Bali News: Branding Bali – Show Me the Money! (6/17/2007) The visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Bali to formally open the month-long 29th Bali Arts Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2007 [See: 29th Bali Arts Festival] is also being used to launch a "Bali Brand" - the culmination of a six-month long effort to devise an effective marketing identity for the Island's tourism.

Indonesian small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) have the highest investment expectations among to their peers in eight Asian markets, plus Australia, according to a survey conducted by HSBC. The investment expectations survey, the first of its kind to be conducted by the London-based bank, indicates that about 64 percent of all respondents in Indonesia plan to increase their investment this year, leaving mainland China in second place on 54 percent, followed by Australia on 45 percent.

The government will develop 25 international ports over the next few years in order to facilitate the country's growing foreign trade in regions outside Java, a senior official at the Ministry of Transportation says. The ministry's director general for sea transportation, Harijogi, said Thursday that the 25 ports would be selected from among the existing 141 ports.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's Cooperatives, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Minister Suryadharma Ali said there were five government commitments in helping micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs). Among them were the empowerment of Business Development Service Providers (BDS-P), funding, creation of job opportunities and empowerment of civitas academic cooperatives as well as harmonization in understanding MSMEs through the law.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian economy likely grew more strongly in the second quarter than the first, on the back of higher levels of realized domestic and foreign investment, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Budiono. In the first quarter to March GDP rose 6.0 pct year-on-year "I'm optimistic second quarter GDP growth (year-on-year) will be higher than in the first," Budiono was quoted by XFN Asia as telling reporters, without providing any specific figure.

I dont think there was any doubt about that kuku

just so that it's clear, PT. Adhi Karya is a state-owned construction company. thus, the state is bailing out the private investors, and, no doubt, raking off millions of dollars to their personal accounts in singapore in the process.