Shoeb Kagda
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Shoeb Kagda is an Indonesian journalist and businessman.[1] Kagda completed his BA degree at Indiana University, in Bloomington, United States, graduating with a double major in Journalism and Political Science.[2]
Journalism career
[edit]He started his career in economic journalism in 1988 as a reporter for the Singapore Business Times.[3] He moved to Jakarta in 1998 to cover the Asian financial crisis during which time he wrote on the political and economic climate of Indonesia.[4]
Publishing
[edit]In 2007, he launched Globe Asia,[5] which annually publishes the 150 Richest Indonesians and the 100 Top Companieslists. The magazine today has a circulation of 60,000.
Media business
[edit]After serving as the Group Editor in Chief for BeritaSatu Media Holdings (which includes Globe Asia, the Jakarta Globe, Investor Daily) for three years, Kagda started a media and political consulting firm, Synthesis Indonesia, in 2013.
Forum
[edit]In 2014, he established the Indonesia Economic Forum, a forum in which businesses, economists and government officials can discuss Indonesian economic affairs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shoeb Kagda: Speaker Profiles: 2015 Indiana University Asia-Pacific Alumni Conference: Indiana University". alumni.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Indiana University Bloomington". Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "The Business Times". The Business Times. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ GHOSHAL, BALADAS (2004-01-01). "Democratic Transition and Political Development in Post-Soeharto Indonesia". Contemporary Southeast Asia. 26 (3): 506–529. doi:10.1355/CS26-3F. JSTOR 25798706.
- ^ "Globe Asia". www.globeasia.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.