Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said on Tuesday the economic growth target of 6.3 percent for 2011 is quite realistic in line with prospects for the global economy. “It is realistic projection amidst uncertain global economic recovery marked by debt crisis and fiscal deficit in a number of European countries and economic slowdown in the United [...]
Indonesia’s exports keep increasing with Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu saying she was optimistic they could grow by 14 percent this year. “Right now, namely in the first semester of this year, they have already grown 18 percent year-on-year. So I predict they may grow by up to 14 percent. Imports are more difficult to [...]
North Sumatra’s Toba Lake region has great potential to be developed into a marine tourism area while Samosir Island’s plains and the surrounding mountains can become a nature, agro and cultural tourism destination. The statement was made by the head of Samosir’s tourism office, Melani Butar Butar, here Wednesday. She said the natural and cultural [...]
State-owned PT Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk intends to become the country’s biggest coal producer in 2016 with production expected to reach 70 million tons a year, an official says. Bukit Asam president director Sukrisno expressed his optimism on Wednesday the company would meet its target, which would enable it to beat PT Adaro Tbk.’s production [...]
Bali has won “The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific” award from the Business Travellers Asia Pacific magazine based in Hong Kong, a tourism official said. The award would be presented to the Bali provincial government at Contrad Hotel in Hong Kong on September 10, Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Ida Bagus Subhiksu [...]
Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has turned down a request by the Central Kalimantan provincial administration to develop 127,000 hectares of peatland production forest for oil palm and mining sites. The request was made by Central Kalimantan Governor Agustin Teras Narang and Katingan Regent Duel Rawing. “Zulkifli rejected the request because peatland forests in Katingan are [...]
State-owned fertilizer firm PT Petrokimia Gresik (Petrogres) has set itself a target of producing 3.48 million tons of NPK fertilizer in 2015 to meet the increasing demand for fertilizers, Petrogres acting president director Nugroho Purwanto said. “We are now expanding our NPK fertilizer factory so that by 2015 it is expected that its production would [...]
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Marine Resources and Fisheries Ministry here on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sustainable and responsible management of marine resources, an official said. “WWF in its capacity as a conservation-promoting organization will work with the government in implementing joint research projects, resources management plans and public [...]
CURRICULUM VITAE ESTI ANDAYANI Date and place of birth: Yogyakarta, January 31st, 1957 Marital Status: Single Education: 1983, Bachelor Degree in Social and Politic, majoring in Sociology from the University of Indonesia. 1985, Diplomatic Course for Junior Indonesian Diplomats, Department of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, Indonesia. 1999, Diplomatic Course for Mid-Careers Indonesian Diplomats, Department of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, Indonesia. 2001, Diplomatic [...]
