New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India and Indonesia aim to strengthen bilateral economic ties setting a $20 billion trade target for 2015 and to begin negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who begins his India visit Jan 25, will be seeking greater Indian investments in rail and port construction, palm oil, food processing and other areas, a senior Indonesian diplomat said here Friday.

Bali's Governor Must Seek Regional Agreement to Call a Halt to New Hotel Development. Jakarta Globe reports that Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika may heed growing calls to institute a moratorium on new hotel development in the southern regions of the island.

Bali by the Numbers: Best Year Ever as Bali will End 2010 with Almost 2.5 million Foreign Visitors. Foreign tourist arrivals to Bali for November 2010 totaled 194,152 an improvement of 18.72% over November 2019. On a cumulative basis covering the eleven months January-November, foreign visitors increased 11.23% at 2,277.254 foreign arrivals.

Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) - A company president director said the prospect of property business in Indonesia is brighter and the business is projected to flourish with growth expected to be around 20 to 30 percent. "The housing demand is still quite high and on the other hand the economy also keeps improving and the rate of housing credits is reaching the lowest.