Forestry companies producing eco-friendly timber pleaded at the Asia-Pacific forest conference on Thursday for incentives to help with rising operating costs while demand for sustainable wood-related products remains sluggish.

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - A group of 30 Singaporean businessmen led by President of The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), Chuan Thian Poh, visited Yogyakarta on Thursday to explore business opportunities in the region.

Padang (ANTARA News) - Indonesia needs to develop new alternative energy sources in anticipation of an upward trend in world oil prices, agriculture observer Asdi Agustar of Andalas University said here on Thursday.

Thursday, 24 April, 2008 | 16:54 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Bank Indonesia (BI) has recorded that banking loans up until the first quarter of 2008 have grown by 30 percent.This rate is higher when compared to the targeted loans of 24 percent, and total disbursed loans amounted to more than...

Thursday, 24 April, 2008 | 17:02 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia is considered still being able to endure the upheavals that have occurred in the global financial market.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the financial sector in Indonesia is still showing good...