'Forbes' may publish Indonesian edition

'Forbes' may publish Indonesian edition

Forbes magazine, an American business and financial magazine
founded in 1917 by BC Forbes, is exploring the possibility of
publishing an Indonesian-language edition here.

Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr., Forbes editor-in-chief,
president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes
Inc., said on Tuesday that he saw no reasons for the magazine not
to expand into Indonesia.

"We are looking forward to having an Indonesian edition of
Forbes magazine. We already have a number of local language
editions in China, Korea, Japan, Russia, Poland and Turkey," he
said after a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at
the presidential office.

He did not elaborate on any expansion plan.

Headquartered at Fifth Avenue in New York City, Forbes
magazine has generated several spinoff products, including Forbes
FYI, Forbes Asia, Forbes.Com, history magazines American Heritage
and American Heritage of Invention & Technology and American
Legacy.

Regarding the meeting with President Susilo, Forbes said that
it was basically aimed at seeking firsthand information on
conditions in Indonesia, specifically on the country's current
state of the economy, bureaucracy and legal reform.

"The purpose of our meeting is to get firsthand information on
how the President sees the future of Indonesia, not just from
reading," said Forbes, who was a candidate in the U.S.
presidential primaries in 1996 and 2000. -- JP