With the sharp increase in the world commodity prices, Indonesian miners have become the most profitable companies in the country this year.PT Timah, the world's second biggest tin miner and refiner, could be a good example to prove this trend. More ...
Classic Indonesian problems, such as regulatory uncertainty, excessive bureaucracy and lack of incentives, have also hampered the development of new and renewable energy. More ...
The negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework may well end in a stalemate, but that will unlikely shatter the faith in multilateralism, with more and more groupings of countries embracing free-trade agreements (FTAs). More ...
Despite much criticism over its inability to cope with growing unemployment and poverty, the government has in general managed to get the economic wheels back on the right track this year. More ...
The government officially launched Visit Indonesia Year 2008 on Wednesday, with the main aim of luring up to 7 million foreign tourists and booking US$6.4 billion in foreign exchange income. More ...