Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 9 June 2010

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Forty investors to develop sugarcane plantations

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Forty investors have expressed keen interest in developing sugarcane plantations to help the country achieve self sufficiency in sugar by 2014, a spokesman said.The investors had secured permits to plant sugar cane on 12 thousand to 40 thousand hectares of land in Java,...

Tax: Indonesia ranked as implementing international information standards

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is now ranked in the category of jurisdictions that have substantially implemented internationally agreed tax standards, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)`s report received by ANTARA here Wednesday.

Indonesia imports surge signals industrial sector is in recovery

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's trade figures for the first four months of this year show manufacturing companies were absorbing more imported raw materials and capital goods to support their growing production volume.Imports of raw materials in the January-April period reached US$30.17 billion, up by 64.

No bling in Bali: Bvlgari keeps it subtle

Rather than obviously branding the rooms, Bvlgari has simply made sure that everything spells out the brand's core values of beauty and luxury in its Bali hotelThe people carrier bounced me along the muddy Balinese road, passing a small black sign, so low on the ground that it might easily go...

RI provinces woo China's big investors

Three Indonesian provincial administrations met with China's construction and electrical firms in Shanghai on Tuesday, showcasing billions of dollars worth of projects aimed to solve the bottlenecking of economic growth in the Southeast Asian country.

Indonesia allows foreign investment in agriculture

JAKARTA June 7 (Reuters) - Indonesian will open up the agricultural sector to foreign investment and raise the level of foreign investment allowed in sectors including healthcare and transport, according to a presidential decree seen by Reuters on Monday.

Ornamental Fish to Become Banyuwangi’s Premium Export Commodity

TEMPO Interactive, Banyuwangi:Banyuwangi’s export commodities still rely on fish and sea products.The biggest export commodity is ornamental fish, prawn and conserved fish, sardines.Last year, ornamental fish exports were ranked in first place with a value of Rp2.8 billion.

Indonesia hopes for increasing Singaporean investment

Indonesia hopes that Singaporean investment could increase about 10 percent in the future following better knowledge of practice and procedure about arbitration in the country, an official told Xinhua in a recent interview.