Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 28 November 2010

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Indonesia Verifies Issue on Bicycle Exports

i have observed the same phenomenon ... and the bikes that are being purchased aint cheap: Rp20-30jt. owning a bike and all the accessoraries has become a new middle class status symbol.

South Sulawesi Hoping to Become World Food Supplier

TEMPO Interactive, Makassar:The South Sulawesi Provincial Government hopes to be one of the world food suppliers. The opportunity come from the “food basket” concept proposed at the BIMP-EAGA Agricultural and Fisheries annual meeting in Makassar yesterday.

Coffee to be included in plantation revitalization program

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Agriculture will include coffee as one of the commodities to be prioritized in the plantation revitalization program next year, a minister said.Agriculture Minister Suswono said here on Saturday that at present the plantation revitalization program only...

Minister wants end to RI`s raw material exporting era

Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) - Industry Minister MS Hidayat said Indonesia needs to stop being an exporter of raw materials so as to develop its own industries."It is my ambition to increase the volume of exports of goods other than raw materials.

Govt to develop Arabica coffee

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will focus on the development of Arabica coffee next year, a cabinet minister said."Indonesia`s arabica coffee is quite popular in the world market, therefore, the government will focus on the development of arabica coffee.