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Imports of hand phones predicted to surge

Indonesia`s imports of hand phones are forecast to surge in 2013 from 55 million units in 2012. In the first ...

Agriculture Minister warns of food product cartel

Agriculture Minister Suswono has warned of food and horticultural product cartel, citing their unfairly high prices in ...

Mari Pangestu strong candidate for WTO director general

Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu is among the nine strong candidates for WTO ...

Indonesia to push for fair trade at WTO meeting

The Indonesian government will push for fair and balanced global trade when the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

RNI preparing Rp1.75 trillion for onion price stabilization

State-owned plantation company PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) is preparing a fund of Rp1.75 trillion through a ...

RI needs to develop local cattle ranches

The soaring beef price in the domestic market of late, particularly in Jakarta, has been blamed on stock shortage, ...

Meat scandal "drags down" some cadres of muslim-based party

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has made a move that "shocked" some Indonesian people earlier this year ...

Oil and gas imports still put pressure on RI`s trade balance

Indonesia saw a trade deficit of US$171 million in January 2013 as oil and gas imports soared to US$1.425 billion in ...

Indonesian govt to stabilize beef prices

Chief Economic minister Hatta Rajasa has said that the government will speed up beef supply to stabilize prices which ...

RI to initiate infrastructure and agriculture subsidies in WTO

Indonesia will initiate infrastructure development and agriculture subsidies as part of trade fairness in World Trade ...

Indonesian govt purchase price expected to protect farmers and consumers

Agriculture Minister Suswono said the government purchase price (HPP) of soybean must protect both farmers and ...

Indonesia's export revenues expected to be similar to last year`s

Indonesia`s export revenues this year are expected to be similar to last year`s US$190 billion, according to Trade ...

China`s foreign trade value increases by six percent

China`s Trade Ministry has stated that China`s foreign trade value increased by only six percent in 2012 due to the ...

APRI urges government to lift rattan export ban

The Indonesian Rattan Employers Association, APRI, has urged the government to lift the rattan export ban, as per the ...

Year-ender - RI to witness slow export performance in 2013

Indonesian exporters have predicted that the country`s export performance will slow down next year as demands for ...