Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission IV is to summon its working partners in the execuive branch, including the agriculture minister, next week for discussions to solve the current soybean crisis. "We will summon the agriculture minister to find a solution in relation with the soybean price which has been soaring during the past few weeks," House Commission IV Vice Chairman Anwar Sanusi said in a statement carried by the parliament`s website on Wednesday night.

Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina may have booked a staggering Rp 23 trillion (around US$2.5 billion) net profit in 2007, on the back of high crude oil prices and the company's efficiency programs, its president director says. The figure is still an estimate as the official financial report will be formally issued on Jan. 30, when the company is scheduled to hold its annual shareholders' meeting.

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There is a visible lack of coordination between the central government and local administrations in the development of the real sector and micro, small and medium businesses, a minister says. The government, through last year's policy package under Presidential Decree No. 6/2007, plans to accelerate growth in the real sector and strengthen small and medium enterprises, which is expected to boost the country's economy.

JAKARTA (JP): There is a visible lack of coordination between the central government and local administrations in the development of the real sector and micro, small and medium businesses, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono said Thursday. The government, through last year's policy package under Presidential Decree No. 6/2007, plans to accelerate growth in the real sector and strengthen small and medium enterprises, which is expected to boost the country's economy.

Manado, N Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - The government will move up the launching of a massive soybean planting drive to 2010 from 2015 as originally planned to reduce the country`s dependence on imported soybean, a minister said. "There was no way we could control the soybean price in the United States and that`s why the price of the commodity in Indonesia has soared. We can no longer rely too much on imported soybean," Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said on Thursday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's state oil and gas firm, Pertamina, aims to lift investment by 50 percent to 21 trillion rupiah ($2.2 billion) this year to boost crude output and upgrade refineries, its president said on Thursday. Indonesia is Asia Pacific's only member of OPEC, but ageing fields and lack of investment has made the country a net crude oil importer since 2006, although it is still a net energy exporter, thanks to a huge supply of natural gas and coal.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian vehicle sales are expected to jump by a fifth this year to 520,000 units, powered by economic growth in rural areas and extra spending ahead of an election year, the head of an industry group said on Friday.

Thursday, 17 January, 2008 | 18:13 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Sanggam Sitorus, Marketing Research Manager at PT Bakrie Swasakti Utama, gas said that this year is a good year for the public to buy property. This is because the political and economic conditions in 2009 will not support the property business.