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BI asks banks to distribute 20 percent credit to small businesses

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) has asked all banks in Indonesia to distribute 20 percent of their credit to ...

President Yudhoyono supports investment of US$507 billion by Islamic countries

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, together with seven heads of state from countries with large Muslim population, ...

New governor envisions Jakarta having 1,000 parks

Ten days after his inauguration as the new governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, toured the ...

Indonesia eying rise of Chinese outbound tourism

The rise of Chinese outbound tourism has lured Indonesia to focus its tourism campaigns on China by holding the ...

Of Jakarta`s 350 parks, only a few worth visiting

Of the 350 parks in Jakarta, only 10-15 are worth a visit, according to urban park expert Nirwono Joga. "Most of ...

Astra`s net profit up to Rp14.7 trillion

PT Astra International Tbk.(ASII) booked a net profit of Rp14.7 trillion until the third quarter this year, up from ...

Time for Indonesia`s exporters to look for non-traditional markets

Amid a decline in Indonesia`s exports lately, hope of new potential markets for its export products was indicated, ...

Industries reject government`s plan to raise electricity tariff

Industrialists have expressed rejection to the government`s plan to raise electricity tariff by 15 percent in 2013 ...

Washing hands seen as cheapest, easiest way to save lives

Indonesia, together with around 70 other countries celebrated the fifth Global Handwashing Day on Monday (October 15) ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...

100 mln to die by 2030 if world fails to act on climate

More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product ...

RI calls for balanced China-ASEAN economic development

Indonesia has called for balanced China-ASEAN economic development during the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Expo ...

Bulog asked to buy rice at commercial price

State-owned logistics agency Bulog has been asked by the government to buy farmers` unhusked rice at a commercial ...

RI`s high economic growth may not benefit common people

A high economic growth of 6.8 percent, set as a target in the 2013 draft state budget, will not necessarily make the ...