Archive: 3 May 2007
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Thu, 03 May 2007
Indonesia, Fastest Destroyer of Forests in the World
Indonesia doesn't deserve all the credit. China, Malaysia, Singapore and the West, including the World Bank, all play a valued role. It's an all round team effort that makes you proud to be human.
Thu, 03 May 2007
Indonesia, Fastest Destroyer of Forests in the World
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia has broken the record of the Guinness Book of World Record as the fastest destroyer of forests in the world and therefore will be listed in the 2008 Guinness Book.According to Hapsoro, the Southeast Asian Green Peace's forest campaigner, as many as 72 percent...
Thu, 03 May 2007
Seminar: Indonesia Investment Update 2007
Indonesia Investment Update 2007 Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Diamond Room 1 Nikko Hotel – Jakarta. BACKGROUND The Indonesia parliament has just enacted the new Investment Law at March 29, 2007. This new law is to amend the old one of the Law No.
Thu, 03 May 2007
Indonesia left behind in global carbon trade
what's the going rate of an Indonesian CDM consultant .... $800 USD per month. Given the market is worth US$10 billion why don't companies here pay a lot more money to get better quality people???and FYI the number of Indonesian people with experience in this area can be written on the back of a...
Thu, 03 May 2007
Indonesia left behind in global carbon trade
Global carbon trading, one of the mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gasses under the Kyoto Protocol, has been increasing over time, and is today worth tens of billions of dollars. But Indonesia has been far left behind the rest of the pack.
Thu, 03 May 2007
RI has work cut out to catch China, India
Indonesia is on the right track to once again becoming one of Asia's fastest growing economies, but still has a lot to do if it wants to rival China and India, say analysts from UBS AG.According to UBS, Indonesia should promote exports and investment based on its comparative advantages in natural...
Thu, 03 May 2007
Mobile-8's Q1 net profit rings up 14% increase
Mobile phone operator PT Mobile-8 has announced an increase of 14 percent in its unaudited net profit to Rp 16.9 billion (US$1.8 million) in the first quarter on the back of an increased subscriber base.The number of Mobile-8 subscribers surged by 101.1 percent to 2.
Thu, 03 May 2007
BI to keep Rupiah stable at around Rp9,000 against US Dollar
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah said here on Wednesday the bank would strive to make the exchange rate of the country`s currency stable at around Rp9,000 against the US dollar in support of the real sector.
Thu, 03 May 2007
RI to create 1.5 million hectares of oil palm plantations until 2010
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia plans to develop 1.5 hectares of oil palm plantations until 2010 to increase production to 18 million tons over the next three years, an industry spokesperson said.The chief of the Indonesian Palm Oil Commission (KMSI), Rosediana Suharto, said here on Wednesday...
Thu, 03 May 2007
Observers question economic team`s success claims
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Tim Indonesia Bangkit (TIB), a private economic research group, has questioned the claims of success made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s economic team."There is a tendency on the part of the government`s economic team to claim successes in improving the national...