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Elisa Valenta

Bogota D.C.

Senior Journalist at Forbes Indonesia

Finance journo in the big durian.

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  • Indonesia’s Fore Coffee surges in IPO debut, defying market turmoil

    1 week ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Elisa Valenta

    [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s homegrown coffee chain Fore brewed up a bold debut on the local bourse on Monday (Apr 14), becoming the first player in the nation’s fast-growing coffee industry to go public – marking a milestone in South-east Asia’s largest economy. Shares of Fore opened at 252 rupiah, surging 34.04 per cent above its initial public offering (IPO) price of 188 rupiah per share.

  • Indonesia markets tumble as trading resumes after long Eid break amid tariff turmoil

    2 weeks ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Elisa Valenta

    [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s stock market sank on Tuesday (Apr 8) as trading resumed after an extended break since Mar 28, amid growing concerns over escalating trade tensions triggered by tariff hikes. The benchmark index tumbled 9.2 per cent at the opening bell, marking the steepest decline in Asean markets and prompting a 30-minute trading halt at 9.29 am Jakarta time.

  • Indonesia braces for post-Eid market shock, raises trading halt limit amid tariff crisis

    2 weeks ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Elisa Valenta

    The country was slapped with a 32% tariff hike, stoking concerns that the Jakarta index could tumble further in line with broader regional declinesPublished Tue, Apr 8, 2025 · 09:41 AM[JAKARTA] In a bid to cushion markets from a post-holiday whiplash set off by the tariff storm, the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has raised its trading halt threshold from 5 per cent to 8 per cent, effective April 8 – its first trading day since March 28.

  • Malaysia to chair special Asean meeting on Thursday as US tariffs rattle region

    2 weeks ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Elisa Valenta

    [KUALA LUMPUR & JAKARTA] Malaysia will chair a special Asean Economic Ministers’ meeting on Thursday (Apr 10) to address the impact of newly imposed US tariffs on regional trade and investment, and to coordinate a collective response, said its Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz on Monday (Apr 7). The move follows US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Apr 2 of reciprocal tariffs, including a 24 per cent levy on Malaysian goods.

  • Shock 32% tariff piles pressure on Indonesia’s trade balance and its battered rupiah

    3 weeks ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Elisa Valenta

    [JAKARTA]The US’ plan to impose a 32 per cent import tariff on Indonesian goods threatens to upend South-east Asia’s largest economy by disrupting its trade balance, weakening the rupiah and clouding its long-term economic outlook – all while leaving the country’s exporters squeezed between shrinking demand and rising uncertainty.

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elisa valenta
elisa valenta @saeval
3 Apr 25

12.08 WIB 8 jam setelah pengumuman tarif Trump belum ada satupun respons dari pemerintah RI Kalo market buka hari ini, udah berdarah-darah pasti.

elisa valenta
elisa valenta @saeval
28 Mar 25

RT @incalstory: Miyazaki: “Good job.” Yamamori: “It’s so short, though” Miyazaki: “But it was worth it.” https://t.co/a09yBFVQZq

elisa valenta
elisa valenta @saeval
28 Mar 25

RT @slimjosa: The whole Studio Ghibli AI trend honestly gives me second-hand embarrassment knowing how hard Hayao Miyazaki has fought to re…