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Archive: 27 December 2009

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ASEAN integration process moving forward in 2009

JAKARTA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has gained significant headway in many areas. With the ASEAN Charter and the Roadmap for the ASEAN Community, the 10-member regional group succeeded in making achievements in its 14thsummit and 15th summit respectively...

Too many regulatory surprises

As President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono works to improve the investment climate in Indonesia, regulatory surprises have slowed his progress, reinforcing the impression that Indonesia is an unpredictable place to do business.

VP: Only 15 pct of national, regional budgets for investment

Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Vice President Boediono said the government would only be able to set aside 15 percent of the regional and national budgets for supporting investment to achieve seven percent growth.

Banda Aceh being prepared to become hard port city

Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Banda Aceh is being prepared to have a seaport for very large ships by 2014, Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said here Saturday."We are preparing Banda Aceh to have a hard port or a seaport for very large ships, ships too large to pass through the Malacca Strait,"...