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Archive: 25 May 2009

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Indonesians should follow the Japanese in curtailing foreign businesses: Prabowo

"And we could possibly collapse if foreign countries declined to accept our exports," Prabowo said.Mate, that's the least of your worries. Imagine if you prevented your countrymen from being able to purchase Nokia phones, or worse, BMWs.Prabowo is a fat fuck.

Indonesia’s Yudhoyono eyes 7% growth by 2014 By John Aglionby in Jakarta Published: May 20 2009 16:15 | Last updat

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono outlined yesterday his domestic agenda for the next five years, predicting that if re-elected later this year Indonesia would record 7 per cent annual economic growth by 2014.

RI CPO competitiveness under threat

Despite Indonesia being the world’s largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO), its competitiveness in overseas markets is being eroded due in part to burdensome levies – both by central and local governments – and to poor infrastructure.

Indonesians should follow the Japanese in curtailing foreign businesses: Prabowo

Prabowo Subianto said Sunday American retailer Wal-Mart's collapse in Japan was a good example for Indonesia of scaling back the expansion of foreign retailers while simultaneously supporting local market traders in the country.“What the Japanese did was a good example of nationalism.