Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 6 March 2008

3 articles found

Prince Andrew meets RI trade minister

BREAKING NEWS......BREAKING NEWS...........BREAKING NEWS Prince Andrew of the British Royal family has been found to be missing his ring finger of his right hand. At first it was a mystery but through the majic of video recordings MI-5 has been able to trace back the loss of the Prince's finger to when he last shook hands with Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu at the end of their meeting.

Economy see 'paradoxical growth'

Economists attending a discussion in Bogor on Wednesday to review the country's economic performance over the last five years concluded that Indonesia suffered from a paradox in growth. International Center for Applied Finance and Economics director Iman Sugema said an excess of liquidity had become the main character of Indonesia's economy.

Asia`s booming billionaires, Indonesia has five

New York (ANTARA News) - The number of billionaires in Asia jumped more than 30 percent last year, with tycoons from India and China leading the charge, according to Forbes magazine's annual billionaires list. In total, this year saw 1,125 people around the world making the list, up from 946 last year, representing a total net worth of 4.4 trillion dollars and a dramatic increase from 3.5 trillion dollars in 2007.