Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 20 November 2006

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Bush expected to help boost RI's biofuel development program

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s preparations to develop biofuel will seemingly get a further boost when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and US President Geoerge W Bush meet in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.

US$1.1b PGN pipeline expected to come onstream next month

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been drafted in to inaugurate a US$1.1 billion pipeline linking South Sumatra and West Java some time before the end of this year.The pipeline, which will be operated by state-owned gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), will supply between 300...

Indonesia imposes zero tax on imported goods for upstream oil

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government has decided to impose zero tax on imported goods for upstream oil and gas projects in a bid to attract fresh investment into the sector, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement.

President talks with Singapore PM on special economic zone

Hanoi (ANTARA News) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Ecconomic Cooperation (APEC) forum here on Saturday to discuss matters relating to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) covering Batam, Karimun and...