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HKTDC 2Q Export Index: Southeast Asian opportunities, Myanmar shows potential

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has announced its HKTDC Export Index for the second quarter of 2016 ...

Tax amnesty funds to be used for boosting banks` capacity

The OJK expects that funds sourced from the passage of the tax amnesty bill should be used to increase the capacity of ...

Parliament to wrap up tax amnesty debate in May: Legislator

A leading member of the House of Representatives said debate on the controversial tax amnesty bill could be wrapped ...

VP Kalla addresses Boao Forum in China

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla attended and delivered a speech at the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), which ...

Vice President Jusuf Kalla leaves for Hainan, China

Vice President Jusuf Kalla left here for Hainan, China, on Tuesday to attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual ...

Australian PM Turnbull losing shine ahead of elections

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbulls honeymoon period may be ending, with economists and political analysts ...

Indonesia govt announces plan to form economic committee

The government is planning to set up a National Industry and Economic Committee (KEIN) with one of its advisors being ...

Indonesia gains international recognition for resisting global economic turbulence

Indonesia has earned the recognition of multinational institutions due to its efforts to improve financial market ...

Jokowi has no plan yet to seek more foreign loan

Leading economist Hendri Saparini said President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo agrees that there is need yet to take emergency ...

Obama in Ethiopia on africa tour to boost security, other ties

Barack Obama met the Ethiopian prime minister on Monday on the first visit by a serving U.S. president to a nation ...

Community income affected by drop in prices of commodities: Economist

The decline in the prices of commodities worldwide has significantly reduced the income and consumption of ...

Indonesian govt should expedite spending, control exchange rate: Economist

Chairman of the Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) Darmin Nasution has urged the government to speed up spending ...

Indonesian govt urges creation of strategic alliance to develop sharia economy

The Indonesian government is encouraging various sides to form a strong strategic alliance to develop sharia economy, ...

Several countries facing economic slowdown: VP Kalla

The government is striving to attract more investment to mitigate the impact of economic slowdown, which is affecting ...

Biotech Crops Show Continued Growth, Benefits in 2014, Global Plantings Increase by 6 Million Hectares

- In 2014, a record 181.5 million hectares of biotech crops were grown globally, an increase of more than six million ...