2 min read – Take the Quiz: How Well Do You Read Indonesians? – You already know more than you think – Differences aren’t all “cultural.” – When you land in a new market, intercultural skill is a make-or-break asset. You don’t need to become Indonesian, just understand the signals. Good news: Not every behavior is rooted in culture. Personality, […]
3 min read – BRICS Challenge Dollar Dominance With A Gold-Backed Blockchain Currency – Toward a Sound Money Renaissance In a bold move toward financial sovereignty, the BRICS bloc (China, Russia, Brazil, India, South Africa) is quietly developing a unified digital currency, without the USA’s consent. This proposed currency would be pegged to member states’ vast gold reserves, tokenized on […]
30 sec read – Indonesia has an impressive record of nature reserves and raw materials – I came across a nice carousel about it on LinkedIn recently – A carousel in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language). We have extracted some insights in English for you : INDONESIA is : #1world producer of Nickel, Palm Oil, Coal. #2 for Tin. #5 in […]
2 min read – Why now is a good time to export to ASEAN – You need a long-term approach And a great local partner The MOCI, a French magazine, has written a comprehensive article on business opportunities in ASEAN. Here is a summary. With growth rates among the highest in the world, Southeast Asia has become a strategic destination […]
45 sec read – Join us next week at the Trade Expo Indonesia 2025 in BSD city (near Jakarta). – This event aims to promote Indonesian exports, facilitate international trade, and foster strong business connections between Indonesia and the global market. 40+ thousand visitors are expected 1500 exhibitors split into 3 categories of products – Manufacturing – Services and Lifestyle […]
Tin’s first application is solder for electronics, which uses 50% of the world tin. Other industrial applications include chemicals, solar panels, batteries, float glass-making, specific alloys, … Tin global market size, at 370 kilo tons per year, is tiny compared to other base metals like : -aluminum (70+ million tons ) -copper cathode (25 million tons ) -zinc (12 million […]
30 sec read – Indonesia houses one of the world’s largest digital populations – With 98% of Indonesian companies storing sensitive data at on-premise servers, public clouds, SaaS applications, third-party hosted private clouds and numerous endpoints, the security challenges have reached an all-time high. Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing cybersecurity market, projected to reach USD 3.39 billion […]
30 sec read – Adaro, the giant Indonesian coal company, has diversified into Primary Aluminium. Its aluminium smelter project is expected to start first pot production before the end of 2025. The smelter has three phases of each half million ton of metal produced per year. So total capacity will be 1,5 million ton per year. A smelter input is […]
2 min read – Channel Your Inner Corto Maltese – Dare, Explore, Export – Grow and Thrive – In the adventurous world of Corto Maltese, the iconic sailor and explorer created by Hugo Pratt, every journey is a leap into the unknown. With his sharp wit, fearless spirit, and unyielding curiosity, Corto navigates uncharted waters, uncovering treasures and forging connections […]
1,5 min read – How to seduce good local partners – Yes, you must convince them – Not the other way around – The most common mistake we see exporters make when searching for a local partner is : ➡️ assuming that candidates will line up, queue, and ‘beg’ to become their agent. In some countries, that may have been […]