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New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The new bill on citizenship to be approved by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006, threatens corruptors fleeing to foreign countries with annulment of their Indonesian citizenship if they fail to report to...

Latest BPS survey 'difficult'

Latest BPS survey 'difficult'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Statistics Agency (BPS) is having problems carrying out its 2006 economic survey on private companies."We've found it is difficult to collect data on private companies, especially foreign companies, since their Jakarta offices are...

Infrastructure More Interesting Than Fiscal Incentives

Infrastructure More Interesting Than Fiscal IncentivesThursday, 06 July, 2006 | 17:41 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Entrepreneur groups consider that improvement to infrastructures is far more interesting to investors than the granting of fiscal incentives.

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006Thursday, 06 July, 2006 | 15:19 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: According to the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), the realization of investment during the first half of this year reached Rp45.24 trillion.This is a rise of 12.

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006Thursday, 06 July, 2006 | 15:19 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: According to the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), the realization of investment during the first half of this year reached Rp45.24 trillion.This is a rise of 12.

Govt hopes hard sell will draw investment

Govt hopes hard sell will draw investmentRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is changing its strategy to lure more direct foreign investment by picking up the ball earlier to persuade multinational companies to come here, offering them a number of incentives.

Govt urged to provide tax incentives

Govt urged to provide tax incentivesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government needs to include fiscal incentives -- in the form of a tax holiday and tax amnesty -- and simplify its taxation system in the proposed tax laws in a bid to attract foreign direct investments, a former senior minister has...

Exporters 'need strategies' to tap into European market

Exporters 'need strategies' to tap into European marketThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe European Union, the world's second largest market, offers huge opportunities but Indonesian exporters have failed to tap this potential because of their inability to meet market requirements.

Why is investment in the mining industry stagnant?

Why is investment in the mining industry stagnant?Montty Girianna, JakartaExploration and investment in the mining industry have seen a significant downturn. This has resulted in a considerable decrease in production.

Infrastructure conference finally gets go-ahead

Infrastructure conference finally gets go-aheadThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia is due to hold its twice-delayed 2nd infrastructure conference and exhibition in November in an effort to drum up much needed private-sector investment to bring the country's woefully inadequate infrastructure into...

Govt to issue new license for int'l call services

Govt to issue new license for int'l call servicesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to allow another telecommunications company to provide direct international call services in competition with the two existing operators, PT Indosat and PT Telkom Indonesia.

Tax breaks for investors

Tax breaks for investorsSahminan, JakartaAs reported in The Jakarta Post on June 9, the government is now considering offering tax breaks for foreign investment in the automotive industry. The policy is obviously intended to help attract foreign direct investment.

Indonesia Achieves Highest Export Record Since Independence

Indonesia Achieves Highest Export Record Since IndependenceTuesday, 04 July, 2006 | 12:48 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia achieved export value amounting to US$8.34 billion in May this year, a 9.79 percent increase over the previous month.

Fahmi Proposes Tax Holiday

Fahmi Proposes Tax HolidayTuesday, 04 July, 2006 | 12:45 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Industry Minister Fahmi Idris believes tax holiday incentives (tax exemptions within a certain period) are necessary to be included in the Investment Bill.

Government blamed for messy port management

Government blamed for messy port managementRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSmall domestic-bound ports that manage international containers are to blame for the massive scale of smuggling in the country and are preventing international ports from providing better services, an...

Bio-diesel may reduce oil bills by 10% up to 2010

Bio-diesel may reduce oil bills by 10% up to 2010The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is targeting a 10 percent reduction in the country's consumption of oil-based fuels by 2010 from the current level of 41 million kiloliters (kl) by promoting the production and use of bio-diesel.

Bio-fuel Factory Construction Plan to be Prepared

Bio-fuel Factory Construction Plan to be PreparedMonday, 03 July, 2006 | 14:25 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Purnomo Yusgiantoro, the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, has said that the government is preparing an action plan for the construction of bio-fuel factories up to 2010.