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Archive: 20 January 2009

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PINTAR - Supporting Indonesia's Move to Get Smart on Tax Reforms

* World Bank Approves $110 Million New Financing to Help Boost Tax Revenues * Project for Indonesian Tax Administration Reform (PINTAR)The World Bank is set to support Indonesia in its ongoing effort to improve its tax administration system through the Project for Indonesian Tax Administration...

Condos Canceled As Demand Dries Up

Indonesia is facing a gloomy outlook in its condominium business as some property companies defer their apartment projects and return their customers’ money as demand slows, a property analyst said on Monday.

EU Palm Oil Demand Hit

The European Union’s increasing demand for crude palm oil, or CPO, is evidence of its inconsistent stance on climate change, an environmentalist said on Monday.“[The developed world] has criticized Indonesia for destroying its forests, but its increasing demand for Indonesian CPO sends a...

Bakery association says adoption of VAT may kill businesses

The Indonesian Bakery Association (APEBI) demanded Friday the government scrap 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on imported wheat to help revive the country's bakery and pastry businesses as global economic slump undermined people's purchasing power.

SBY kicks off Batam free trade zone

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has officially launched the much-delayed free trade zone for Batam, Bintan and Karimun in Riau Islands.The launching, ending five years of legal uncertainty for businesses, was marked Monday with the issue of government regulations on customs, tax and duties for...

Indonesia to Host World Islamic Economic Forum

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Indonesia will host the fifth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) in March 2 - 3, 2009. The forum will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place Hotel in Jakarta.The two-day conference will be attended by world leaders and multinational company CEOs.

Indonesia delays forest-carbon rules

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia has delayed releasing complete regulations on using carbon credits to protect rainforests, preferring to fine-tune rules that could earn the country billions of dollars and curb the pace of climate change.

World Bank gives loan to RI to improve tax systems

The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe World Bank, one of the country's major donors, has approved a US$110 million loan to the Indonesian government to help it improve taxation systems.The soft loan was approved and announced from Washington last week, a media statement said.