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Indonesia: 7 – Eleven Must Provide Transparency, OJK Says

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Nurhaida, the Financial Services Authority’s director for market supervision, asks 7-Eleven’s holding company Modern Internasional’s (IDX: MDRN) to provide transparent public disclosure following the closing of all 7-Eleven stores in June. Nurhaida said the 7-Eleven’s closing has become a public discourse. “Because their parent company is an open company, then in accordance to provisions, there must […]

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Indonesia: Govt to Release Rules on Minimarkets, Retailers

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government will issue a presidential regulation (Perpres) on retailers and minimarket businesses in Indonesia. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution said the rule will be followed by a Trade Ministers Regulation. Darmin said in Jakarta on Monday that his ministry has finished discussing the bill. He asserted that the regulation is not aimed at […]

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Indonesia Extends Freeport Operation Permit

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government has agreed to extend Freeport Indonesia’s permit to operate its business parallel to building a smelter. The agreement was reached in a meeting at the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, July 4. According to the deputy of mining, strategic industries, and media at the State Owned Entreprises (SOE) Ministry, Fajar Harry Sampurno, the meeting […]

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Thailand: Consumer prices drop again

Consumer prices, which gauge the country’s inflation rate, dipped for a second straight month in June, mainly due to lower oil prices and baht gains. The drop led the government to cut its inflation forecast yesterday to 0.7-1.7% this year from a previous projection of 1.5 -2.2%.  According to the Commerce Ministry’s data, the consumer price […]

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