Infrastructure, ICT Boost Batang’s Investments, Businesses
reported by: Setiawan Liu Jakarta, December 1, 2018/Indonesia Media – Batang regency, Central Java, Indonesia has vowed to take…
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Luthfi Bantah Utus Fathanah Minta Kuota Impor Daging
Terdakwa kasus dugaan korupsi pengurusan kuota impor daging sapi, Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, membantah pernah mengutus Ahmad Fathanah untuk meminta penambahan kuota impor daging sapi di Kementerian Pertanian. Hal itu disampaikan Luthfi saat memberi tanggapan dalam…
Hong Kong’s waning economic resilience
With banks scaling back, fears grow that regional economic powerhouse might slide into recession. Asia’s economies have so far managed to escape the economic crisis in Europe and the US. But that resilience seems to…
A bad deal for Greece, a bad deal for China
We had a deal of sorts from the eurozone leaders – but it was a terrible deal for Greece. Now it seems the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has flown back to Athens, and in…
Special Report: A “great haircut” to kick-start growth
More than three years after the financial crisis struck, the economy remains stuck in a consumer debt trap. It’s a situation that could take years to correct itself. That’s why some economists are calling for a radical…
Central banks take action to calm markets
Five central banks make more dollars available to eurozone banks as IMF chief warns of “dangerous” new economic phase. Five central banks have acted to offer three-month US dollar loans to mainly European commercial banks in order…
Why China needs U.S ( video)
What struck me this past week was China’s reaction to our credit downgrade. Its state-run media thundered that America needed to “cure its addiction” to debt. A Hong Kong newspaper widely read on the mainland…
‘Made in China’ makes money for the U.S.A
If you don’t want your dollars going toward Chinese-made products, don’t sweat it — most of the cash you spend on them goes to U.S. companies and workers. Worried about buying a $70 pair of…
S&P fallout: Fannie and Freddie downgraded ( video)
NEW YORK Â — In a move that could shake the housing market, credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s on Monday downgraded the debt of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The downgrades to…
Helpless, as the world gambles your money away
How do dry economic numbers translate into real human pain? Here’s one way. Almost lost in the wall-to-wall news coverage of the battle in Washington over the debt ceiling and the convulsions of the stock…
Getting the Economy Growing Faster (video)
President Obama outlines a number of steps that can be taken right away to create jobs and help grow the economy.
The rise and rise of corporate Indonesia + Indonesia on the new economic map + Singapore dreaming
It has been a year of mega deals for Indonesia’s largest business groups. For the first time in its history, Indonesia has seen a number of $1 billion corporate deals concluded in the space of…
Weak data point to sluggish economy
A double-dip in home prices, pessimistic consumers and a slowdown in regional manufacturing raised concerns on Tuesday that the economy’s soft patch could become protracted. “The question is, ‘Is the softer data we’re seeing transitory,…
Housekeeper fracas mars California governor debate
California’s first Spanish-language debate in the race for governor turned into an angry exchange on Saturday when Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown traded charges of lies and deception over the case of an…
Perdagangan AS Merugi, China Disalahkan
China dianggap secara sepihak mengendalikan kurs yuan atas dolar Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) AS menyetujui Undang-Undang (UU) yang dapat menerapkan sanksi perdagangan atas China dan negara-negara lain yang dianggap memanipulasi kurs mata uang mereka atas…
China’s Economic Rise Enables Military Growth
Their country may have just become the No. 2 economy in the world, but China’s leaders seem determined to downplay the significance of the move. “China is a developing country,” Commerce Ministry spokesman Yao Jian…
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