3 min read – Indonesia’s Commodity Trap – Escaping the Dutch Curse – Path to Diversification – In economics, “Dutch disease” (also known as the “Dutch curse”) describes a paradoxical affliction where a boom in natural resource exports strengthens a country’s currency, inflating costs and eroding competitiveness in other sectors like manufacturing for ex. This leads to deindustrialization, job losses, […]
2 min read – When will the sleeping giant awaken? – What keeps the beauty asleep? – Politics? Governance? Indonesia, 280 million people, 87% Muslim, is the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. Yet Islam is not a state religion. The country remains a secular, pluralistic democracy grounded in Pancasila, a confessionally neutral ideology. Under President Joko Widodo (2014–2024) and now Prabowo […]
30 sec read – Founding Members Spotlight: Sandyani Sulistyaningtyas and ILANN AMRAM – Meet Sandyani T.S. and Ilann Amram, founding members of Executive Search Asian Partners (ESAP) and Founders of CINTASIA, based in Indonesia. Together, they embody the spirit of bicultural leadership and collaboration that drives ESAP’s mission across Asia. With over 25 years of international experience, Ilann has built […]
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 […]