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Archive: 1 August 2010

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Chinese enterprises contribute to Indonesia's economy, society

JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Along with the implementation of " going out" strategy, there has been more than 700 Chinese enterprises registered in Indonesia, contributing a lot to Indonesia's economy and society.

Minister : Maluku`s fishery potential can boost its economy

Ambon, Maluku Province (ANTARA News) - Maluku`s fishery potential can boost the province`s s economy, said Fisheries and Marine Affairs Minister Fadel Muhammad."The fishery potential existing in Maluku must be used to support the economy of this region in particular and Indonesia in...

Indonesia offers tremendous business opportunities for M`sian firms

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News/Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) recently concluded a specialised marketing mission to Jakarta and found tremendous business opportunities for Malaysian construction companies.

Darmin: Currencies appreciate because Asian economies improving

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Bank Indonesia governor Darmin Nasution said Asian currencies are appreciating including the rupiah because economic growth in the region is better than in the US."This is more because data about the US economy are not as good as expected by main players and analysts...

Customs, excises agency continuously reforming itself

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Customs and Excises Directorate General is continuously reforming itself in order to optimize state revenue, its chief said."We have been continuously implementing bureaucratic reform since 2007, and we do it systematically.

Minister: Trend in export growth up

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said the trend in export growth is rising in line with increasing export demand from countries in Asia."I saw until May the trend is still around 30 percent compared to that of the same period last year," she said after the...

Indonesia: spike in first half investment

The stream of upbeat economic news out of Indonesia continues with figures showing the country is on track to meet ambitious investment targets this year.Data released by the investment coordination board Wednesday showed a 40 jump in realised domestic and foreign investment in the first six months...