TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing secretary general Anita Firmanti said that the ministry has allowed private investors to be involved in infrastructure projects. She said that the government has also been working closely with Japanese investors. “Deregulation has taken place to allow permits for private investors in the field of infrastructure,” […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Ministry will examine mining companies’ income tax returns. Local governments will also be involved in the process. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the ministry will work closely with the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and the Home Affairs Ministry, who will supply the database of mining companies in Indonesia. […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rose 10.7% to 11.52 million people last year but those from some countries, including Japan, decreased due to concerns over terrorism as well as prevailing economic conditions, according to official data. China topped the list of foreign tourists by nationality, accounting for 1.43 million of the 2016 total, up […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Heru Pambudi, Director General of Customs and Excise at the Finance Ministry explained that export duty revenue will remain safe in accordance with the target set in the 2017 State Budget despite the absence of mineral exports from Freeport Indonesia. Heru said that the government had made an assumption that there will be […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry is currently attempting to penetrate new export markets. Minister Enggartiasto Lukita stated that a domestic company has managed to enter African countries, such as Kenya and Nigeria. “Indofood is already operating [in Africa], the industry has entered the [African] market,” Enggartiasto said on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. In addition to […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) estimated that the prices of the majority of strategic commodity will increase throughout 2017 and such an increase will leverage the rate of exports as one component of economic growth boosters. BI economic and monetary policy director on Saturday (18/02) in Bandung said that the prices of a number of […]
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