Thursday, August 02, 2007

Bank BNI sale reinvigorates privatization program

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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...
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tale of mistakes piled atop errors

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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...
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Reaffirming the ten commandments for businesses

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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....
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Biz leaders commit to sustainable development

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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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