#benchmark

Collection of benchmark news, found 884 news.

Cabinet reshuffle something natural: Golkar official

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s plan to reshuffle his cabinet is something natural if it is based on a clear ...

Time to lower BI rate: Economist

The recent strengthening of the rupiah against the US dollar is considered timely for Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) to ...

Cement producers revise upward sales target for 2011

Domestic cement producers have revised upward their domestic sale target for this year following high consumption in ...

Milan stock market climbs 4.10% at close of trading

Italy`s FTSE MIB leading-stock index rose 4.10 percent at the close of trading on Thursday to 15,277,19 points after ...

European Central Bank`s bond purchases slow after yields fall

The European Central Bank's purchases of Italian and Spanish government bonds fell Tuesday from a day earlier and it ...

Harry Potter finale rakes in whopping 1 bln USD worldwide

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," the eighth and finale of the Harry Potter movies, is generating huge ...

(ISC)2 Recognizes Pioneering Cyber Security Workforce Initiatives

-DR. IR. ASHWIN SASONGKO, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNUAL ...

Banks raise lending rates to cover cost

Small banks have raised their lending rates in order to adjust them to their operational costs so that they could ...

Minister lays cornerstone for construction of Marine Conservation School

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fade Muhammad laid the first cornerstone for the construction of a School for ...

Wakatobi Poised To Celebrate Int`l Sail Event

Wakatobi is expected to have a festive atmosphere as 1,000 bikers will tour the district and thousands of local people ...

(ISC)2 Announces Honorees for Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Progr

-Celebrates ISLA fifth anniversary with honorees at Gala Dinner on July 26 in Jakarta, Indonesia   ...

BI expected to keep key rate at 6.75 pct

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) is expected to keep its key interest rate at 6.75 percent this month despite a ...

Govt issues Sukuk worth rp18 tln since early 2011

The government issued state sharia bonds (sukuk) worth a total of Rp18.84 trillion in the year ended June 20, a ...

NAM demands release of Palestinian political detainees in Israel

The deep concern expressed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa about Palestinian political ...

BI predicts deflation in May

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) Governor Darmin Nasution has predicted that deflation would take place this May ...