in my view, the vast majority of the problems in indonesia are not economic, but political. until now successive governments have shied away from dealing with problems that impact upon economic development head-on, always preferring to defer dealing with them, or only dealing with them when it's far too late. creating a conducive economic environment for sustained economic development does not require a great deal of money.

What Indonesian government need is to spent money wisely and spent it well in the area that increase INVESTORS CONFIDENCE. Projects are short term economic generetors, but, spending in the areas of Corporate Governance and Compliances, reducing red tapes, reducing (REALLY2 REDUCING) corruptions will bring back investors into the Indonesian economic scenario. If you ask me, CLEANING UP THE HOUSE IS AS IMPORTANT AND BETTER COMPARED TO BUILDING A NEW HOUSE...

The authority of economics will consistently fix up the economic structure and investment situation to make continue as a condition for economic raise., protecting for domestic industry production with bring out import garment’s policy formulation giving export-import tax inspective for capital investment, mining sector, automotive industry, heavy tools industry and create one “safe” condition for production and investment.

May 10 11:30 Car sales in Indonesia plunge more than 50% Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Car sales dropped from 26,837 units in March to 22,578 units in April, the lowest monthly sales so far this year and less than 50% of sales in the same month last year. Slump hit the car market in the country following the 100% hikes in the prices of oil fuels in October, last year.

Jakarta hopes to clean up with biodiesel fuel The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vehicle owners in Jakarta will have the choice of buying a more environmentally friendly alternative to diesel fuel when state oil and gas company Pertamina starts selling biodiesel fuel in its gas stations in mid-May.