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Indonesian CPO producers expect price rise to continue on growing demand

Indonesian CPO producers expect price rise to continue next year on growing demandJakarta (ANTARA News) - The rise in crude palm oil (CPO) prices is expected to continue until next year on growing demand, said Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) chief Derom Bangun.

SBY woos Malaysian investors to invest in clean energy

SBY woos Malaysian investors to invest in clean energyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Kuala LumpurThe government appears to be serious about cutting its dependency on fossil fuel and pursuing the use of alternative energy derived from biofuel.

hoyono promises to improve services to foreign investors

Yudhoyono promises to improve services to foreign investorsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, SingaporeThe government has invited Singaporean businesspeople to invest in crucial projects and assured them it would trim the notorious red tape that deters many investors from entering the country.

Indonesian leader in Singapore to drum up investments

Sunday August 6, 3:55 PMIndonesian leader in Singapore to drum up investmentsIndonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said his government was working hard to improve his country's business climate as he sought to drum up more investment from Singapore.

RI supplies 43 percent of world CPO market

lol

RI supplies 43 percent of world CPO market

branching out from grandmas to apes now PB?

RI supplies 43 percent of world CPO market

Quote:Originally posted by Ena: and the poor orangutans are being made homeless. Happy to have one move in with me, so long as she is cute and single......

RI supplies 43 percent of world CPO market

and the poor orangutans are being made homeless.

RI supplies 43 percent of world CPO market

RI supplies 43 percent of world CPO marketJakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia accounted for some 43 percent of the world`s crude palm oil (CPO) production totalling 36.5 million tons and Malaysia for 43.3 percent, Astra Agro Lestari (AALI) director Julie Syaftari said here on Friday.

Japan to assist Gorontalo maize farmers

Japan to assist Gorontalo maize farmersGorontalo (ANTARA News) - Japan has promised to provide 20 units of Yanmar and Kubota tractors for Gorontalo maize farmers to help increase their production, Yasin Muhamad of Gorontalo`s Agriculture and Food Resilience Service said here on Friday.

Indonesia allots 6 mln hectares for biofuel

Indonesia allots 6 mln hectares for biofuelPutrajaya (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has earmarked 6 million hectares for development of its biofuel industry, part of plans to reduce its dependence on crude oil and susceptibility to price fluctuations, its energy minister said Friday.

10 commodities selected for priority export program

10 commodities selected for priority export programThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has prepared a package of policies to boost the competitive edge of the country's 10 main commodities in the international market.Trade Minister Mari E.

Indonesia Medco-Led Consortium Wins $600 Million Power Project

Indonesia Medco-Led Consortium Wins $600 Million Power Project 08-01-06 11:08 PM ESTJAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- A consortium led by PT Medco Energi Internasional ( MEDC.JK) has won a bid issued by Indonesia's state-run utility company to build a 340-megawatt geothermal power plant in North Sumatra...

IDB Interested to Fund Housing

IDB Interested to Fund HousingTuesday, 01 August, 2006 | 17:47 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is interested and ready to participate in funding housing construction in Indonesia.

Investors Aiming for SOE Privatization

Investors Aiming for SOE PrivatizationTuesday, 01 August, 2006 | 17:44 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Investors at the stock exchange are waiting for the policy of privatization of several State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to be enacted.

Govt told to limit oil contracts with foreign firms

Govt told to limit oil contracts with foreign firmsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaLocal companies grouped under the National Oil and Gas Caucus have asked the government to limit oil and gas cooperation contracts with foreign firms to one contract period.

Australians need not be wary about doing business here: IABC executive

Australians need not be wary about doing business here: IABC executiveDuncan Graham, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaIt would be an error to assume all the Caucasians seen at any meeting of the East Java branch of the Indonesia-Australia Business Council (IABC) are Australian.Some are British nationals.

Indonesian economy continues to lose altitude

Indonesian economy continues to lose altitudeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIf Indonesia's economy was a jumbo jet, it would be flying on the single engine of exports at the moment, with the other engines of private consumption, investment and government spending having stalled out.

Promoting biofuel as a way of alleviate poverty

Promoting biofuel as a way of alleviate povertyBenget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has stated that it will pursue the development of biofuels -- alternatives to oil-based fuels -- as a way of alleviating poverty in Indonesia.

Advertising Expenditures for First Half of 2006 Decline

Advertising Expenditures for First Half of 2006 DeclineFriday, 28 July, 2006 | 16:31 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Advertising expenditures for the electronic and printed media for the first half of this year have decreased to Rp13.6 trillion.

Natrindo Invests US$200 Million for Celluar Phone Network

Natrindo Invests US$200 Million for Celluar Phone NetworkFriday, 28 July, 2006 | 17:04 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler has prepared US$200 million or around Rp1.8 trillion for building the third generation cellular phone network (3G) in Jakarta.

Singapore receives record visitors in June, RI the biggest source

Singapore receives record visitors in June, RI the biggest sourceSingapore (ANTARA News) - Singapore's visitor arrivals in June rose 5.3 percent from a year earlier to a record 787,704, the tourism board said Thursday.

Serviced apartments up pressure on hotels

Serviced apartments up pressure on hotelsAnissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor Jakarta's hoteliers, competition these days comes not only in the form of other hotels, but also from serviced apartments.

Islamic bank to finance energy projects in Indonesia

Islamic bank to finance energy projects in IndonesiaThe Islamic Development Bank (IDB) would finance electricity projects in Indonesia that could be valued at 30 billion U.S. dollars, IDB Vice President Amadou Boubacar Cisse said here Thursday.

Indonesia Government To Offer 41 New Oil, Gas Blocks In Aug

Indonesia Government To Offer 41 New Oil, Gas Blocks In Aug07-26-06 05:49 AM ESTJAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- The Indonesian government will next month offer 41 new oil and gas blocks to local and foreign oil companies, Oil and Gas director general at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Luluk...

Standard and Poor's upgrades Indonesia ratings

Wednesday July 26, 2:16 PMStandard and Poor's upgrades Indonesia ratingsInternational ratings agency Standard and Poor's raised Indonesia's long-term foreign and local currency ratings on the country's improving fiscal and external performance.

Ayda Sulianti: From the Rag Trade to Freight Forwarding

Wednesday, July 26, 2006AYDA SULIANTIFROM THE RAG TRADE TO FREIGHT FORWARDING© Duncan Graham 2006Transplanting Western business values and management systems into Indonesia is no simple task, as many foreign experts have found.

Japanese Investors Complain About Manpower Law

Japanese Investors Complain About Manpower LawWednesday, 26 July, 2006 | 18:20 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Japanese investors consider that manpower policies in Indonesia are not fair.It is expected that this will to lower the potential of Japanese investment in Indonesia in the future.

15 Investors Interested in Biofuel Project

15 Investors Interested in Biofuel ProjectWednesday, 26 July, 2006 | 16:02 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: As many as 15 investors have stated their interest in investing in the biofuel project that will require funding of Rp200 trillion.

Foreign investors want fairer manpower regulations

Foreign investors want fairer manpower regulationsJakarta (ANTARA News) - Foreign investors have demanded that the Indonesian government issue fairer manpower regulations in which a distinction is made between deserving and undeserving workers in the matter of severance pay, a spokesman said.

Bio-fuel Development To Receive Fiscal Incentives

Bio-fuel Development To Receive Fiscal IncentivesTuesday, 25 July, 2006 | 17:53 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government will officially form the national team for bio-fuel energy development. The components of this alternative energy team were decided at a limited meeting of the energy sector...

Batam to be ‘Shop Window’ of Indonesia's Economy

Batam to be ‘Shop Window’ of Indonesia's EconomyTuesday, 25 July, 2006 | 13:58 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Muhammad Luthfi, Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), said by setting up Batam, Bintan and Karimun as Special Economic Zones (SEZ) under the one-roof system, that Batam...

Govt allocates big chunk of land for biofuel projects

Govt allocates big chunk of land for biofuel projectsRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs part of its commitment to boost the use of alternative energy, the government has set aside huge swathes of land across the archipelago for the crops needed for raw materials for producing...

Government to Invite Investors for High Speed Train in 2008

Government to Invite Investors for High Speed Train in 2008Monday, 24 July, 2006 | 19:37 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government is to invite local and foreign investors to invest in the Jakarta-Surabaya and Jakarta-Bandung high speed train projects in 2008.

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

I hear the banking sector needs to fix up its BI platforms (or put them in!!!)....

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

I am thinking of extending my involvenment in indonesia, however i have a potential in Thailand. What is an honest, no Bs assesment of the JKT economy?

Pertamina to Evaluate Oil-Based Fuel Prices

Now *there's* a radical idea: "Let's price our products so that we don't make a loss". Whoa. Radical thinking. Go Pertamina!

Pertamina to Evaluate Oil-Based Fuel Prices

Pertamina to Evaluate Oil-Based Fuel PricesMonday, 24 July, 2006 | 14:46 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The continuing rise of the world's crude oil prices has resulted in PT Pertamina's (Persero) evaluating its oil-based fuel prices.

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

I've been hearing about the "proposed new investment law" that's "about to be implemented" for the past 7 years. Even now, they are still talking in terms of the law being passed next year -- which will actually turn into the year after. This is the Indonesian "sense of urgency" in action.

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

Same Old Shit D... D... ??

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

S.O.S.D.D

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatmentThe Jakarta Post, Urip Hudiono, JakartaProviding a level playing field for investors will be the government's main focus in the government-sponsored new investment bill, although certain business sectors will still be closed to foreign investors.

Bank Mandiri sees increasing loan from CPO sector

Bank Mandiri sees increasing loan from CPO sectorJakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Bank Mandiri expects loan demand from the oil palm plantation and crude palm oil (CPO) sector to continue to increase in line with the government`s commitment to stimulate development of biodiesel fuel in the country, a...

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

Indonesian economy always looks like a Drexel Junk Bond issue. It has high ceilings but no foundations….

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

you're probably right, but indonesia seems to be taking a battering from these series natural disasters, never mind the disasters it brings on itself.

Incentives For Investment Excluded From Bill

Incentives For Investment Excluded From BillFriday, 21 July, 2006 | 16:41 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Boediono, the Minister for the Economy, said that incentives for investment will not be attached to the Investment Bill which is now being prepared.

Politics and business mix in Indonesia

Politics and business mix in IndonesiaBy Bill GuerinJAKARTA - On taking office, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono advised his officials to divest their personal business interests to avoid any allegations of conflict of interest hounding his reform-oriented government.

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

just a blip in the overall picture. Consumer confidence is trending sharply upward, and will continue to do so with the occasional blips due to quakes and other political shocks now and again. All the indicators for the next few months and years are positive and moving up, so I'd not put too much...

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya EarthquakeThursday, 20 July, 2006 | 20:16 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The consumer confidence index plunged again in June, after the earthquakes in Yogyakarta and Central Java.

Government set to build eight biofuel factories

Government set to build eight biofuel factoriesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is preparing to build eight biodiesel factories in the country in a move to provide an alternative to expensive fossil-based fuels.