Indonesia has improved its rank in the 2010 Ease of Doing Business annual survey, moving up from 129 to 122, a report revealed Wednesday.The survey was held by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank.

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Confident of the success of its fiscal and monetary policies, Indonesia feels it no longer needs an economic stimulus package to boost investment for 2010.The government expects to have a slower budget expansion next year, with a reduced budget deficit of Rp 98 trillion (US$9.8 billion), or 1.

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As the global trend of trade protectionism becomes more apparent, the government, in cooperation with the private sector, is moving to prop up its defense in facing disputes under the WTO.

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Indonesia has experienced eight years of decentralization, the logical consequence of democratization spurred by the end of the 32-year authoritarian rule of president Soeharto in May 1998. What's the good news of local autonomy? What's the bad news?First, the bad news.

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A government policy that allows the import of particular restricted commodities through Dumai Port, Riau, has allegedly been misused, prompting the customs office to ask the Trade Ministry for a review of the policy.

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