Government spokesman George Petalotis, Saturday (15/05/2010) local time Sunday when Indonesia, revealed the matter to the agency. “The government wants to clean up the politicians and ordinary people, so that cooperation between us will be cleaner, and confidence increases,” he said.

For decades, Greece has become a kind of tolerating corruption that plague. But the financial crisis has prompted the government to act decisively, in an effort to restore the bailout amounted to 140 billion U.S. dollars to the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Investors the world, is now being studied Greek citizen reaction to the payroll deductions, tax Abner, and also reactions from the parties there. Saturday yesterday, about 12,000 members of the Communist Party for example, berunjukrasa in Athens, waving red flags and shouting slogans against the administration.

Thursday, May 20, 2010, trade unions in Greece have called a strike for 24 hours. The strike was supported by the socialists. Possibly, they will also call for a general election.

However, the popularity of Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, in fact is still strong and reached 60 percent. Meanwhile, in a survey last weekend, as many as 51 percent of Greeks supported the bailout of the European Union and the IMF as a way out of crisis.

Plantation Director General Achmad Mangga Barani Agriculture Ministry in Jakarta, Sunday (05/16/2010), said the search for seed germplasm is to get good quality seeds to be developed domestically.

He said that palm oil plantations from Angola is one of the owners of high-quality oil that Indonesia and Malaysia are willing to plant germplasm exploration into the African country located in the Southwest.

“In the past year, Indonesia has conducted exploration of oil palm germplasm in Cameroon which is also located in Africa and getting 135 acc. This year we are going to explore Angola’s cooperation with Malaysia,” he said.
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In the interview with Bloomberg Television, the Ministry of Finance of Thailand Korn Chatikavanij disclose, see the current situation he estimates could be undermined Thailand’s economic growth between 0.4 percent to 0.5 percent of the government’s prediction.

“Not only that, the tourism sector could be affected by any negative impact,” said Chatikavanij.Padahal, this sector contributed between 6.5 percent to 7 percent of the Thai economy.

Thailand’s economy began to interfere since anti-government movement known as the red shirt started to occupy the central business district of Bangkok since last month. As a result, shopping center forced to close. Then a few multinationals, such as Ogilvy & Mather Group Holdings Ltd., was forced to relocate to temporary offices.

The situation is getting worse with tertembaknya dissident generals, Major General Khattiya Sawisdipol ie, Thursday night (05/13/2010). Khattiya shot by a sniper while conducting interviews with New York Times reporter.

Riots erupted instantly, causing one person died and 11 others wounded. Effective from April until the last number of dead has reached 30 people and injured 1,400 people. Not only that, the riots made Bangkok partially paralyzed.

“Investors have to postpone their investments, and waited for the situation began to improve on this weekend,” explained Kiatkong Decho, CIMB Securities, a brokerage based in Bangkok.

Pemerintahpun not tired, tired of calling the protestors. “We asked the protestors to stop their actions immediately. This needs to be done to avoid further violence,” added Chatikavanij.

“The results of the auction this time is quite encouraging, especially that offered through direct bidding,” said Director of the Upstream Oil and Gas Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Edy Hermantoro in Jakarta on Friday (05/14/2010).

According to him, offering a fairly good blocks because of an improving global economy and oil prices is good enough at the level of 80 dollars per barrel.

Results of the auction, he added, also proved Indonesia is still the destination of investment, including oil and gas. “Other indications, an experienced company like Black Gold and Repsol participating and winning tenders. Repsol also came back after the 1990s,” he said.

In a direct quote, as many as 11 blocks on offer there is the winner. Medium, from 12 blocks offered through regular auctions, it is only three blocks which were won investors. “Because the area is risky, so it takes a fairly comprehensive understanding of geology,” he said.

Other cause is too little, thus affecting the evaluation of investors. “In the next tender, we will give sufficient time so that investors ca

JAKARTA – Indonesia’s economic growth in 2010 and 2011 is projected to range 5,5-6 percent. Economic performance will dikerek mainly by private consumption and investment.

“Economy will grow at Indonesia 5,5-6 percent during 2010 to 2011 with the support of private consumption and investment rise,” said Citigroup economist Chua Asia Pacific Johanna in “Citi Asia Macro and Strategy Outlook: Prospects for 2010″ is accepted in Jakarta yesterday .

Given the pivotal role played by private consumption and investment, the government hopes Johanna consistently provide growth space for the two sectors by creating stability and business climate. “The ability of government to encourage investment in Indonesia will determine the growth,” he explained.

However, Johanna asked Indonesia wary of inflation may rise because it is feared will affect interest rate policy of Bank Indonesia (BI). According to him, the risk of rising inflation next year driven by the potential increase in world crude oil prices and tariffs dasarlistrik increases.

Kenaikanhargaminyak the world due to improved economic conditions that affect the level of consumption demand. Separately, the economist explained Djisman Simanjuntak, Indonesia’s economy is estimated to grow to 5.5 percent in 2010 was characterized by improved economies of the world GDP of minus 1.7 per cent in 2009 to 3.4 percent next year.

In addition, countries like China sekawasan grew 10.4 percent, India (9.3 percent), Malaysia (4.1 percent), and Thailand (3.5 percent). However, Djisman added, Indonesia still has to anticipate a variety of weaknesses such as electricity infrastructure constraints and transportation, high transaction costs. “Also the old image as a half-hearted market economy, compared to the image of a market champion in other parts of East Asia,” he explained.

Furthermore Djisman hope the government could use the wealth of natural resources better than the East Asian countries are effectively in supporting the economy forward. Base also includes physical proximity with East Asia as the center of world economic growth and attachment through a network of regional agreements. On the other hand, the government is optimistic that 2009 inflation rate lowest during the last ten years.

Ministry of Finance (MoF) estimates the rate of inflation until the end of the year reached 3.5 percent or below the assumption Revised 2009. Head of Finance Fiscal Policy Anggito Abimanyu said that fiscal stimulus spending will not trigger inflation even encouraged to low absorption at the end of the year. “We’re counting (this year’s inflation) between 3,5-3,9 percent,” he said in Jakarta yesterday.

Ministry of State Owned Enterprises will make reconciliation and related calculations of tax arrears was announced by the Directorate General of Taxation.

Secretary of the Ministry of SOEs M Said Didu tells us so far there are some who are delinquent state taxes, but some who have completed such obligations.

“What really tax arrears are three enterprises, namely PT Merpati Nusantara, PTPN XIV and Djakarta Lloyd. Cash difficulties so that they can not pay taxes. If you pay, the company will go bankrupt, “he said today.

According to him, Merpati Nusantara is currently in the process of restructuring, while PTPN XIV and Djakarta Lloyd experiencing liquidity problems.

Meanwhile, other companies are still in the stage of the tax dispute resolution is PT Pertamina (Persero) and Semen Tonasa.

“Semen Tonasa previously been paying taxes, but funds are not paid into the state treasury because of the darkening elements,” said Said.

To Pertamina, the oil and gas company is also still doing the calculation and the tax dispute resolution stage.

Said Didu said this in response to the announcement mentioned the Directorate General of Taxation which is the largest 100 Delinquent tax with a value of Rp17, 5 billion. Of that amount, some state-owned companies adaah.

IN an era of global competition, in which the boundaries become blurred between countries, each country sought to develop and strengthen the domestic industry positioning.

Indonesia as a country that is going to be a global economic power and are grouped into BRIIC (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China) need to prepare yourself.

Positioning of competitive advantage (competitive advantage) is usually built in stages and based on natural resources. Indonesia needs to immediately identify the potential can be a source of competitive advantage.

Design of national development had been impressed still relies on the optimization of resources on land.

Agricultural policy, plantations and farms continued to be optimized in several decades. Though Indonesia has abundant marine potential. Optimization of all the potential contained in it can be used as a source of competitive advantage in the future Indonesia.

There needs to be serious efforts from all parties to build a national industry-based integrated marine from upstream-downstream sector. Indonesian economic potential of coastal (coastal economy) that have not been empowered. Stretch of beach in Indonesia reached 95,181 km. Indonesian coastline is noted as the world’s fourth longest.

Armed with these geographical factors of coastal real economy has huge potential. One result of coast that has proven a significant contribution nationally is seaweed industry. Indonesia supplies 50 percent of the world’s seaweed spindles. Economic potential of coastal like seaweed has put Indonesia as one of the largest seaweed producer in the world. This course provides income for the country, workers involved, and contribute to the majority population in Indonesia pesisir.Berbekal stay above achievements and opportunities to optimize existing resources, vital to seaweed diperhatikanolehpemerintah, both at national and local levels.

In order to enhance this potential, governments need to design coastal design of economic clusters, so as to enhance national competitiveness. Looking ahead, seaweed derivatives industry needs to be developed to create added value nationally. Indonesian seaweed industry will certainly be difficult to competition by other countries.

According to data of Marine and Fisheries Ministry of 2008, exports of seaweed in the form of processed only reached 15 percent. The rest in the form of logs. Therefore, cluster design that can support the seaweed industry is expected to encourage the creation of industries that provide added value to the seaweed.

Surely coastal economic optimization can not be done alone by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Necessary political and menyinergiskan good will for national policies and strategies for supporting the industrialization of coastal areas in Indonesia. Ministry of Finance, Industry,

Trade, Cooperatives and SMEs need to sit together to focus on regional economic development strategy. Apart from some ministry roles above, the coastal economy is very closely related to the quality of government security apparatus.

Imagine if we could preserve marine resources and prevent theft of amounts to tens of thousands of cases and resulted in losses of around Rp36, 5 billion each year. Synergies should be built to provide the human resources (HR) quality, particularly skilled workers who will develop these industries.

Role of universities and industry is needed to prepare the relevant human resources.

Finally, needed government relationships, universities, and industry in order to create optimal results. In the economic development of this coastal sued the government to make policy-oriented improvement of national competitiveness. Third-party synergy in harmonious cooperation is what we need.

If all the elections in 2009 went well, the end of 2009, Indonesia is scheduled to have a new presidential.

Whoever is elected president later, which would in the first year of his reign should be prepared to work hard in the face of economic challenges severe enough in 2010. These challenges can come from the global and domestic factors.

From the global side, the biggest challenge is the possibility of failure of economic stimulus programs in various countries which could result in disruption of the economic recovery process dunia.Seperti known, in order to keep the current rush of crisis, many countries in the economic stimulus disbursed in 2009.

The total value of global economic stimulus is expected to reach more than $ 2 trillion. This stimulus policies have caused the swelling budget deficit in each country at the time must be financed through debt instruments or government bonds.

This means that, in 2010 will occur globally financing needs are potentially create unhealthy competition in the struggle for liquidity. Many countries are competing to offer higher interest rates to attract market attention. War bonds interest rates in the country let alone a global context, of a negative impact on the economy.

In addition to creating unfair competition in the financial markets, it is also potentially undermine the state budget because of increasing debt burden. For the corporate sector, this condition will put pressure on seeking financing from the public (crowding-out effect).

While many banks, this condition will trigger a rise in interest rates which in turn will meningkatkanbiaya funds (costoffunds) and increase credit risk. The effects of the above will get worse if the global economic stimulus policies were a failure, either because of policy distortions and inefficiencies budget. Therefore, a high debt burden is not accompanied by a high outputekonomi too.

Saving-Investment Gap

Other global challenges in 2010 is an unfair savinginvestment gaps (SI gap). In concept, SI gaps or resource gap occurs when gross domestic saving (saving) is greater than the gross capital formation (investment).

To measure the SI gap, use the economic behavior of the four components, namely households, firms, governments, and banks sentral.Sementara units used are relative values, ie the percentage of savings and investment to GDP. Ideally, all the savings that are available in a country should be used to finance investment or SI gap is zero.

If large gapsemakin SI, reflecting worsening conditions for showing the number of idle cash (excess liquidity) is not used for investment in the real sector. In the last 10 years, the SI behavior of the gap between developing and developed countries seem contradictory.

In developing countries, the gap is positive SI aka many idle funds in savings and has not been used for investment needs. In contrast, in developed countries, the SI gap tends to be negative. That is, still a huge funding (savings) needed to finance investment.

Furthermore, this condition has sparked enthusiasm from developed countries to withdraw funds from developing countries are characterized by rapid growth in financial product innovation in developed countries, including in the form of asset securitization and the creation of derivative instruments.

Unfortunately, today’s enthusiasm has been excessive and caused countries to ignore the principle of prudence to develop financial products. Legal devices in the financial markets are still weak (eg there are no clear rules hedge funds) the more developed countries to open access to financial engineering in order attract liquidity from developing countries.

Such conditions, obviously can create distortions and cause instability in the global market. As a result, the crisis can be difficult to recover and over again. In order not to continue to be victims, developing countries including Indonesia have called for a proactive global financial system reform and improve surveillancedi aspects of financial markets.

Infrastructure Condition

From the domestic side, the challenge of 2010 is estimated to come from two things, which is still high unemployment and poverty and the conditions of inadequate infrastructure. In 2008, open unemployment rate reached 8.5 percent and 15.4 percent poverty rate.

The more strongly the intensity of the crisis that is expected in the third quarter and IV-2009, potentially increasing rates of unemployment and poverty in the year 2010. This happens because in the middle of the decline in global demand, many companies in rationalizing the manufacturing industry or mass layoffs.

For the infrastructure, but the quality is not adequate, the quantity of infrastructure in Indonesia is also very low when compared to other countries the same age. The level of per capita electricity consumption, for example. When compared to Thailand, Indonesia per capita electricity consumption is only for? – Was compared to China about it and compared 1/2- Malaysia 1/8-nya only.

A similar picture occurs in a variety of other infrastructure, such as clean water supply, length of the road, the density of roads, telephone networks, and urban sanitation. Of course, in addition to reducing the attraction of investors, availability of infrastructure is not sufficient to limit people’s economic activities which in turn undermine the achievement of economic growth. It is a challenge for the new government in 2010 later to be able to resolve economic challenges in the well.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that immediately create a national economic committee that will assist the government to become an institution during the crisis and solutions as a partner when the normal economy.

“In this time I will form the national economic committee that will assist the government and in the near future we will validate the form and the national economic committee, which of them [members] of the chairman and members of the Chamber of Commerce,” he said when opening a seminar and exhibition on the theme of food supply World conducted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Indonesia (Kadin) in Jakarta, today.

According to Yudhoyono, the precision of action could be the most effective solution to reduce the impact of the economic crisis that hit Indonesia. That, he continued, based on experience when facing a crisis in 1998 and 2008.

In this case, he continued, Indonesia failed to economic recovery in 1998, so the very long recovery time. Whereas in times of crisis in 2008, according to him, government is more prepared to deal with it so much faster recovery time.

“Even Indonesia is considered competent to handle crises 2008 – 2009 so that it can minimize the impact of the crisis on the Indonesian economy.”

In this case, the Head of State thanked the Chamber of Commerce and other elements that have been shoulder to shoulder with him trying to save the national economy from the crisis.

“We formed an integrated team [a crisis in 2008], governments, businesses, economists, and even some of the brothers accompanied me to attend G20 summit first in the midst of anxiety and panic at that time, it’s all history,” he said again

Federation of Logistics and Purchasing in a statement distributed by electronic mail this day mentions Purchasing Managers Index for December experienced a seasonal adjustment that decreased to 55.8 from 56.6. Figures above 50 indicate an increase.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and UBS AG say the production and demand growth slowed, while export demand increases more rapidly. That figure is probably a part of the picture changes and the winter blizzards.

China cut the monetary stimulus in order to limit the risk of inflation and inflate the value of assets in the economy. Nomura Holdings Inc. and predicted inflation surge in asset values will contribute to economic growth of GDP of the country’s third largest owner in the world.

Investors worried that the central bank will issue the rules at risk for recovery by tightening policy too aggressive. Kekhwatiran it has lowered benchmark stock index Shanghai Composite Index this month.

“Manufacturing industry growth rate this is a solid growth, consistent with expectations of continued economic momentum,” said David Cohen, an economist at Action Economics in Singapore. Shanghai stock index down 1.1% at 09.44 o’clock local time