JAKARTA: Indonesia's trade minister said yesterday export volumes for non-oil and gas are set to fall 20-30 per cent this year from last year as global trade slows. Earlier this month, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Indonesia's non-oil and gas export growth target had been revised to below 4.3pc for this year. Yesterday she said the outlook was worse. "Based on container flow for January-February, exports volume this year may decline by between 20 to 30pc.

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Some industries in Indonesia are praising controversial new Trade Ministry regulations that restrict imports of consumer goods and food items, saying they have helped to reduce smuggled goods into the country, a local newspaper reported Saturday.

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Indonesia's trade minister said on Saturday export volumes for non-oil and gas are set to fall 20-30 percent this year from 2008 as global trade slows, dealing a blow to Southeast Asia's biggest economy in an election year. Earlier this month, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Indonesia's non-oil and gas export growth target had been revised to below 4.3 percent for 2009. On Saturday she told reporters the outlook was worse.

Certification and Licensing for Real Estate Agents and Property Brokers to be Introduced by August 2009. (2/14/2009) The government and the Indonesian Association of Real Estate Brokers (AREBI) have promised to begin surveying the actual number of property agents operating in Indonesia as part of an eventual certification process commencing from April 2009.

Investment Part of US$750 Million Total Investment in 400 Hectare Pecatu Indah Resort Development. Bali News: US$100 million Investment in Entertainment Complex (2/14/2009) Bisnis Indonesia reports that PT Klapa New Kuta Beach, a company owned by Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of Indonesia's 2nd President, is investing US$100 million for entertainment facilities to be located within the Pecatu Resort Complex in Jimbaran. The Commissioner of PT Klapa New Kuta Beach, Made G.