The government is insisting on a 20 percent growth target for exports this year despite a weakening global economy and internal problems, including the high cost of doing business here. More ...
How time flies. Indonesia will soon be celebrating a decade of democracy. Three out of four people from around the country continue to believe that "democracy is working".With democracy came freedom of expression and freedom of the individual, and media and political freedoms. More ...
The central bank is confident that the rupiah will remain within a trading band of between Rp 9,000 and Rp 9,500 against the U.S. dollar this year, despite a likely nudging up of consumer prices ahead. More ...