Economist: 6.5 pct BI rate only serves short-term need

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Bank Indonesia`s decision to maintain its key rate at 6.5 percent is merely aimed at serving short-term interests, Ryan Kiryanto of state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), said on Wednesday. There would be three reasons for the inflation rate to go up, he noted. The first one would be the impact of a ...

Nestle spends big in ASEAN despite economic uncertainty

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Undeterred by people's weakening purchasing power amid the global economic downturn, the world's largest food and beverage producer Nestl* S.A. is investing on a large scale in the ASEAN region, including completing a capacity-enhancement project in its Indonesian dairy processing plant. The company will invest 260 million Swiss francs (US$240 million) ...