Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 18 April 2008

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Bribes, poor roads hamper supply-chain management

Commercial deliveries are unpredictable because of conflicting local regulations, illegal payments and crumbling road infrastructure, according to a recent survey of domestic trucking costs by the Asia Foundation and the University of Indonesia's Institute for Economic and Social Research...

Indonesia Tourism and Travel Fair hopes for $10m in deals

A group of tourism and travel industry associations will team up to hold what will be the country's largest tourism and travel exhibition.The exhibition, called the Indonesia Tourism and Travel Fair 2008, is expected to attract 10,000 local visitors and 150 foreign buyers.

Govt wants good quality despite lower mobile phone tariffs

To help retain the service quality of cellular providers, the government will issue guidelines to address problems arising from the recent cut in interconnection tariffs, an official says.Director general for post and telecommunications at the ministry of communications and information Basuki Yusuf...

RI among the most optimistic markets in Asia: Survey

Indonesia is the third most optimistic market in Asia after India and China, according to a quarterly investor survey by Dutch financial institution giant ING.Despite global market uncertainty and the impact of U.S.

RI imports over 90 pct of its pharmaceutical raw material needs

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia still imports over 90 percent of the pharmaceutical raw materials it needs, showing that its dependence on overseas industries is very high, a pharmaceutical traders spokesman said.