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Indonesia: SMF targets retail investors with new participation certificates

State-owned secondary mortgage financing firm PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (SMF) on Thursday launched a series of participation certificates for asset-backed securities, the EBA-SP BTN 01, in a move that aims to increase its issuance of asset-backed securities (EBA) for retail investors. SMF is collaborating with BNI Sekuritas to utilize the latter’s customer base and extensive marketing network in order to attract […]

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Indonesia: Freeport permit extended another month

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has extended PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PTFI) temporary special mining permit (IUPK) for another month after it expired on Tuesday.  “Yes, the Freeport IUPK has been extended until Aug. 31,” Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry mineral and coal director general Bambang Gatot Ariyono said on Wednesday as reported by kontan.co.id. With […]

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Singapore SMEs are top exporters in Asia-Pacific: FedEx survey

SINGAPORE – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore were the top exporters by revenue in the Asia-Pacific last year, according to a study commissioned by FedEx Express. SMEs here generated an average annual exporting revenue of US$1.75 million (S$2.38 million), ahead of the US$1.21 million average recorded across countries in the Asia-Pacific. With regard […]

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Indonesia ships 5,600 tons of shallots to Thailand

Indonesia on Wednesday sent 5,600 tons of shallots to Thailand, the first shipment in a total of 9,000 tons of shallots to be exported to the country this year. “In the past, we imported shallots from Thailand, but now we export the commodity to the country,” said Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman when releasing the […]

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