Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Bali provincial administration to formulate new policies to facilitate investment in the province, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said here on Friday. 

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Denpasar, Bali,(ANTARA News) - The number of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali rose significantly in the first semester of this year, a regional tourism official said."According to records, a total of 280,222 foreigners visited Bali in the first semester of this year, an increase of 22. 

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Manado, N Sulawesi, (ANTARA News) - North Sulawesi`s exports of fish and fish products reached a value of US$45.23 million in the first semester of this year, a local trade official said."The income came from exports totaling 20,735. 

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Ni Komang Erviani, Contributor, Badung Two more foreign airlines have been scheduled to provide direct flights to Bali in the near future said Heru Legowo, general manager for airport operations at Ngurah Rai international Airport on Wednesday. 

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono denied certain quarters` allegation that Indonesia was highly dependent on imports to meet its food needs, saying that these needs were mow mostly being fulfilled with domestic products. 

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A group of small retail traders from Pasar Melawai in the Blok M area in south Jakarta demonstrated at the Jakarta City Legislative Council (DPRD DKI) building on Wednesday to protest against the presence of a Carrefour hypermarket in the same building where they are ... 

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Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government expected Chinese businessmen to relocate their industries to Indonesia and made it as a production basis, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said here, Thursday. 

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Indonesia’s parliament has passed a long-awaited law cutting corporate and personal income tax rates to broaden the country’s relatively tiny tax base and stimulate economic growth.Analysts hailed the legislation as a major milestone in Indonesia’s transition to a more business-friendly market. 

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Publicly-listed real estate developer PT Bakrieland Development Tbk has agreed to cooperate with Suntech Power in creating environment-friendly buildings using solar energy systems in all the former`s projects. 

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Tuesday, 02 September, 2008 | 17:43 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The House of Representatives passed the income tax bill on Tuesday simplifying the tax structure for corporation and institutions and reducing tax level to 28 per cent.The new law does not cover individual income tax. 

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Cyrillus Harinowo , Jakarta In the coming weeks, most corporate businesses will start preparing their budgets. Some with more extensive operations and networks have in fact started the drafting process directly after the President's Aug. 16 speech before Parliament. 

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Steel imports reached a record high during the first seven months of the year due to limited production capacity and soaring demand driven by government-sponsored infrastructure projects. 

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The decision of Indian aluminum producer Nalco to go ahead with a $3 billion smelter in South Sumatra suggests the province possesses the potential to develop into a new industrial hub. 

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State-owned PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II announced Monday it raised container handling fees at Tanjung Priok port to offset rising prices and to fund infrastructure upgrades.The increase in the fees is between 18 and 21 percent. 

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The number of foreigners visiting Bali rose again in July, although more were having shorter stays, Bali's Central Statistics Agency reported Tuesday.The number of foreign visitors rose by 7.02 percent to 183,325 in July compared to 171,301 in June, agency chief Ida Komang Wisnu said. 

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday enacted a much-awaited amendment to the income tax law aimed at spurring economic activities by providing lower rates and more incentives to businesses. 

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Kee Beom Kim , JakartaIndonesia's labor market today is remarkably different than it was 63 years ago when it gained independence. 

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The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, saw a 11.4 percent jump in foreign tourist arrivals during the first seven months of the year due in part to better security and a prodigious advertising campaign. 

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In 2006, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati appointed Anwar Suprijadi as the ministry's director general of customs and excise.Anwar has since striven to cleanse his office of corruption. 

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While world leaders are yet to agree on much-discussed forestry carbon credits, KeeptheHabitat, an Australian non-profit company, will launch a pilot project to promote the reduction of emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) on Friday. 

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Kuta, Bali (ANTARA News) - State oil and gas firm Pertamina expects the government regulation serving as a legal basis to turn it into a publicly-listed company will be completed in December. 

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