Rupiah weakens against US dollar on Dubai crisis

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

The rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market here on Tuesday morning on the Dubai financial crisis. The Indonesian currency traded Rp9,475-Rp9,485 per US dollar, down 25 points from Rp9,450-Rp9,465 per US dollar at the market`s close a day earlier. Investors were rather cautious in putting their ...

NNT Share Purchases Leaded by Regional Administration

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Darwin Saleh said the government has decided that the three regional administrations in West Nusa Tenggara are leaders in the purchase of 14 percent of the divestment shares of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara. "According to the outcome of a meeting chaired by the Coordinating ...

RI to stop importing cows weighing over 350 Kg

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Agriculture Minister Suswono said that Indonesia would import cows that weighed not more than 350 kg each so that they could be raised in the country first before being slaughtered. "So far, Indonesia has been importing cows weighing more than 350 kg. Many of the imported cows even weighed between 400 ...

Govt to review fertilizer prices in April 2010

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Visiting Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono said here on Friday the government would review domestic fertilizer prices in April next year. "Fertilizer prices in the country will be reviewed in April 2010 because the amount of state budget funds to subsidize them has decreased," the minister said.

Govt preparing blueprint for national transport modes

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

The Transportation Ministry is preparing a blueprint for the development of national transport modes as part of efforts to improve transport services to the public. The blueprint is part of the United Indonesia Cabinet II`s program in the first 100 days in office and therefore, it must be completed soon, Transportation ...

2010, Unemployment in Indonesia Still 10 Percent

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Unemployment rate in Indonesia in 2010 is estimated to still be in the range of 10 percent. Projected economic growth of only 5.5 percent were considered to be sufficient to absorb labor in the productive age. "State budget is less clear in infrastructure improvements could not push the unemployment rate. Moreover, ...

When It’s Easy to Get Credit Cards in Indonesia

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

The value of stagnant credit or non-performing loan (NPL) for credit cards is still high. Based on the Indonesian Banking Statistics (SPI), the value of credit card NPL per September 2009 is Rp. 2.95 trillion, or 8.7 percent of the total outstanding credit that reaches Rp 33.63 trillion. Since July ...

Do New Ministers Deserve to Have Raise on Salary?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Radjasa said the government was considering raising the salaries of the newly appointed ministers. "Their salaries are arranged in a government regulation. I did not say there salaries need to be raised, but it is being considered," the minister said after ...