Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 30 November 2006

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Beijing, Jakarta put business before history

JAKARTA - China's growing appetite for natural resources and Indonesia's position as Asia's resource-richest country are pulling the longtime regional adversaries together in a mutually beneficial commercial embrace.

Weak Protection for Buyers of Foreign Property

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Association of Indonesia Real Estate Broker has said he considers that the protection for Indonesian consumers as regards purchase of foreign property is still weak.In addition, according to Chairman of Association of Indonesia Real Estate Broker Tirta Setiawan,...

Govt needs to 'walk the talk': ABAC

"Stop talking and start working" is the strong message sent by Indonesian business to the government in relation to its efforts to increase investment and improve the country's competitiveness amid the challenges of rapid globalization.

APINDO wants wage system changed

Amid a nationwide clamor for minimum-wage increases, a powerful employers' grouping has argued the need for wage levels to be tied to productivity."Provincial, regency and municipal administrations should be deprived of the right to set the minimum wage as they don't assess worker productivity,"...

Concerned about gas, Japan signs trade framework

Tokyo (ANTARA News) - Indonesia signed Tuesday the framework for a free trade deal with Japan, which sought firm guarantees for the archipelago's gas exports and took the rare step of agreeing to let in its workers.