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INDONESIA: New government bolsters growth prospects
The economy grew by 5% year-on-year in the third quarter, compared with 4.5% in the previous...
IndonesiaINDONESIA: Banking profits accelerate but risks remain
The successful divestment earlier this month of two major banks reflects the impressive progress...
IndonesiaINDONESIA: Arrests raise hopes for JI crackdown
The police today announced the arrest of four suspects in the September bomb attack on the...
IndonesiaAPEC: G-20 overshadows economic agenda
The twelfth annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concluded on November 21. The...
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Bonds markets outlook is promising
Since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, South-east Asian bond markets have rebounded rapidly. ...
JAPAN/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: FTA outlook remains bleak
Japan's insistence on protecting its farmers from cheaper food imports threatens to scuttle free...
JapanINDONESIA: Susilo focuses on opposition threat
Susilo enjoys considerable popular support but has a weak base in parliament, where opposition...
IndonesiaINDONESIA: Bakri plans to expedite FDI process
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie said on November 12 that the government is...
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