Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 24 July 2009

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Government Hikes Tariff for Export Document

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Trade ministry hiked tariff for export document by 400 percent which effectively starts on August 1.In a release by the Trade Ministry on Friday, Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said “the previous tarrif for every issuance of certificate of origins for export commodities...

Indonesia to open 400,000 ha of new oil palm plantations this year

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Indonesia, one the world's largest palm oil producers, plans to expand its oil palm plantations by 400,000 hectares this year from 7.1 million hectares it has now.The expansion, twice as large as earlier projected by the association of palm oil companies (Gapki),...

Indian Car Firm Tata May Invest In Local Production

Some of India’s biggest automotive manufacturers on Thursday expressed interest in possibly investing in Indonesian factories, underscoring the attractiveness of the market ahead of the opening of the country’s annual auto show, a senior Industry Ministry official said.

RI-Thai trade ties increasing: official

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Trade relations between Indonesia and Thailand have shown an upward trend in recent years, a Thai official said.Two-way trade reached US$11.734 million in 2008, an increase of 33 percent from a year earlier, Thai Minister Counsellor Officer of Commercial Affairs Supawadee...