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Govt to raise sale tax on luxury cars soon

The finance minister will soon issue a regulation on an increase in sale tax on foreign-made luxury cars to curb their ...

Indonesian govt aims to raise mandatory level of biofuel in diesel oil

One of the economic policies unveiled by the Indonesian government recently to contain the widening current account ...

Indonesian ministry of industry issues policies to maintain growth

The Ministry of Industry has issued a package of policies to maintain the growth of national industries affected by ...

RI to cut oil import, promote use of biofuels

Indonesia is taking steps to reduce its fuels imports and promote the use of biofuels at home in response to its ...

Jakarta index rebounds, rupiah sinking deeper

Jakarta index gained on Wednesday closing 43.7 percent higher at 4.218.45 points despite selling actions by foreign ...

Govt preparing policies to address new economic developments

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the government was preparing a package of economic policies for release on Friday ...

Rupiah dragged down by global and domestic factors

Various global and domestic factors are continuing to pull down the rupiah, according to Bank Indonesia. "The ...

Yudhoyono keeping an eye on index and rupiah

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been keeping a close watch on the composite share price index and the rupiah ...

Indonesia cuts balance of payments deficit

Bank Indonesia said the country succeeded in cutting its balance of payment deficit to US$2.5 billion in the second ...

Jakarta shares open lower, rupiah weakens

The Jakarta composite index opened on Monday lower on market expectation that the US central bank would announce a cut ...

National economy may grow faster than expected: BI governor

Bank Indonesia governor Agus Martowardojo has stated that the national economy may grow at a faster-than-expected ...

Trade deficit caused by oil imports : Minister

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan blamed fast growing oil requirement and imports for the country`s trade deficit. ...

Govt prepares mitigation policies to address economic slowdown

The Indonesian government is preparing a number of short-and medium-term mitigation policies to address economic ...

Jjakarta index down rupiah gaining

Indonesia`s benchmark stock index continued to be on the decline in the last trading day of this week closing 15.24 ...

BI and government set to keep inflation within target

Indonesia is set to keep its inflation from exceeding the target of 7.2-7.8 percent this year as set in the revised ...