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Over one-third of RI exports to China using FTA facility (Mar 13)
Thirty percent of Indonesian exports to China are carried out using a tariff reduction facility provided in the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement, Deputy Trade Minister Mahendra Siregar said.


CPO, rubber top commodities to meet ACFTA (Mar 13)
Crude palm oil and rubber are commodities Indonesia could rely on to deal with the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement, an Agriculture Ministry official said here on Friday.


Govt to call tender for gas pipelines construction (Mar 13)
The government will soon call a tender for the construction of gas pipelines according to the master plan of national gas transmission and distribution networks in the 2010-2025 period, an official said.


S&P raises RI`s rating to BB (Mar 13)
International rating agency Standard and Poor`s (S&P) has raised Indonesia`s long-term foreign currency rating to BB from BB- and affirmed its long-term local currency rating at BB+.


BI: power rate hike to have small impact on inflation (Mar 13)
Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) said the government`s plan to raise basic power rates, if realized, will only have a small impact on the country`s inflation rate.


Vice President opens Agrinex International Expo 2010 (Mar 12)
Vice President Boediono on Friday morning opened Agrinex International Exhibition 2010 at the Jakarta Convention Center.


Sri Lanka inks US$290 mln in railway, airport loans from China (Mar 12)
Sri Lanka has signed up US$290 million in financing from China\'s Exim Bank to build an airport in the south of the island and expand railways, the foreign ministry said.


RI economy predicted to keep growing until 2011 (Mar 11)
Bank Indonesia (BI) predicts Indonesia`s economy will grow 5.5 to 6.0 percent in 2010 and continue to grow 6.0 to 6.5 percent in 2011.


Govt may grant duty-free facility to four other industries (Mar 11)
The government is looking into the possibility of granting government-borne import duties to four other industries.


Senen market fire causes Rp8.5 billion loss (Mar 11)
A fire that ravaged the Senen market in Central Jakarta in the wee hours of Thursday caused an estimated material loss of Rp8.5 billion, a spokesman said.