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PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) Tbk through its subsidiary PT Metranet disburses capital into Cellum Global Zrt, a provider of mobile payment solutions and Hungarian electronic commerce services. Speaking on the sidelines of the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in Jakarta on Wednesday night (14/3) Telkom Director of Digital & Strategic Portfolio, David Bangun said that Cellum Global Zrt is a company sought by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk because Cellum has very strong financial services and has platform that can adapt to customer needs.

“All Cellum businesses in Indonesia are explicit with Telkom. Well, this Cellum is very strong for its financial services. So, it has a platform that can adjust to customers’ needs; this is what we pursue here because it is very strong on the platform side. Once upon a time, we had a consultant for Digital Business of Telkom. Well, specifically for financial services, we review from various platforms. Well, this Cellum is a technology partner of MasterCard, number one in the world. So, we see it the most excellent platform financial service,” David Bangun said.

David Bangun further said that Cellum is considered the most prominent company in the "financial platform" that can help develop Telkom's financial services business, including e-Money, T-Cash and T-Money, mobile phone payments payment as well as an event or festival ticket payment system. In addition to cooperation with Cellum, Telkom also brought in experts from Hungary for the development of start-up Telkom Indigo Incubator. (VOI/Ndy/Ahm/Trans by Rhm)

President Joko Widodo reminded  the banking sector in Indonesia to be more brave and more open in facing challenges from foreign banks, especially those who will enter and that has already operated in Indonesia. President Joko Widodo in a meeting with the leaders of Commercial Banks in Indonesia held at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday (15/3/2018) said that Indonesian banks should also take advantage of the positive momentum that is being achieved, especially to attract foreign investors into Indonesia.

"In the financial services, the world is now fully open. Our people can take credit, and can open savings anywhere in the era like this. For example, people can fly to Singapore to open an account, where it is very easy. Taking credit cards in there is also so easy, and taking a loan is also very easy. Therefore, we have no choice. In the future, we have no choice. We must be open, including competition with international banks that enter and exist in Indonesia; everything must be ready. I think, it is better for international banks to operate in Indonesia, instead of our customers go overseas. That’s the only choice," the President said.

President Joko Widodo said that the world's interest in Indonesia is still quite high, and it is proven by the release issued by US News and Report magazine, where Indonesia is ranked second, as the most attractive country for investment.  President Joko WI dodo views that of course, this is one of the positive achievements in which he wants to re-boost the performance improvement of business ease in Indonesia. Thus, President Joko Widodo reminded the banking players in the country to be more daring and also more open in facing challenges from foreign banks that will go to Indonesia and also those that have already operated in Indonesia. President Joko Widodo added that in return, foreign investors are interested in investing their capital because of trend, not condition of a country. On the same occasion, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Wimboh Santoso explained that the banking sector is in good condition because of the adequacy of the capital that reaches 23.26 percent. The Indonesian banking is not experiencing something very worrying. (KBRN-PRADIPTA-Mar/AHM/Trans by Rhm)

Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya underscored that the cooperation between Indonesia and Hungary has improved in recent years. Speaking at the celebration of the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in Jakarta on Wednesday (14/03), Minister Arief Yahya said that the increased cooperation between the two countries has covered many sectors, ranging from information technology to tourism sector. However, he emphasized that there is an opportunity for both countries to enhance the bilateral cooperation. Minister Arief Yahya also said that there was an increase of 8.9 percent of the total trade value of Indonesia and Hungary in 2017. This has not shown the true potential of the cooperation between the two countries, given that there is open space for the development of bilateral relations between Indonesia and Hungary.

“In 2017, the forum of bilateral trade reached 133 million dollar. Increased of 8.9 percent from previous year. That figure does not reflect the real potential of Indonesia and Hungary. The two countries have a huge room to boost cooperation in various sectors such as in the technology of information and communication, health, defense, energy, agriculture, fishery, education, and most of all my favorite the tourism industry,” Arief Yahya said.

Previously, Chief of Presidential Staff, Moeldoko said that foreign direct investment from European Union -EU countries is the second largest in Indonesia. In fact, the EU is also Indonesia's fourth largest trading partner. Upon receiving 21 EU Ambassadors at the Office of the Presidential Staff, Moeldoko called for the ambassadors of the EU countries to be more optimistic to invest in Indonesia. (VOI / Ndy / AHM / Trans by Rhm)