BUSINESSES WAITING CUTS IN LENDING RATE

Jakarta, July 1 (ANTARA) – As the economies of Indonesia’s export destination countries are improving, industries at home and the real sector are waiting for bank lending rate cuts in order to increase the competitive edge of their products and to respond to the favorable market abroad.

GOVT ADVISED TO CONDUCT RICE EXPORTS BY ITSELF

Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) – Many quarters have expressed concern about the government’s policy of allowing private businesses to export rice, saying it would be difficult for the government to control the trade or call the exporters to account if a food scarcity happens. “Private firms should not [...]