Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 13 December 2007

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Etisalat acquires 15.97% in Indonesian mobile operator Excelcomindo for Dhs1.6bn

Etisalat today announced the acquisition of 15.97% in the Indonesian mobile operator Excelcomindo, the third largest mobile operator in Indonesia.Etisalat has agreed to pay $438m (Dhs1.6bn) for the stake, implying the equity value of Excelcomindo to be $2.742bn (Dhs9.955bn).

Entrepreneurs Demanding Tax Exemption

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Entrepreneurs are pushing the government to realize its promise to provide tax holidays.“During this uncertain situation, we’re asking the government not just to talk about giving tax holidays.

Indonesian cement consumption rises 5.0 percent in November

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian domestic cement consumption rose five percent in November on a year earlier and was 35 percent higher than in October, the Association of Cement Producers said Thursday.The association's chairman, Urip Timuryono, said cement consumption bounced back to 3.

It really isn't such a bad investment climate

The public debates over the role of tax holidays in attracting investment that Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Muhammad Lutfi revived last week could distract the government from the real reforms needed to reinvigorate the economy.