#commodities

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Govt ready to open 2 million hectares of farm land

The government is ready to open two million hectares of farm land in anticipation of declining food production due to ...

Indonesia`s 2010 Exports Value Reaches Record High

Indonesia`s exports in 2010 reached a total value of US$150 billion, the highest figure ever achieved in the ...

Asean closer to one-stop online trading system

Asean traders and governments have come closer to benefiting from the Asean Trade Repository (ATR), an online system ...

Singapore remains main market for Riau Islands` exports

Singapore remains Riau Islands` biggest export destination, buying up to 63.06 percent of the province`s overall ...

Govt to exempt 30 types of products from import duties

The government is planning to exempt 30 types of products from import duties as part of efforts to preserve national ...

US supports tripartite Malacca Straits security arrangements

The United States supports the existing framework of security arrangements made over the Malacca Straits` littoral ...

Bali`s carp exports reach 402.2 tons

Bali exported a total of 402.2 tons of fish estimated at 1.82 million US dollars in the eleven months in the ...

Minister: Palmoil, rubber, promising commodities

State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar said palm oil and rubber commodities are promising and therefore he called ...

Energy minister: Power price hike remains

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Mineral Darwin Zahedi Saleh said the 18 pct capping of power rates for ...

Govt taking measures to curb basic necessary price spiral

As basic necessary prices are soaring, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties ...

Free import duty to help offset food commodity prices

As prices are sky-rocketing at home, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties in ...

Inflation to weaken people`s purchasing power

Despite predictions that the country`s economic growth may reach seven percent or over this year, the upward trend in ...

Inflation heaviest challenge in 2011: House

The House of Representatives (DPR) reminded the government of the heaviest challenge it was facing in 2011, namely the ...

Govt to expand farmland area by 2 mln hectares

The government has set itself the target of expanding the country`s agricultural land area by 2 million hectares in ...

News Focus: Inflation specter looms over RI`s economic horizon

The inflation specter looms over Indonesia`s economic horizon despite the projected sound economic performance for ...