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Indonesia needs skilled workers to face AEC

Indonesia is facing crucial manpower problems and need to improve the competitiveness of its human resources to enable ...

Indonesian scientist calls for inclusive economy

An Indonesian scientist calls for adoption of inclusive economy to narrow the economic gap in the country. "We ...

BI hails govt plan to raise tax on imports

The Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), has welcomed the governments plan to increase the tax on imported ...

Apindo concerned over labor actions driving away investors

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) expressed concern over labor actions in the country here on Tuesday, ...

President Yudhoyono leads meeting on crisis anticipation

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presided over a limited cabinet meeting in anticipation of a crisis on ...

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 ...

Remuneration board expected to recommend increase of labor wages

Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar hoped that the Remuneration Board would issue recommendation on ...

Employers Association proposes 20 pct increase of minimum wage in 2014

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has proposed a 20 percent increase of provincial minimum wage or UMP in ...

Govt, businessmen agree to maintain growth momentum

The government and businessmen agreed to keep the momentum of growth so that the economy would remain to be above six ...

Fuel subsidy should go to poor people: Minister

Increase in subsidized fuel prices should be accompanied with a step to provide subsidy for poor people who need it, ...

Textile and footwear industries main contributors

Textile and textile product (TPT) industry and footwear industry are major contributors to sustaining the country`s ...

Singapore developers explore investment in Indonesia

Some members of the Real Estate Developers` Association of Singapore (REDAS) are currently exploring investment ...

President asks new finance minister to manage fiscal policy well

Chatib Basri said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked him to manage the fiscal policy. "I was asked to ...

Minimum wage increase not applicable to all industries: Ministry

The Industry Ministry`s Director General for Manufacturing-based Industry, Panggah Susanto, said that the increase of ...

Tthree factors blamed for growth failure

The government has set an economic growth target for 2012 at a range of between 6.3 percent and 6.5 percent but in ...