrepreneurship – The JIKA Story – Chocolate has always been more than food. For the ancient civilisations of Mesoamerica, cacao was prepared as

1,5 min read – Macroeconomic Outlook 2026–2030 – Indonesia’s growth is stable – But nothing else is – We’ve gone through a new independent research brief on Indonesia’s macroeconomic outlook,

1,5 min read – Mining Indonesia Exhibition 2026 ASEAN’s Largest Mining Event In Jakarta: Where Else? Last week I attended Mining Indonesia 2026 at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo), Kemayoran, on

3 min read – Stop Ruining Your Export Strategy – 7 costly mistakes we keep seeing – And how to avoid them –   Over the years, we have witnessed

2 min read – Indonesia Mining: world-class geology – < 1% of global exploration spend – What JORC 2026 taught me – Last month, on August 12th, I had the

2 min read – Cintasia Summer Mini-Series 2026 Edition – Money, Politics & Technology – Episode 4 – This summer, let’s take a short break from industrial topics to explore

1,5 min read – Cintasia Summer Mini-Series 2026 Edition – Money, Politics & Technology – Episode 3 – This summer, let’s take a short break from industrial topics to explore

2 mind read – Cintasia Summer Mini-Series 2026 Edition – Money, Politics & Technology – Episode 2 – This summer, let’s take a short break from industrial topics to explore

2 min read – Cintasia Summer Mini-Series 2026 Edition – Money, Politics & Technology – Episode 1 – This summer, let’s take a short break from industrial topics to explore

1 min read – The New Art of Ghosting – It’s Time to Call the Ghostbusters – When I started my career in the late 1990s, there was no such

2 min read – The Other Side of Indonesia’s Nickel Success Story : Nickel Tailings – Indonesia has become the world’s leading producer of nickel. It is an extraordinary industrial

2 min read – French National Day – Bastille Day, Revolution – Liberty, Equality, Fraternity? – Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the prestigious Bastille Day reception at the

2 min read – Why Indonesia should already be on Every international company’s Growth roadmap – When companies talk about expanding in Asia, the conversation usually starts with China, India

2 min read – Wanna Fix The World? Ever Heard Of Proof Of Work? Learn What It Is And Find Yours! In a world increasingly tempted by shortcuts, “Proof of

1 min read – Shanghai Metals Market – Indonesia Critical Minerals 2026 – High-Performance Filtration Solutions – 3 weeks ago, I had the pleasure of presenting Choquenet at the Indonesia

1,5 min read – The World Bank’s Latest Review On Indonesia’s Economic Prospects – Remarkable Resilience – The World Bank has just released its latest Indonesia Economic Prospects report, titled

2 min read – Why Indonesia is Called Indonesia – Colonial Invention – Nationalist Pride – Indonesia, meaning “islands of India” in ancient Greek, is not a native or colonial

1 min read – The Indonesian Mining sector is buzzing with energy! After the excitement of Indonesia Miner and MetConnex last month, Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference 2026 (ICM2026) kicks off

2 min read – Turning an ice-cold meeting Into a promising business – The cultural effect Two years ago, we helped a European industrial OEM explore the ASEAN market and

1,5 min read – Indonesia’s Energy Resilience – Shines Amid Global Turbulence – As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalate with the ongoing conflict involving Iran and disruptions in

0,5 min read – METCONNEX DAY 3 – COME VISIT US – BOOTH AS2 – Insightful event at MetConnex. From the meaningful conversations we have, we can see that the

2 min read – Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law – Why Compliance Can’t Wait – The Time to Act is Now – Indonesia’s digital economy continues to grow rapidly, making

2 min read – Sulfur Prices & Iran Conflict – The Gold of the Devil And its Blue Fire Since February 2026, global sulfur prices have surged more than 40%

2 min read – Djakarta Mining Club Event – Secondary Exploration of Bauxite, Nickel and Tin – Last week, the Secretariat Djakarta Mining Club held its 13th anniversary at the