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Bank Indonesia: July’s Retail Sales Decline

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A survey conducted by Bank Indonesia (BI) shows that retail sales in July declined as the public consumption returned to normal after Ramadan and Eid al Fitri. The fact is reflected by the real sales index (IPR) that stood at 209.9 in July 2017, declining by 3.3 percent year-on-year. “The declining retail sales occurred in the food and non-food groups,” the central bank (BI) reported yesterday, Sept. 11. On the regional basis, the decline in IPR occurred […]

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ASEAN firms up RCEP stance, engages 6 dialogue partners

MANILA, Philippines — The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have come out with a unified stance on the parameters for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) following the conclusion of the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meetings in Manila yesterday, with the ball on how to move things forward now in the hands of […]

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