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Archive: 22 January 2010

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Free trade threatens national resilience

Quoting: biznews["It is feared to create unemployment and systemically damage national resilience in a new form, namely economic warfare," He should know, it's a war that was waged on Indonesia's poorest for 30 years by his party.

ASEAN-China Free Trade Market Still On, President Says

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the government is still maintaining its commitment in carrying out the ASEAN-China Free Trade agreement.“Indonesia does not want to be seen as not complying with what has already been formulated by ASEAN members,” Yudhoyono...

Free trade threatens national resilience

golkar rentiers crawl out from the woodwork...

Free trade threatens national resilience

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) will pose a serious threat to the national economic foundation and resilience.Member of Golkar Party faction at the House of Representative`s (DPR) Commission-I Fayakhun Andriadi said here on Friday that if ACFA...

West Sulawesi Touted as FDI Target

West Sulawesi could attract up to $1 billion in foreign direct investment this year, Investment Coordinating Board chairman Gita Wirjawan said during a visit to the province on Thursday.Gita said West Sulawesi’s agricultural and fisheries resources, as well as its oil reserves and potential as a...

ASEAN-China FTA: Lessons to learn for policy makers

Ever since the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement was implemented, concerns have risen over the readiness of Indonesia’s industries to compete with China’s labor and products.Most industries were worried that, without protective measures, their goods would be replaced in the Indonesian market by...