Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 30 August 2007

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Microsoft to sell software licenses at $3 to students

PT Microsoft Indonesia will sell a Windows software version called Education Innovation Suite at US$3 to Indonesian students, as part of its program to help close the digital gap in the country.President director of Microsoft Indonesia Tony Chen said Wednesday his company would cooperate with the...

RI, Singapore make significant progress in free trade zones

JAKARTA (JP): A joint ministerial level meeting between Indonesia and Singapore in Bali on Wednesday highlighted significant progress in the development of the Batam, Bintan and Karimun free trade zones (FTZs).

Bakrie Telekom to open networks in 17 cities

Solo, C Java (ANTARA News) - Publicly-listed telecommunications operator PT Bakrie Telekom Tbk is planning to open new networks in the country`s 17 major cities at a total cost of Rp2 trillion this year.It was expected the new networks wold raise the company`s total number of subscribers to 3.

Govt to impose progressive tax on CPO exports

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government is set to impose a progressive tax in the range of 0-10 percent on crude palm oil (CPO) exports starting September 1, an Agriculture Ministry official said."Until now, we have been adopting a new policy (on CPO exports) once every three months.

President Yudhoyono asks banks to boost economic growth with own equity

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked national banks to boost economic growth with their equity by providing credits to productive sectors and micro, small and medium businesses (UMKM).

China`s ZTE Corp in CDMA2000 network expansion tie-up with Telkom Indonesia

Beijing (ANTARA News) - China's ZTE Corporation, a provider of telecommunications equipment, said in a statement that it has signed an agreement to help expand Telkom Indonesia's CDMA2000 network capacity.