'CNBC' to hold high-profile economic forum in Indonesia

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Following its successful run last year, CNBC strategic forum will return to Indonesia on Jan. 24 to discuss the country's economic and investment policies, as well as action plans.

The one-day event, titled, The New Indonesia 2005: Policy and Action, organized by CNBC Asia Pacific, is to feature President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie among the speakers.

A panel discussion involving the ministers of finance, energy and mineral resources, transportation, and public works, as well as the state minister for public enterprises, will address the most pressing issues related to their individual portfolios. They will also outline the strategies and concrete steps they plan to take to improve the business climate and investor confidence.

Also, there will be sessions to discuss the perspective of international institutions with a speaker from the World Bank, and the perspective of the business community featuring top CEOs from top local and global companies.

As a provider of information services of NBC Universal and Dow Jones, CNBC promises to make sure that both the audience and media can participate actively in the question and answer sessions moderated by its anchors.

CNBC is providing some 150 free seats for the event, to be held at the Dharmawangsa Hotel in South Jakarta, for top executives.

Further inquiries can be made at: charles.yap@cnbcasia.com.