#global economic slowdown

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Govt seeking to improve competitiveness to achieve export target

The government is seeking to improve the competitiveness of and diversify the export market for domestic products to ...

RU targets Rp283.5 trillion worth of investment in 2012

Indonesia expects investment to reach Rp283.5 trillion in 2012 or to grow 12.81 percent compared to the figure in 2011 ...

Property business expected to flourish further in 2012

The property business sector is expected to continue growing on increasing demand in 2012 as was the case in 2011, ...

Thousands strike at LG plant in China

Thousands of workers have gone on strike at a factory in eastern China owned by the South Korean conglomerate LG ...

Foreign banks contribute 50 pct of private debts

Foreign banks operating in Indonesia contribute around 50 percent of private debts reaching US$100 billion. The ...

Cement sales growth to slow down in 2012

Growth in cement sales in Indonesia is expected to decline next year due to a global economic slowdown, president ...

Banks expected to lower lending rates

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) has lowered its benchmark rate in an effort to encourage banks to cut their ...

BI optimistic nat`l economy to remain strong in 2012

Bank Indonesia (BI or the central bank) is optimistic the national economy will remain strong in 2012 despite economic ...

Impact of global crisis to be felt in 2012: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI or the central bank) believes Indonesia will begin to feel the impact of the current global crisis ...

news focus: BI rate cut by 50 basis points surprises observers

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank)`s step to lower its benchmark rate by 50 basis points on Thursday was seen by ...

IMF: RI economy strongest in ASEAN

Indonesia is the strongest in terms of economic fundamentals among ASEAN`s member states with a gross domestic product ...

BI lowers key rate to 6.5 pct

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) decided Tuesday to cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 percent on ...

RI`s economic growth to reach 6.6 pct in Q3 : Minister

The Indonesian economy during the third quarter of 2011 is believed to have reached a growth rate of 6.6 percent, ...

Rupiah corrected by 80 points

Indonesia`s rupiah currency dropped 80 points against the US dollar on Monday driven by foreign investors` moves to ...

BI prepares anticipatory steps to address global crisis

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) has prepared a number of anticipatory steps to address the impact of imminent ...