Minister Confident 2011 Growth to Reach 6.5 Percent

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said he firmly believed Indonesia`s economic growth in 2011 would reach 6.5 percent as assumed by the government.

"We have good reason to believe it will be 6.5 percent. It will show our quality in 2011," he said here Thursday. Therefore, he said, he hoped the growth figure for the fourth quarter of 2011 to be announced by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)...

Indonesia's Economic Growth at 6.45% in Q4 Last Year

Indonesia's economic growth probably exceeded 6 percent for a fifth quarter in the October-December period last year as domestic demand helped Southeast Asia's largest economy withstand the European debt turmoil that has hurt exports across Asia.

Gross domestic product increased 6.45 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, compared with a 6.5 percent pace in the previous three months...

Number of Young Entrepreneurs to Increase, Minister Says

The number of young entrepreneurs in Indonesia is expected to continue increasing and help in the creation of future jobs, Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said here on Thursday.

"We hope the number of young entrepreneurs in the country will continue to increase," the minister of people`s welfare noted.

RI Opposes EPA Determination on Palm Oil

Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, will propose its own greenhouse gas analysis of palm oil following a recent notification from the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on qualifications for its renewable fuel program, officials and business associations say.

The EPA said in its regulatory filing last week that palm oil-based biodiesel reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent...

Indonesia Hopes RI-Pakistan Agreement Will Boost Country`s Palm Oil Exports

Indonesia hopes its palm oil exports, which dropped drastically in the past few years, would increase following the signing of the Preferential Trade Agreement with Pakistan here on Friday.

Trade minister Gita Wirjawan said, after signing the agreement, that reductions in import duties covered by the agreement...

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