Wednesday, August 21, 2007 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Japan will cut to zero import tariffs on almost 90 percent of Indonesian export commodities under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are scheduled to sign...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
KPPU integrity on the line with Indosat case
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The decision the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) will soon make on the Indosat case will determine whether this supposed vanguard of fair market competition will be able to retain what little trust the public still...
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Bank BNI sale reinvigorates privatization program
Thursday, August 02, 2007 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The government's decision to push ahead with Bank BNI's secondary offering of 3.95 billion shares despite the global rout that hit Asian stocks last Friday was the right move to reinvigorate the privatization of state companies.
Even...
tale of mistakes piled atop errors
Monday, July 23, 2007 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post
In early July 1997, when the Thai baht crashed and lost more than 50 percent of its value against the dollar immediately after the Bank of Thailand floated the local unit, Indonesia was an innocent, unaffected bystander, its rupiah stable at around...
Reaffirming the ten commandments for businesses
Monday, July 09, 2007 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Geneva
Business leaders from developing and developed countries have reaffirmed their strong commitments to conducting responsible business practices based on the UN Global Compact's ten principles in human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption....
Biz leaders commit to sustainable development
Friday, July 06, 2007 Vincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Geneva
The overarching message of the Global Compact business leaders summit here is loud and clear: It is no longer sufficient for companies to make profits and comply with the laws if they are really serious about sustainable development in...
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