Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 31 August 2010

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South Korean Tire Firm Eyes $1.2 Billion Indonesia Plant: Report

Jakarta. South Korea’s biggest tire producer Hankook Tire plans to invest 1.2 billion dollars to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia, a report said Thursday.The Seoul-based company aims to start construction at the end of the year and produce 15 million tyres annually, Indonesia Investment...

Retailers Looking Forward to Bumper Holiday Spending

Jakarta. With a little help from seasonal spending around the Idul Fitri holiday, nationwide retail sales were expected to surge by about 18 percent this year, the Association of Indonesian Retailers said on Monday.

Govt speeds up building Cikarang-Priok railroad track

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government is speeding up the construction of the railroad track between Tanjung Priok port and Cikarang Dry Port integrated customs area (KPPT) to smoothen the dispatch of goods, and raise productivity and industrial capacity.

RI, Turkey agree to form infrastructure fund

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday received a Turkish delegation who came to confirm their country`s commitment to form infrastructure fund with Indonesia.At the meeting with the delegation led by Turkish Ambassador to Indonesia Aydin Evirgen, the President...

Bali-China foreign trade suffers a deficit

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Bali`s foreign trade of goods, handicrafts and non-oil and gas to China including Hong Kong in early 2010 was a deficit about 1 million US dollars.The head of Bank Indonesia Denpasar chapter Jeffrey Kairupan said in the Bali regional economic report on Monday that the...

Govt to invite investors to manage Jakarta's international airport

From VivaAir Asia Eyeing Halim AirportVIVAnews - The Ministry of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) acknowledged that Malaysia-based airline Air Asia states its interest to patch up an airport in Indonesia. One of the targets is Halim Perdanakusumah Airport.

Govt to invite investors to manage Jakarta's international airport

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government is planning to invite a number of foreign investors to manage service facilities at Jakarta city`s Soekarno-Hatta airport, a minister said."We will invite interested investors to serve as partners to manage the airport," State Enterprises Minister...

CJ Cheiljedang to spend us$300 mln on lysine plant Indonesia

Seoul (ANTARA News/Yonhap/OANA) - CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea`s biggest food company, said Monday that it will spend US$300 million to build a lysine plant in the eastern part of the island of Java, Indonesia.Earlier in the day, CJ CheilJedang broke ground on the plant in Jombang.