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  • Bank association conveys bankers` expectations to vice president

    Thu, May 23 2013 22:46

    Chairman of the National Banking Association (Perbanas) Sigit Pramono expressed bankers` expectations about the subsidized fuel policy before Vice President Boediono during the Indonesia Banking Expo 2013 at the Jakarta Convention Center on Thursday..

  • Bank Indonesia to launch e-money payment system in June

    Thu, May 23 2013 22:03

    Bank Indonesia said it will start introducing transactions with electronic money (e-money) system of payments next month..

  • Rupiah re-denomination for efficiency and simplification

    Thu, May 23 2013 19:12

    Central bank deputy governor Halim Alamsyah said that rupiah re-denomination is aimed at creating efficiency and simplifying trade calculation..

  • Singapore developers explore investment in Indonesia

    Thu, May 23 2013 18:34

    Some members of the Real Estate Developers` Association of Singapore (REDAS) are currently exploring investment opportunity in Indonesia in a meeting with officials of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta..

  • VP Boediono calls on banks to strengthen capital

    Thu, May 23 2013 18:07

    Indonesia`s Vice President Boediono called on the country`s banks here on Thursday to increase their capital adequacy so that they could contribute to national economic growth and development..

  • DBS waiting for the final nod from central bank for acquisition

    Wed, May 22 2013 19:59

    Singapore`s DBS Group said it hopes Bank Indonesia (BI) announced its approval for its proposal to acquire Bank Danamon. DBS said it knew Bank Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution already said the Indonesian central bank approved its proposal to acquire Bank Danamon, the country`s 6th largest ....

  • Japan`s market demand for rattan furniture increases

    Wed, May 22 2013 19:41

    Rattan furniture with natural color from Cirebon, West Java, continues to attract Japan` market demand, according to rattan craftsmen here. Indonesian Wood and Rattan Furniture Association (WRFA) Chairman Sunoto said here on Wednesday that every country wanted different design and color, but ....

  • Indonesian govt forms independent team to probe Freeport`s collapsed tunnel

    Wed, May 22 2013 19:14

    The government has set up an independent team to probe the collapse of an underground training tunnel at Freeport Indonesia`s Big Gossan mine in Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua. The team, led by mining technique professor of the Bandung Institute of Technology, is made up of experts ....

  • Asahimas to invest US $400 m to increase production capacity

    Wed, May 22 2013 19:02

    Japanese chemical company PT Asahi Chemical plans to invest US$400 million to increase its production capacity. "The US$300 to US$400 million investment would be used for expanding the plant," the company`s director, Eddy Sutanto, said here on Wednesday. He said the plant capacity would be ....

  • State-owned banks have big chance to expand to Singapore: Observer

    Wed, May 22 2013 15:37

    An economic observer said state-owned banks have bigger chances to expand and compete in Singapore if that country decides to ease its protection policy..

Govt asks for Rp8.61 trillion in additional electricity subsidy

Govt asks for Rp8.61 trillion in additional electricity subsidyThe government has proposed additional electricity subsidy of Rp8.61 trillion to the House so that electricity subsidy ...

Steven Seagal "almost Chechen"

Steven Seagal Hollywood star Steven Seagal spent time on Wednesday with Ramzan Kadyrov, the former militant fighter who now heads ...

FAI team to check paragliding location of Indonesia Open

FAI team to check paragliding location of Indonesia OpenTeam of the Aerosport International Federation (FAI) led by Nixon Ray will soon observe the would be location of the ...

Rare "Harry Potter" first edition fetches record auction price

Rare A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a ...

Int`l data protection forum focuses on cybercrime

Int`l data protection forum focuses on cybercrimeAn international data protection forum that started here Thursday will focus on cybercrime and other computer issues.