Realized investment into Indonesia will drop to 9 percent this year, from the previous estimate of between 10.7 percent and 11.2 percent on the back of global economic slow down, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) says.BKPM head M.

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Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy is estimated to pick up in the second quarter next year as exports start to move up after diminishing this year, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)."Export demand will be a major driver (for the economic pickup).

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The manufacturing industry contracted in the first quarter of 2009 as firms cut output amid slower economic growth.Output of the manufacturing industry - which absorbs the second most jobs after agriculture - declined in the first three-month period of 2009 by 1.

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The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is preparing a series of incentives to lure investors into fuel refinery construction, including scrapping import tariffs for equipment, an official says.Director general for oil and gas at the ministry, Evita H.

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Djodi Trisusanto, Consultant A survey done by Jones Lang LaSalle in 2008 infers that Jakarta is the least attractive city in the Asia Pacific region, with average annual rentals per square meters of about US$100, compared to US$1400 in Singapore.

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