Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 9 January 2007

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House Speaker : Micro economy not encouraging

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono has said unlike the macro economic growth, the micro economic development has not been encouraging forcing the micro economic team to work harder.

Rubbish? That's just chicken feed, and big business too

Foreigners often face difficulties starting a business in Indonesia. But the faults aren't all with this country.Last May bureaucrats and potential investors in East Java were awaiting the first results from an important local lab analysis: Would chicken food made from Surabaya's waste turn out to...

Consumer confidence continues to creep upward on improved economy

The Jakarta Post, JakartaA survey from Australian research firm Roy Morgan has found that most Indonesian consumers are predicting better economic prospects for 2007.A total of 6,312 people were interviewed for the July-September 2006 quarter.

Telkomsel to invest $1.5 billion this year to enhance network

The country's largest mobile phone operator, PT Telkomsel, plans to expand its network by building 5,000 new Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) this year at a cost of about US$1.5 billion.With the new stations, Telkomsel hopes to penetrate every subdistrict in Kalimantan and up to 70 percent of all...