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Archive: 8 March 2007

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Govt has much to gain by reducing piracy: Microsoft

The government could increase tax revenues by US$150 million and the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by $3 billion if it managed to reduce piracy by 10 percent from the current level of 87 percent, says an official of PT Microsoft Indonesia.

RI industrial property subsector stuck in slow lane

Growth in industrial property sales has been lagging in Indonesia. Are things likely to stay that way going forward or is there hope for improvement?The Indonesian property market can be divided into a number of subsectors, i.e.

New landscape will require flexibility, forum told

Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta PostIndonesia will inevitably face a new global landscape within 20 years, where people, goods, services and capital will be able to move more freely across borders, a Bank Indonesia discussion was told Tuesday.

Government eyes 38% increase in mining investment, despite concerns

The government is optimistic that mining investment will rebound this year despite concerns that the mining bill currently being debated will result in a major setback for the sector.In its latest report, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry says that total mining investment is expected to...

SAS Institute's Investment Totals US$2 Million

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: SAS Institute Inc., a developer of software for business applications, plans to invest US$2 million, or around Rp18.4 billion, over the next three years for developing the business application market in Indonesia.

Governmental Regulation on SEZs to Be Issued Soon

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Muhammad Lutfi, Head of the Coordinating Body for Capital Investment, has said that the government will soon issue a governmental regulation substituting the law that arranges special economic zones (SEZs).