Sunday, December 24, 2006

Bangkok's poorly designed capital control rocks stock markets

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Friday, December 22, 2006 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thailand's imposition of foreign exchange controls that caused a drop of almost 20 percent in local stock prices and systemic, yet smaller falls in other Asian markets Tuesday, is an example of a well-intentioned, but poorly designed...
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Capitalizing on the Hong Kong platform

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Friday, December 08, 2006, The Jakarta Post The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) invited journalists from Australia, Asia and Europe, including The Jakarta Post's Vincent Lingga, to attend the 7th Hong Kong Forum of business associations from around the world. The meeting discussed the future...
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Monday, December 11, 2006

Agricultural revitalization key to cutting poverty

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Monday, December 11, 2006 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The findings of the latest World Bank study to the effect that almost 70 percent of the poor in Indonesia live in rural areas and 64 percent work in agriculture boil down to a central message: the fight against poverty should be waged...
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