BUSINESS INFORMATION -PayPal to Present Online Store on Facebook

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -PayPal to Present Online Store on Facebook.
Some time ago, PayPal has launched PayPal's developer platform in the conference PayPal X X. The goal is to be a line financial transactions to the web. While eBay hoped that the new platform will also be well integrated with their applications.

Now, on the second day of the conference PayPal Innovative X, CTO, eBay, mark Carges speaking in the conference. He did not make a specific announcement, but he was very tertairk with PayPal and PayPal integration for e-commerce or shop online at Facebook Connect is part of the inspiration. Another fact, eBay may take part in the PayPal platform is on Facebook.

Mark also explained, his side will make a PayPal ID, the user can use their PayPal login to securely identify ditinya of e-commerce and other web applications. Unlike X Facebok PayPal, where users can easily create a fake ID and posing as someone else. The plan, at the beginning of next year will be tested PayPal ID.

An ID system PayPal is great news, but also makes the debate directly to Facebook, where Facebook is not only the ambition to enter into Facebook Connect PayPal, but also focuses Facebook payments platform Credits on that site.


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Prohibition enforcement Internet access in World Trade.

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Internet censorship in force a refusal at the World Trade Organization because it can limit the trade in services delivered online, says a study that will come.

A sensor in the WTO case could raise issues of sovereignty, given the clear right of member countries to restrict trade on moral grounds - for example, by blocking access to child pornography sites.

But the WTO ruling may set limits on the sensor and force countries rather than using filtering, according to the study, will be published on Thursday by the think-tank ECIPE.


"Many WTO member countries are legally obliged to allow an unlimited supply of cross-border Internet services," they wrote in their report, obtained by Reuters.

Many countries do censor the Internet for political or moral reasons. China has developed one of the systems, in Cuba unauthorized surfing is illegal, and many Western countries to restrict access to pornography sites.

Use of the Internet, especially in Asia. China, with 298 million people online, exceed the United States in the number of Internet users in the year 2008, the study said.

BUSINESS IMPACT

Internet censorship can have a serious impact on business, he said, noting how the local search engine Baidu, which followed the official rules on censorship, Google has beaten the global leader in the Chinese market.

There were even reports that authorities were diverted to make requests and other international Google.com search engine Baidu site.

In the third quarter of 2009 Baidu has 64 percent of 2 billion yuan ($ 293 million) in the Internet search market in China, while Google has 31.3 percent.

In Japan, Google may face similar linguistic barriers to entry into China, foreign-owned search engine has more than 90 percent of the market.

A challenge at the WTO by the laws of the United States Antigua to restrict online gambling shows that the commitment of members to open up in the next sector takes precedence over the prohibition and restrictions, even if they do not distinguish between domestic and foreign suppliers.

And a WTO panel decided against import restrictions on Chinese audio-visual entertainment, including the use of distributors in the country to control access to the material, in response to the U.S. challenge.i


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Gold Price Reaches 1100 Dollars For First Time

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Gold Price Reaches 1100 Dollars For First Time
Gold prices reached record highs of above 1100 dollars per ounce in trading in London on Friday following a report that Sri Lanka has joined with India in the purchase of precious metals to support the U.S. currency.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - U.S. Unemployment Rate Reaches 10.2 Percent

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - U.S. Unemployment Rate Reaches 10.2 Percent
U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October because of another 190,000 lost jobs, Labor Department said Friday.

The report highlights the continuing misery in the labor market in an economy struggling to emerge from the recession: the unemployment rate, up from 9.8 percent in

September, was the highest since 1983 but the amount of job loss narrowed to its lowest level in more than one year.

Overall, the monthly reports Department of Labor, one of the best indicators of economic momentum, even worse than expected unemployment rate of 10 percent and lost 175,000 jobs.

But the trend of improvement continues, and the final report was revised down the number of lost jobs in August and September.

Payment of salaries (payrolls) 219,000 non-farm down in August (beating the previous estimate of 263,000) and 154,000 in August (revised from 201,000).

The number of unemployed increased to 15.7 million. Since the beginning of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed has increased by 8.2 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 5.3 percentage points, the Department of Labor says.

Largest job loss during the month was in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade, the report indicates.

Goods production sector shrank at 129,000 jobs Oktobern including 61,000 in manufacturing and 62,000 in construction. The service sector lost 61,000 jobs with 40,000 in retail.

The report showed a moderate increase in employment of business services 18,000 and 45,000 professionals working in education increases. While government employment was flat.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION -Unilever Distribute Interim Dividend

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -Unilever Distribute Interim Dividend
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (UNVR) will distribute an interim dividend of Rp100 per share to be paid on December 15, 2009.

Payment of dividends is based on the company's net profit at the end of the period of June 30 20009.

UNVR Corporate Secretary, Franky Jamin on Friday said the openness of information, such dividends will be distributed to holders of 7.63 billion shares with a total value of Rp763 billion.

The dividend distribution schedule that is, cum dividend or period are entitled to dividends at the regular market and negotiations set on November 25, 2009. Ex dividend or period is not entitled to dividends on November 26, 2009. Cum dividend and ex dividend in cash market on 1 and 2 December 2009.

For shareholders who have the right, but not in day care collective stake in PT Central Securities Custodian premises (KSEI) the payment made by book-entry (bank transfer).


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Interim Dividend For BNI Rp9, 44 Per Share

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Interim Dividend For BNI Rp9, 44 Per Share
PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI) will share interim dividend for Rp9, 44 per share or a total of about Rp144.25 billion.

BNI's corporate secretary, Intan Abdams the disclosure Katoppo said Friday, an interim dividend distribution schedule for the cum dividend (the period is entitled to dividends) in the regular market and negotiating market on November 25, 2009.

While for ex dividend (the period is not entitled to dividends) in the regular market and market negotiations on December 1, 2009.

As for cum dividend in cash market on November 30, 2009, ex dividend in cash market on December 2, 2009, and the payment of interim dividend on December 11, 2009.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION -Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed.

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Indonesia Targets Rp115 billion in the London Stock Exchange

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Indonesia (RI) can target to record a transaction valued at Rp115 billion for tourism promotion in exchange World Travel Market (WTM) 2009 in London, England, on 9-12 November 2009, said Director General of Marketing The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Depbudpar), Sapta Nirwandar, in Jakarta, Thursday.

He said, WTM London is the international tourism market which is trade and consumer show in the world's second largest after the ITB Berlin.

Last year, Indonesia recorded a successful sale of 11.7 million U.S. dollars.

In 2008, followed by WTM London 5615 Exhibitors from 187 countries and visited by 49,963 people.

Meanwhile, Director of Foreign Promotion Depbudpar, I Gde Pitana, say, Indonesia involving six local governments (Local Government) from the provinces, districts, cities, and 25 tourism industry consists of hotels, resorts, villas, travel agents, tour operators, and safari park.

Director of Tourism Information Development Agency (Lepita), Diyak Mulahela, assess the potential WTM London tourism promotion Indonesia pedestal.

He argues, that become the foundation stock for tourism promotion through the sale of land packages Indonesian tourism.


In the medium term, the stock is also expected to encourage foreign tourists in 2010 earnings target of $ 7 million visitors.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Ford Surprises Recording income.

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Ford Surprises Recording income.
Ford Motor Co.., Monday, recorded a revenue nearly a billion dollars in the third quarter and said it was consistent with "the effort to strengthen profit" in 2011 after years of painful losses.


Number two car maker in the U.S. that turned a profit reached 997 million U.S. dollars of losses was 161 million dollars in the same period in 2008, while continuing restructuring program to cope with declining sales amid world economic downturn is the worst this decade.

Profit of 26 cents per share, a big surprise to analysts who predicted the fall 12.

Income is derived after Ford managed to increase market share in North America, Europe, and South America as well as cut operating costs 4.6 billion dollars in the first nine months of this year.

Unlike rivals General Motors and Chrysler, Ford's management managed to overcome the economic crisis without having to ask for bankruptcy protection or require government assistance to the billions of dollars.

Ford debt restructured after four years only reached 26.9 billion U.S. dollars. The company is also struggling to convince union members to give the same concessions given to GM and Chrysler.

Ford plans to increase production again in the fourth quarter, after the strengthening of demand and more careful control of production that encourages dealers to stock the lowest level in more than a decade.

But car makers said they expect a stable market share after increasing 2.2 points to 14.6 percent in the United States and rose 0.6 points to 9.2 percent in Europe.

For the main markets in North America, the company booked operating profit before tax of 357 million dollars, the first quarterly profit since the first quarter of 2005.

Ford also reported operating profits of business in South America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Ford said third-quarter revenue reached 30.9 billion U.S. dollars, down 800 million dollars from the same period last year.

Ford also managed to increase the cash position of menajdi 23.8 billion 13.4 billion at December 31, 2008.

Ford shares rose 7.43 percent to 7.52 dollars in trading Monday afternoon local time.


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Bank Mandiri Rp3 Trillion Publish Obligation

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI) worth of subordinated bonds issued Rp3 trillion, 7-year term with a value of 100 percent of nominal. These bonds will be used for credit expansion the company in business development.

In a written statement published Tuesday that the company mentioned, act as a guarantor of implementing emissions of PT Mandiri Securities (affiliated), PT Danareksa Securities, PT Bahana Securities and PT Trimegah Securities, while a guardian appointed by the Bank Permata mandate.

The Company estimates the approximate time of the effective date of December 1, 2009, the initial offering at 3 to December 7, 2009, the date of allotment on November 8, the distribution of electronic bond December 10, the date of listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) December 11, 2009.


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IMF Sell 200 Tonnes Gold to India

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday announced the sale of 200 tonnes of gold valued at 6.7 billion dollars to India's central bank for IMF financial support.

Gold sales to India is almost half the amount that the IMF has targeted to be sold in coming years.


The IMF said the transaction was in the process to complete, involves the gradual daily sales in the period of two weeks during 19-30 October.

Each daily sales made at prices set according to the prevailing market price on that day, he said, according to the documents establishing the institution.

The IMF, based in Washington currently holds 3217 tons of gold, is the official holder of the precious metal's third largest after the United States and Germany.

On September 18, the executive council approved the sale of 403.3 tons of gold, about one-eighth of the current ownership, but make sure it would do in a way that would not disrupt the gold market.

Based on the plan, the IMF offers to sell gold directly to the central banks or other holders of the official sector if there are interested in being such holders. "

If the formal request is not sufficient, the IMF says could make gold sales "in the market gradually over time," consistent with the approach already followed by the central bank.

The IMF will limit the overall limit has been agreed by central banks, which began on 27 September, 400 tons per year for five years.

IMF Monday repeated its commitment to inform the market before the sale begins in the market. Besides the financial institutions that have made the sale of gold a key element of the new revenue model that aims to reduce its dependence on the acceptance of a loan to cover expenses.

Group of 20 key developed and developing countries, at their summit meeting in London last April the IMF gold sales agreed to allow to offer better loan conditions for poor countries.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Commerzbank of Germany Natural Big Losses

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Commerzbank of Germany Natural Big Losses
The second largest German bank, Commerzbank, said Monday recorded a net loss of 1.05 billion euros (1.56 billion U.S. dollars) in the third quarter, worse than expected due to restructuring costs and a decrease in the value of group assets.

Bank, which is part nationalized since the global financial crisis with the German state taking 25 percent stake plus one share, said the estimates show a net loss for the full year.

It is said that the decline in asset values (writedowns) 650 million euros related to the Eurohypo unit and 900 million euros in restructuring costs Dresdner Bank, which Allianz bought from insurance to 4.7 billion euros.

The result was worse than expected, with analysts projecting an average of 782 million euro loss.

However, at the level of operations, said the bank recorded a profit 120 million euros, up from an operating loss of 201 million euros in the second quarter.

Overall results will be released on next Thursday.

After the financial crisis sent the global banking system close to collapse last year, the German government support based Commerzbank in Frankfurt, with 18 billion euros in fresh capital.

In 2008, Commerzbank recorded a loss of 6.6 billion euros.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Royal Bank Of Scotland Cut 3700 Jobs

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Royal Bank Of Scotland Cut 3700 Jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is saved by the British government in a wave of the global financial crisis, said Monday that it planned to cut about 3700 jobs in the retail operations in the UK.

"RBS has begun the process of consultation with staff in the UK about the restructuring of retail banking divis which will result in loss of about 3700 jobs," said state-owned banking group in a statement.


The announcement came after the British government on Tuesday set up a plan to split Royal Bank of Scotland and other creditors who are saved, Lloyd Banking Group.

RBS earlier on Monday said it would consider selling more assets than its original plan to win the support of the European Union for state aid received by the group, sending its shares plunge.

Companies in difficulty, the 70-percent owned by taxpayers after the bailout (the bailout) of last year, added that close to agreement on the terms of participation in government schemes to ensure that toxic assets or high risk.

Media reports on Sunday said that RBS may be forced to sell Direct Line and Churchill insurance division of the investment banking unit, to eliminate concerns of the European Commission (KE) of state aid.

Also during the weekend, British finance minister Alistair Darling outlines plans to create three new banks from the ditalangi RBS, Lloyds Banking Group and Northern Rock.

Darling said the three bank creditors are set to be broken and the parts that are sold in the next few years became the new entrants into the sector, which will concentrate on deposits and mortgages.

Details about the company set plans will be announced on Tuesday.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Euro Rise in the U.S. Positive Data Central

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Euro Rise in the U.S. Positive Data Central


Euro rose against the dollar on Monday, after U.S. economic data that are far better than expected supports the restoration of hope and encourage investors to buy the currency risk and gives a higher yield.

Euro in late trading Monday at 1.4833 dollars, up sharply from 1.4715 dollars late Friday in New York.

While the dollar traded at 90.58 yen, up from 90.08 yen.


A private survey showed that U.S. manufacturing sector experienced the expansion for the third consecutive month in October, jumped a stronger-than-expected 55.7 percent, its highest level since April 2006.

But the market is also described as a nervous ahead of monetary policy decisions this week in the United States, the eurozone, UK and Australia, as well as key data on U.S. employment Friday.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely expected to hold interest rates with a range of major injaman zero hinga 0.25 percent until early 2010.

However, Central Bank of Australia, is expected to announce on Tuesday, the increase in interest rates for the second time in less than a month to prevent overheating the domestic economy.

In London Monday, the euro changed hands at 1.4833 dollars against 1.4715 dollars late Friday, at 134.37 yen (132.62), 0.9037 pounds (0.8955) and 1.5092 Swiss francs (1.5106 ).

Dollar stood at 90.58 yen (90.08) and 1.0174 Swiss francs (1.0260). The pound was at 1.6414 dollars (1.6440).

On the London Bullion Market, gold prices rose to 1., 62 dollars per ounce on the determination of 1.040 dollars per ounce on Friday night.


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Supported Wika Bank Expansion into North Africa.

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - PT. Wijaya Karya Tbk (IDX: WIKA) has the support of banks in order to expand in the field of construction to the oil-rich countries in North Africa.

"Last year we had in 2009 can be immediately worked on construction projects directly in Algeria, North Africa, followed later in Libya and Tunisia," said Director Su, Star Perbowo in Jakarta, Monday, on the sidelines of the delivery of third quarter financial performance in 2009.


Star said, in the expansion into the North African countries, the company received assurances from the Exim Bank Indonesia, which has been difficult to obtain from the banks in Indonesia.

"Security of the banking sector to ensure the Letter of Credit (LC) that we publish can be disbursed and to ensure that the money can be from the work in the countries of North Africa were able to return to their homeland," said Star.

Star says, Wika already have road construction projects and bridges along the 1200 kilometers mengubungkan Algeria - Morocco, even the value of the original contract plus Rp400 billion to Rp700 billion.

Actually there are many projects that they offer in the oil-rich country. But so far we only dare to be sub-contract. As for road projects and bridges we are 1200 miles from Kajima sub Cojaal part of the construction business groups from Japan.

"The issue bank guarantees to be obstacles for us to work on construction projects overseas. Fortunately, the government has given the task to the Exim Bank of Indonesia to facilitate our company as through Law No.. 2 of 2009 regarding the procedures for financing an exporter who works at home and abroad, "he said.

According to the Star who was accompanied by Director of Finance Wika Ganda Kusuma, until the end of September 2009 the company had net sales of retained Rp4, 6 trillion in the same comparative period last year.

While the company's net profit rose from Rp84 position, Rp132.6 billion to 9 billion, largely the contribution of the parent Rp101 billion, while year-end 2009 target of Rp135 billion, said the Star.

Star said, in October 2009 until it was pocketed Rp1, 052 trillion from seven dams Jatibarang job, Kaligarang Flood Control, Mechanical and Engineering Kualanamu Airport, Stadium, Pekanbaru, Balikpapan I and PLTDB in Bali.

If the combined company's contract with 8 contract value from January to September was also obtained Rp8, 2 trillion, the company also has won him a job up to 10 trillion that will be brought to the year 2010, he explained.

"Thus for a job in the year 2010 we do not have to worry about backup is still a lot, not to mention the foreign countries if the project can be handled immediately," said Star optimistic.

"Unlike the Algerians who were active-giatnya build roads and bridges, then Libya and Tunisia are in need of residential high-rise that become our expertise," said Star.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Governor of Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Nur Alam said the Buton asphalt

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Governor of Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Nur Alam said the Buton asphalt able to save at least until the state budget funds Rp3 trillion a year if its potential can be best utilized.

"The potential on the island of Buton asphalt estimated to reach 600 million tons while the national asphalt needs 1.2 million tons per year, so if you use optimized Buton asphalt to cover the needs of national asphalt for 500 years," he said in Kendari, Sunday.


1.2 million tons of national needs, half of the imports because domestic production is insufficient despite the potential there, because it is not supported by adequate technology to process them.

"The quality of liquid asphalt was produced Buton with liquid asphalt quality imports," explained the governor in a dialogue with environmental activists in Kendari.

Governor said that the import data in a three-year note was steady asphalt imports increase with the value of each Rp5, 6 trillion in 2007, then rose to Rp6 trillion in 2008, and rose again to Rp6, 2 trillion in 2009.

If the Buton asphalt production can be maximized, said Nur Alam, will be able to cover import requirements that amounted to 600 thousand tons are thus in the form of foreign exchange could save the state budget.

"Do not be too much to replace all imports. Suppose that half of it can replace, it could save Rp3 trillion national budget," added the governor.

The government through PT Pertamina has made a commitment to stop the import of liquid asphalt in 2010 and replaced by optimizing the Buton asphalt production.

Termination of this liquid asphalt imports caused a very limited number in the world market leading to price increases. In the last year of liquid asphalt price reaches 540 U.S. dollars or equivalent to Rp 5, 4 million per ton, while the Buton asphalt ranged only 250 U.S. dollars or USD 2.5 million per ton.

Currently, Buton asphalt production only contributes about 1.46 percent of the total national asphalt needs. In 2008, Buton asphalt production reached only 17,500 tons from 1.2 million tons of national demand.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Bankruptcy filing on Sunday by the CIT Group

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Bankruptcy filing on Sunday by the CIT Group, one small business lender of the largest in the United States, is the fifth largest corporate bankruptcy in the United States.

Here is a list of 20 largest U.S. bankruptcy filing since 1980, respectively, as quoted by AFP.


1. Lehman Brothers (bank) - September 15, 2008 to 691 billion dollars.

2. Washington Mutual (the bank) - September 26, 2008 to 327.9 billion dollars.

3. WorldCom (telecommunications) - July 21, 2008 - 103,9 billion dollars.

4. General Motors (cars) - 1 June 2008 to 91 billion dollars.

5. CIT (bank loans) - November 1, 2009 to 71 billion dollars.

6. Enron (energy trading) - December 2, 2001 to 65.5 billion dollars.

7. Conseco (insurance) - December 17, 2002 to 61.4 billion dollars.

8. Chrysler (cars) - April 30, 2009 to 39.3 billion dollars.

9. Pacific Gas and Electric (utility) - April 6, 2001 to 36.1 billion dollars.

10. Texaco (oil) - April 21, 1987 to 34.9 billion dollars.

11. Financial Corporation of America (the bank) - September 9, 1988 to 33.8 billion dollars.

12. Refco (trade) - October 17, 2005 to 33.3 billion dollars.

13. IndyMac (bank) - July 31, 2008 - 32,7 billion dollars.

14. Global Crossing (telecommunications) - January 28, 2002 to 30.1 billion dollars.

15. The Bank of New England (bank) - January 7, 1991 to 29.7 billion dollars.

16. Lyondell (Chemical, a subsidiary of the Dutch `LyondellBasell) - January 6, 2009 to 27.4 billion dollars.

17. Calpine (electric company) - December 20, 2005 to 27.2 billion dollars.

18. New Century Financial Corporation (trading) - 2 April, 2007-26,1 billion dollars.

19. United Airlines (airline) - December 9, 2002 to 25.2 billion dollars.

20. Colonial Bank (bank) - August 14, 2009 - 25 billion dollars.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - The exchange rate was the major currencies like the dollar, yen, pound, franc

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - The exchange rate was the major currencies like the dollar, yen, pound, franc against the euro in London, Thursday, 2100 GMT (0400 Friday GMT), as follows:

High End Low

U.S. Dollar 1.4828 1.4858 1.4684

Japanese Yen 135.59 135.98 132.81

British Pound 0.8962 0.8995 0.8912

Swiss Franc 1.5106 1.5114 1.5098

Danish Crown 7,443 7.4445 7.4428

Greek drachmas - - --

Norwegian Crown 8,372 8.4705 8.3475

Swedish Crown 10.3363 10,423 10,311

Australian Dollar 1.6215 1,642 1.6176

Canadian Dollar 1.5827 1.5919 1.5817

Hong Kong Dollar 11.4947 11,515 11.3815

Russian ruble 43,264 43,415 42,873

Singapore Dollar 2.0729 2.0761 2.0612


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BUSINESS INFORMATION -The exchange rate was the major currencies like the euro, yen, pound, against the dollar in London

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -The exchange rate was the major currencies like the euro, yen, pound, against the dollar in London, Thursday, 2100 GMT (0400 Friday GMT), as follows:

High End Low

Euro 1.4828 1.4858 1.4684

Japanese Yen 91.42 91.62 90.25

British Pound 1.6542 1.6604 1.6337

Swiss Franc 1.0185 1.0286 1.0168

Danish Crown 5,018 5.0684 5.0098

Norwegian Crown 5.6405 5,761 5.6283

Swedish Crown 6.9772 7.0864 6.9564

Australian Dollar 0.9144 0.9181 0.8944

Brazilian Real 1732 1777 1725

Canadian Dollar 1,067 1,082 1.0656

Hong Kong Dollar 7.7497 7.7503 7.7501

Mexican Peso 13,065 13.3466 12.9898

Russian ruble 29,167 29.4609 29,141

Singapore Dollar 1.3977 1.4055 1.3963

7728 South African Rand 7.86 7.69


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Revised Target BCA No Credit

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Bank Central Asia has not revise loan growth target is set to end the year 15 percent, although up to the fourth quarter of this year growth reached only 6.8 percent.
"We expect the credit in the fourth quarter will grow back, 15 per cent target until the end of the year has not changed," said BCA President Director Djohan Emir Setijoso, in a press conference in Jakarta on Friday.

Bank BCA 2009 in the third quarter credit record Rp112, 7 billion or only grew by 6.8 percent compared to same period of 2008.

Djohan Emir Setijono also mentioned that the increase in credit was driven by the consumer credit sector, which rose 28.6 percent to Rp25, 4 trillion, the commercial credit sectors and SMEs to grow 7.4 percent to Rp19, 8 trillion.


But to the credit of the corporation actually fell 3.7 percent to Rp44, 4 trillion.

According Setijoso, this year credit growth slowed somewhat due to the global crisis conditions and the influence of many companies that issued debt.

"In this year many companies entering the capital markets to issue bonds to strengthen its capital and the crisis conditions that affect the slow credit, corporate and even dropped," he said.

But the fourth quarter Setijoso convinced that the economic crisis had eased and that the company's production capacity is the maximum will create demand for credit in the banks will again grow.

"I see a lot of production capacity is maximal, the issuance of bonds already saturated, so the demand for credit will grow back," he hoped.

While Vice President Director of Bank BCA Jahja Setiaatmadja, in saying the same chance to slow credit growth, the Third Party Fund (DPK) grew 21.5 percent to Rp234, 3 trillion.

"We still have people's confidence in the saving of funds, so that deposits continue to grow, while credit is still slow. To offset that, the company put some money into bonds," he said.

Jahja call BCA Bank debt securities currently owned by around Rp41 trillion, and most of the state bonds (SUN) valued at Rp25 trillion.

SUN addition, he continued, Bank BCA also put in the form of the NES, corporate bonds and other debt securities.

"This we get from offering or from the secondary market," he said.

BCA bank deposits as of September 2009 which reached Rp234, 4 trillion with most major composition is the rate is 51.4 percent, 22.1 percent of demand deposits and time deposits 26.5 percent.

Rise 27.3 Percent

Setijoso said economic conditions are still faced several challenges, the Bank BCA was able to record a third quarter net profit in 2009 Rp5, 1 trillion or an increase of 27.3 percent compared to same period of 2008.

Profit increase was driven by higher net interest income by 31.5 percent to Rp11, 2 trillion as supported by a favorable balance sheet composition.

"Fee income base" rose 20 percent to Rp3, 1 trillion, mainly driven by account services, credit cards and foreign exchange transactions services.

With rising income, the profit before tax reached Rp6 third quarter, growing 5 trillion, or 14.9 percent from the same period in 2008.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - India Import Rice After Season That Bad

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - India Import Rice After Season That Bad. India has started importing rice to meet the estimated shortage of production in large numbers after the driest rainy season in nearly four decades, India news agency said, the Press Trust of India (PTI), Thursday.


Steps to import rice by the government amid fears that production will be slightly down to more than 16 million tons of the world's second largest rice producer in the world and following the annual production is remarkable.

"Approximately 400,000 tons of rice have been imported by traders and this figure will rise," the news agency said quoting the exporter, who did not want to be named.

The price of rice in the domestic market rose by around 25 percent in the last four months because of concerns about supply.

India, which has a population of nearly 1.2 billion people, experiencing the rainy season, the driest since 1972 that affect rice production areas in the country.

Rice plants and then exposed to extensive flooding.

The agency said the purchase from overseas markets by private traders will increase in coming days because the government has abolished import duty of 70 percent.

India last year produced 99.2 million tons of rice.

Minister of Agriculture T. Nanda Kumar said the government earlier this week would not import rice, but it has created opportunities for private traders to do so.

Secretary General of the Federation of Rice Milling Association of India, Sushil Kumar Choudhury, said some traders in southern India has contracted to import large quantities of rice from countries such as Thailand rice.

"Prices in global markets illuminates when India decided to enter the import market," said Gurnam Arora, joint managing director of the main exporter basmati rice, Kohinoor.

"Imports must be done secretly. If not, exporters will take advantage of it," he told the news agency.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - European shares Bervariasai After dismal data

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - European shares Bervariasai After dismal data


European major stock markets ended Tuesday varies in local time, although some companies report encouraging, after new data showed private sector loans and eurozone U.S. consumer confidence fell.


The FTSE 100 index in London rose 0.18 percent to thin 5200.97 points, the CAC index in Paris fell 0.01 percent and Frankfurt's DAX index also fell 0.13 percent.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones up 0.38 percent at 9905.07 points, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 0.77 percent to 2125 in afternoon trading.

Asian markets closed down sharply with Tokyo stocks slipped 1.45 percent and Hong Kong shares lost 1.86 percent.

"We believe that the shift in the focus turned back to the economic reports and move away from company earnings reports," said Scott Marcouiller, senior markets strategist at U.S. investment firm Wells Fargo Advisors.

Conference Board, a private U.S. research company, said the consumer confidence index fell for the second consecutive month, to 47.7 in October from 53.4 the revision number in September.

At this decline is much steeper than expected by Wall Street.

Lynn Franco, Conference Board research director, said labor market conditions play a "central role in this bleak assessment."

"Consumers are also still quite pessimistic about the future of their income, a sentiment that is likely to limit spending during the holidays."

Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, who called the prospect of a decrease in "bad news" because it is a primary indicator of short-term consumer spending - the main drivers of the U.S. economy.

On the other hand the European Central Bank said that bank lending to the private sector in 16 countries using the euro currency

shrank in September for the first time on record.

Loans having contractions 0.3 percent, after growing by 0.1 percent in August.

Some help to market the property sector comes from the United States - the epicenter of the global economic crisis - in which new data showed that U.S. housing price decline continues in August.

Indedks Standard & Poor `s / Case-Shiller showed home prices drop 11.3 percent year-to-year in 20 major metropolitan areas - the smallest decline since January 2008.

Meanwhile, in foreign exchange trading, the dollar reached a five-week high against the yen amid speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may signal mmeberikan a clear time frame for lifting interest rates.

In London, the stock market was helped by the British oil giant BP is better than expected, which reported that third quarter net profit fell 34 percent, hit by oil prices lower despite higher production.

The company says net profit, excluding the impact of stock, fell 50 percent from a year earlier to 4.98 billion dollars.

I BP shares ended 4.81 percent higher at 594.40 pence.

Meanwhile, banking stocks weakened, with state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland fell 8.14 percent to 40.81 pence, Lloyds Banking Group fell 6.16 percent 83.84 pence and Barclays fell 3.63 percent to 339.80 pence.

Elsewhere in Europe, Amsterdam closed down 0.49 percent, 2.01 percent plunge Brussels and Madrid slim 0.1 percent rise, while Zurich rose 1.03 percent supported the rally by pharmaceutical company Novartis and Roche.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Hong Kong's exports fell 8.6 percent in September

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Hong Kong's exports fell 8.6 percent in September than the same period last year, the government said Tuesday.


A drop in exports was smaller than in previous months due to back the restoration of regional trade activities.

Total value of shipments reached 225.9 billion out of Hong Kong dollars (29 billion U.S. dollars), according to the Census and Statistics Department said in a statement.

A drop in exports to decline in September near the month of August reached 13.9 percent and down 19.9 percent in July.

The sharpest decline in year on year in the region is for delivery to Malaysia and Singapore, respectively down 24.4 percent and 20.3 percent.

But the decline was prevented by decreasing exports to the United States and England, respectively down 27.8 percent and 22.9 percent.

The value of imports fell 3.1 percent to 255.0 billion dollars in September compared to the same period last year.

During the first nine months of this year, total exports fell 16.2 percent compared to the same period in 2008 due to world financial crisis hit the industry in southern China that became the center of activities, a lot of products shipped through Hong Kong.

Government spokesman said the decline in exports year on year largely explained by the re-restoration of economic activity in Asia.

"Exports to mainland China and several Asian economies show positive growth in a month," he said.

"However, import demand from developed economies remain weak and will be a major source of uncertainty in the future."


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Vietnam Trade Deficit Estimate Natural

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Vietnam Trade Deficit Estimate Natural


Vietnam, Tuesday, predicted the trade deficit during the ten months of this year from nearly the same period last year.

Hanoi said the lack of exports and imports was 8.78 billion U.S. dollars for the period January-end of October, compared to 16.2 billion in 2008.

Exports during the period fell 13.8 percent compared to the same period last year to 46.33 billion dollars, while imports fell 21.7 percent to 55.11 billion dollars.

General Statistics Office predicts crude oil imports fell 47.9 percent and sales of crude oil also fell 43 percent.

In that period, steel imports fell 30.7 percent while expenditures for machinery and equipment production also fell 13 percent.

According to the GSO preliminary report, in October alone, Vietnam's trade deficit estimated at 1.9 billion dollars.

The government last week's projected 5.2 percent growth for the economy this year, while the Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng said cabinet to target growth of about 6.5 percent for the year 2010.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - BCA Rp40 For Interim Dividend Per Share

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - BCA Rp40 For Interim Dividend Per Share

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) will share interim dividend of Rp40 per share on 2 December, according to the decision that the bank board meeting.

Disclosure of information submitted BCA said Tuesday, the dividend will be paid through a fund account or the Securities Company and the Custodian Bank on one of the paying bank Indonesian Central Securities Clearing (KSEI).

For securities firms and Custodian Bank which has electronic records for shares in the collective Custody KSEI, are required to submit data and documents shareholders tax status to KSEI 1 day after the date of recording of DPS.

Cum dividend (the period is entitled to dividends) in the regular market and negotiations set on November 12, 2009. Ex dividend (the period is not entitled to dividends) and regular market negotiations set on November 13, 2009.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - IHSG Stock Exchange down

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - IHSG Stock Exchange down
42.51 pts. The worsening situation on Wall Street overnight made the shares on the stock weakened Asia including in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Tuesday trading.


Composite Stock Price Index (JCI) Stock Exchange closed lower 42.51 points (1.72 percent) to the position of 2425.20, while the index of leading shares of 45 groups (LQ45) down 8.950 points (1.85 percent) to the position of 476.033.

Analyst Research PT Valbury Asia Securities Krisna Dwi Setiawan said, investors focused entirely on the U.S. market prospects following a continuing decline in the Dow overnight and diperpanjangnya mortgage tax that should have ended 30 November 2009.

"Attention investors focused entirely on the U.S. stock market outlook following the continuing decline in the Dow overnight," he said.

In addition, improved ranking Indonesian debt and the prospect (outlook) four banks by Standard & Poor `s, namely Bank Mandiri (BMRI), Bank BRI (BBRI), Bank Niaga (BNGA) and Bank BNI (BNII) not much longer responded by investors.

Stock transaction that occurred as much as 86,536 times the number of shares that changed hands reached 4.485 billion pieces worth Rp3, 46 trillion. Of all the active stocks, 34 stocks recorded strong, 179 weak, 54 closed not move the price.

Stocks close lower, among others, United Tractor (UNTR) down Rp350 to Rp15.900, PTBA down Rp150 to Rp15.350, Bumi Resources (BUMI) down Rp175 to Rp2.550, BRI (BBRI) down Rp100 to Rp7.400 , Indo Tambangraya (ITMG) down Rp650 to Rp23.100.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Many state agencies are waiting for the work of the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT)

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Many state agencies are waiting for the work of the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) is completing perisalah software prototype capable of automatically changing sounds into written text.
Head of Resource Center for Open Source BPPT Oskar Riandi which opened booths at the Global Conference on Open Source (GCOS) in Jakarta, Monday.

Voice modifier technology into text in Indonesian, he said, had only one in the world and designed to be able to replace the minutes of various meetings, conferences until the trial court.

He said, perisalah is still being developed to operate properly, because right now the fit is still only 40-50 percent, related to the dialect barrier.

Ideally, he continued, the various dialects of the tribes in Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke in the teach these tools so that these machines can change the voice into text with more accurate and faster.

"Development perisalah forward the most urgent is the addition of sound model data. However, current constraints on government budget allocation problem for that," added Oscar.

However, as a research institution BPPT only make prototypes, so still waiting for investors who are willing to produce it so that the device can be used en masse, he said.

Oskar also stressed, that perisalah tool is built with open source operating system (open-source code) that is Linux.

In GCOS also exhibited a variety of products that rely on open source software, such as EasyHotspot, creative market sites, data analysis software, Olive Time Series, Bajau Enterprise solution and others.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - European major stock markets fell on Monday

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - European major stock markets fell on Monday, turning a sharp initial rise as investors nervously assessing the global economic outlook ahead of crucial growth data of the U.S. economy this weekend.

In London, "the stock has come under pressure in early trade following weak weak in the U.S.," writes Philip Gillett, a trader IG Index in London, also cites some startling data on Friday showing the British are still stuck in recession.

The FTSE index of leading shares in London closed 0.97 percent lower at 5191.74 points. DAX index in Frankfurt fell 1.71 percent to 5642.16 points and in Paris the CAC 40 closed 1.68 percent lower at 3744.45.

"Investors are starting to worry that the gains seen since the first part of this year has been obtained ahead of economic recovery - is more suppressed by the British GDP figures are disappointing Friday," which indicates contraction of 0.4 percent the third quarter, said Gillett.

Angus Campbell, a trader at Capital Spreads refer to an "aggressive selling" at the end of stock market trading which he blamed on "a strengthening dollar that has caused peurunan in commodity prices."

Euro on Monday reached a new high in 14-month 1.5064 dollars in Asian trade, but then fell back to 1.4894 dollars.

Financial stocks hit especially in Europe, particularly shaken by a discussion of several major financial groups who are planning to publish a very large stock.

In the Swiss reinsurance giant Swiss Re fell 4.28 percent and Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt fell 4.18 percent and Commerzbank fell 3.81 percent.

In Stockholm, Sweden Electrolux equipment maker reported better than expected quarterly results and plan the closure of two factories in the U.S., pushing its shares up 6.7 percent at closing.

Among other markets fell in Europe, the Swiss Market Index fell 1.17 percent to 6303.35 points, the Amsterdam AEX fell 2.34 percent to 312.65. Milan MiB FTSE fell 1.79 percent to 23,001 and the Bel-20 in Brussels fell 2.12 percent to 2493.25.

In Madrid Ibex-35 fell one percent to 11,622.60 points.

Tokyo stock market ended 0.77 percent higher on Monday as weaker yen increases exporters and the strengthening of South Korea's growth rate picked up the optimism, dealers said.

U.S. stocks also slipped back on Monday, despite healthy earnings reports.

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.89 percent to 9883.68 points after through the psychological level of 10,000 points in early trade.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 0.36 percent to 2146.61 and the broad market index Standard & Poor `s 500 fell 0.82 percent to 1070.72.

On Thursday, investors will focus on the crucial data of the gross domestic product (GDP) of U.S. third quarter, the world's largest economy.

"The third quarter U.S. GDP data main macro news this week and should confirm the re-growth of the world's largest economy," says Altium Securities analyst Ian Williams.

John Murphy of ODL Securities to feel anxious mood as investors looked for signs of economic strengthening.

"As we enter another week, we get as many answers to questions (about) the global economic health," he said.

"Although the firm's desired results good enough in terms of the title number, one can not escape the feeling that the underlying nervousness.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - TVS motor vehicle manufacturers will optimize the automotive market in East Java

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - TVS motor vehicle manufacturers will optimize the automotive market in East Java, which was considered to have great potential. Area Manager East Java PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia, Zulfi Syatria.

He explains, competition with motor manufacturers in Indonesia are getting tighter. Moreover, the current TVS competitors are also from India, Bajaj, as well as motor manufacturers China also wants to stick the nail in the motorcycle market.

With a focus on motorcycle variants duck, he was able to increase sales of its products in East Java. If seen from the composition of total motorcycle sales in this province is about 65 percent of motorcycle TVS Neo duck, duck 20 percent of new motor RockZ 125 cc, and 15 percent of motorcycle TVS Apache.

For TVS Motor RockZ, he admitted, that the product is one of the flagship in dealing with competition with other motor manufacturers. This could not be separated from the full feature Best innovation. Moreover, it has a physical motor exhaust form a triangle, and anti-theft system (ATL system).

Motor was the only variant that has an integrated music system with MP3 player and FM radio.

This innovation, he said, could increase its sales contribution in the East Java market. A month ago contributed only 10 percent now to 20 percent. For that, it believed until the end of the year could increase its contribution to 40 percent.

Currently, TVS has plans in Karawang factory production capacity of 300 thousand units per year. By joining the AISI, the manufacturer can work. Factory in Karawang is a third-TVS factory, where the other two in India.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - PT Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk (BII) in the first nine months as of 30 September 2009

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - PT Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk (BII) in the first nine months as of 30 September 2009 had recorded a net profit of Rp65 billion, which showed significant changes from the original loss of Rp67 billion in the first six months as of June 2009.

Director of PT BII, Ridha Wirakusumah told the press here on Friday that the growth BII strong performance was supported by the core businesses, including subsidiaries.

This is due to last four months BII management focus on consolidation, improvement, preparation of a strong foundation for sustainable growth, he said.

Sectors that support growth, according to him, net interest income rose 10 percent on an annual basis from Rp2, 056 billion in September 2008 to Rp2, 267 billion in September 2009.

Net interest margin also improved to 5.80 percent as of 30 September 2009 from 5.09 percent the same period last year, he said.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Toyota's impressive Motor Show (TMS) in 2009

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Toyota's impressive Motor Show (TMS) in 2009, with display three concept cars and F1 TF109 race car in the event's most prestigious automotive exhibition in Japan was opened to the public this weekend.

"I want to always be auto forms of transportation can be a source of inspiration for everyone young or old," said TMC President, Akio Toyoda as a speech in front of foreign press who crowded arena TMS 2009 in Makuhari Messe, Chiba City Perfecture area, about 35 miles from Tokyo.

At TMS to 41 this year, Toyota is showing the theme "Harmonious Drive, A New Tomorrow for People and the Planet". The theme was expressed Toyota's commitment to make the car as a means of personal transportation, but still in harmony with the life of the community at large.

Akio Toyoda appeared in 2009 using TMS arena like electric bikes. When he appeared expressive speech without notes, standing in the middle of three concept cars was the pride of TMC.

One of them is the Toyota FT-86, a Toyota sports car waiting for the world public to become one of the new sports car legend. FT-86 in Japanese is called "hachi roku".

Basically FT-86 is a car that has a lightweight body with a posture of short (shallow). These cars use a 2000 cc boxer engine. Another interesting feature is the bright red body color with blue shadow.

Other TMC concept car is a Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHV).

According to Toyoda, this is the first Prius with lithium-ion batteries. The car is based on generation Prius-3. Can be filled from outside the electric power vehicles, such as an electric socket at home.

Prius PHV can be run with or without the battery charged. By using electric energy more efficiency, the Prius is better than the gasoline-electric hybrid conventional.

Toyota targets, fuel consumption can reach 55 km / liter or more. While carbon dioxide emissions of just 42 g / km or even lower.

When the electric car could be used to travel 20 km or more, with a fully charged battery. Estimated long charging voltage 180 minutes at 100 volts and 100 minutes at 200 volts.

The third concept car is displayed TMC FT-EV II. This car is designed as an electric car or a car a short distance of the city. With a body shape that is more compact than the Toyota iQ, FT-EV II still can carry 4 passengers.

FT-EV II is designed with a low front. Besides also features an additional glass front under the glass to expand the vision forward. This car uses LED rear combination lamps that can be seen directly.

Although designed for urban areas like Tokyo, the electric car with a 2.73 meters long, 1.68 meters wide and 1.49 meters high is capable of driving above 100 km / h and can be used as far as 90 km for all content powered baterai.Kendaraan artificial electrical latest TMC is dedicated to urban residents.

At the TMS 2009, a total of 108 automotive companies of the world including Japan showed some of their latest product that meets all the room West Hall, East Hall and Center Hall of the Makuhari Messe is the total size reaches 54,000 square meters.

TMS number of participants this time much less than before considering some of the world automotive giants, including three major automakers from the U.S., Ford, Chrysler and GM nevertheless participate for reasons of economic crisis.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) was closely price developments and activities of PT Exelcomindo Pratama Tbk (EXCL)

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) was closely price developments and activities of PT Exelcomindo Pratama Tbk (EXCL) since moving out of the ordinary.

"The authority has requested confirmation of the stock to the company recorded on October 19, 2009," said Director IDX, Ito Warsito, in a written explanation on the Jakarta stock exchange, Wednesday.

He added, BEI make investors pay attention to the company answer the confirmation request and urged stock investors were looking at the company's performance and information disclosure.

Stock investors also asked to review the action plan of the corporation if the company has not received the approval of the Shareholders' General Meeting (AGM).

Authority is also hoping investors consider the possibilities before making investment decisions.

Shares Exelcomindo a fourth issuers who obtain authority monitoring the stock since the beginning of October 2009.

Previously, IDX has been monitoring the movement of shares of PT Bayu Buana Tbk (BAYU), PT Pudjiadi Prestige Limited Tbk (PUDP) and Dayaindo Intl Resources Tbk (KARK).


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - WTC Mangga Dua and build a complete auto parts in Jakarta

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - WTC Mangga Dua and build a complete auto parts in Jakarta in the area of 22 thousand square meter (M2) to Rp30 billion investment.
Senior Marketing Manager World Trade Center Mangga Dua Herjanto Kosasih in laying the first stone was central parts, Wednesday.

Development of spare parts center is a strategic step to make the WTC as a mall automotive (auto mall) the largest in Indonesia. We have already opened WTC stock cars in the parking lot 3, 3A, Q7, Q8, and Q9.

According Herjanto, the center will sell spare parts spare parts of all brands of cars complete with accessories, including the sound system. In addition, spare parts center will also sell motorcycle parts. "One ATPM motor will come in here," he said.

He continued, spare parts center is also equipped with a garage. Thus, consumers who want to buy a used car in the WTC can get fancier car conditions.

Total cars on display at the World Trade Center reached 1,500 units by the number of traders around 300-400. There are approximately 500 lots where one lot able to accommodate three car units.

Central development targets Herjanto parts can be completed in two months, so in January 2010 has started operating. Up to now 80 percent of the kiosk have been ordered by the merchants.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION -Sales of luxury cars from BMW of Germany until September 2009

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -Sales of luxury cars from BMW of Germany until September 2009 rose 7.3 percent over the same period in 2008. Director of Corporate Communications BMW Indonesia, Helena Abidin, in Jakarta, Monday.

Total number of units sold up in September reached 618 units, while sales of the same diperiode year 2008 reached 567 units.

The largest market share of luxury cars is still held by the Series 3, which sold 357 units, he said. The amount is increased by around 18 percent compared to the year 2008.

As for Series 5, until the month of September perjualannya managed to grow by 34 percent, which is as many as 167 units.

For the Series 7, according to Helena, has sold 37 units. For the Series 26 units sold 740Li, 750Li and the Series 11 units sold.

BMW 7 Series, according to Helena, now rule the market share in the premium segment cars to limousines Rp2 billion worth upwards.

Meanwhile, President Director of BMW Indonesia, Divyanathan Ramesh, said that the number 37 was up more than twice the sales in the year 2008.

He believes sales target 7 Series 40-50 units until the end of December 2009 can be achieved with the launch of a new variant Series 730Li in the homeland.


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Hewlett Packard (HP) to strengthen its business in Eastern Indonesia

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Intention computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard (HP) to strengthen its business in Eastern Indonesia again be realized by increasing business activities in Makassar, one of the way through the roadshow tour de Indonesia in the city.

HP Makassar rate as one of the most potential business, not only on the island of Sulawesi and Eastern Indonesia, but also in Indonesia.

HP press release here on Tuesday, said, HP will continue to make efforts to increase business activities through the provision of intensive in the industry a complete solution to meet the IT needs of various segments.

The solution provided by the business unit Personal Systems Group (PSG) consists of products in personal computing to the enterprise such as desktop PCs, mini notebook, notebooks, handheld devices such as PDAs and smartphones, rPOS to retail, to thin clients.

While solution provided by the business units Imaging Printing Group include products for the printing activities and supplies. In addition to providing products that are complete, HP also provides HP Authorized Service Center (ASC) and HP Store to provide optimum service from the time of purchase to after-sales-oriented selling customer satisfaction.

Growth per segment for the product this year - compared with last year, HP Consumer Notebook sales growth best record by taking a percentage of 126 percent, while HP Commercial Notebook sales growth percentage recorded for 84 per cent.

Digit growth will continue to be maintained through a series of efforts and HP's business focus in this area. For the consumer business development, HP will further invigorate the education market penetration by continuing to improve cooperation with schools and universities.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Toyota Motor Corp.., Tuesday, introducing a new luxury hybrid sedan, "Sai"

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Toyota Motor Corp.., Tuesday, introducing a new luxury hybrid sedan, "Sai", which aims to maintain its position as a major milestone in the production of environmentally friendly vehicles.

New vehicles, which will only be sold in Japan since December 7 is powered compact sedan and 2.4 liters of fuel-efficient per liter can cover the distance as far as 23 miles, compared to the third generation Prius to travel 38 kilometers to a liter.

This is the second Toyota brand vehicles are only available in hybrid form, after the Prius.

"If you do not carry a hybrid engine, the sedan this size would require fuel twice as much," said Shigeru Nakagawa, Toyota project manager reported the AFP.

Sai will be labeled starting price of 3.38 million yen (37,225 U.S. dollars), compared prius sold 2.05 million yen, the company said.

Toyota wants to sales "Sai" as many as 3000 vehicles a month. The company sold 31,758 Prius in September, helped by the government suspension of tax and subsidies for vehicle fuel efficiency.

Largest auto producer in the world it is a pioneer of hybrid cars, which run with a combination of gasoline and electricity and have a strong demand because of concerns about global warming.

Toyota said last month that sales of hybrid vehicles launched since 1997 in the world reached a peak of two million units. The company also sells the Lexus sedan that is only available in the form of hybrid.


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Company G. A. Coj food and beverage distributors in the Czech Asia signed a contract with PT. Agel Langgeng in Bekasi

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - As many as one container of candy or gum Gingerbon and Bontea ginger, green tea-flavored candy lime content in the form of plastic packaging is distributed to several stores of food, drinks and candy in the Czech Republic last month.

Company G. A. Coj food and beverage distributors in the Czech Asia signed a contract with PT. Agel Langgeng in Bekasi that produces candy is from Indonesia, said the secretary of the Economic Division Embassy Prague to the AFP Hadromi Yusran London, Wednesday.

According to Yusran, owner of the company G. A. Coj, specifically Genadi Embassy Prague to invite staff to review one of the shops to see first hand the dynamics of sales of the candy product.

Stated reasons for choosing Genadi confectionery products from Indonesia were due to well-known and popular in some European Union countries other than the lack of candy products taste the ginger and green tea on the Czech market.

Ginger and green tea contain substances antioksidant, eliminate nausea, relieve cough addition to a sense of warmth when sampled in accordance with the cold air in Europe are believed to be useful for health.

Until now, the product of candy / sweets in circulation in the Czech market is dominated chocolate, fruit and menthol and the company manufactured the majority of Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic.

In order to increase the value of imports of this candy product, company G. A. Coj effort to confectionery products are also a means of promotion for the company in the Czech Republic with the logo / name of the company.

According to Yusran, Embassy sought to promote these products to be more successful in marketing and received the Czech audience.


Turkish Airlines

He said that in the near future, the candy product samples will also be presented at the booth at the exhibition Turkish Airlines Expat Expo in Prague next October 31.

Management Turkish Airlines, opening the route Prague-Istanbul, Jakarta, proposed that these candy products made on the company's promotion of events in the Czech Republic.

Commercial Manager of Turkish Airlines in the Czech Erkan Erdogan, said it is also possible to use Turkish Airlines candy on the aircraft cabin to be distributed to the passengers.

Aside from making candy imported from Indonesia, the company G. A. Coj stated his desire to import other quality products from Indonesia.

To support the plan G.A. COJ, Embassy held a product launch ginger taste of candy is the one candy store "Cukrarna Simona" is located in downtown Prague.

Although already flooded with food products from Asia, but Indonesia products have good prospects for entering the Czech market.

However, the rigidity test food products coming into the Czech Republic, Embassy recommends that each product will be exported to the Czech Republic can be considered quality, as well as the outdated quality of products.

Meanwhile, Indonesian products entering the EU market will be relatively more easily marketed in the Czech Republic, so Yusran Hadromi.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Japanese stock prices opened lower on Wednesday

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Japanese stock prices opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark index Nikkei-225 fell 41.51 points, or 0.40 percent, to 10,295.33 in the first few minutes of trade, following a weaker Wall Street, dealers said.

Shares on Wall Street, the United States declined last night, after weak data from the housing sector, overshadowing the company's revenue cycle stronger than expected, encouraging traders to lock some profits.

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 50.71 points (0.84 percent) to 10,041.48 after reaching a new high this year on Monday.

The Nasdaq composite index slumped 12.85 points (0.59 percent) to 2163.47 and the broad market index Standard & Poor `s 500 dropped 6.85 points (0.62 percent) to 1091.06.

Data issued by the government before the trade show continued weakening in the housing sector, though the companies reported better profits than expected.

Ministry of Trade said that the initial construction of privately owned homes rose 0.5 percent to 590,000, lower than the 610,000 expected by private economists.

Permission to build a new house, a main indicator of the sector, fell 1.2 percent to 573,000, also lower than the expected 595,000 licenses.

New housing data raised "some concerns economic recovery may not be sustainable without government support," said analysts at Charles Schwab & Co. in a note to clients.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Euro extends increase against the dollar on Monday local time

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Euro extends increase against the dollar on Monday local time, looked set to test the 1.50-dollar level again, as investors take more risks, pushing the stock market and higher commodity, dealers said.

They said there were some initial caution that the euro zone finance ministers may try to talk about the strengthening euro, which inhibit export, but at the end of this trade has faded and the dollar once again defensive.

Because investors gain confidence in the prospects of recovery from the global decline in recent years, those seeking higher returns than those available in the "safe haven" traditional dollar, they added.

In late London trading, the euro rose to 1.4947 dollars from 1.4903 dollars in New York at the end of Friday.

Against the Japanese currency, the dollar fell to 90.47 yen from 91.09 yen in late Friday.

Dealers said the euro benefited from a sense of greater risk.

Last week, the euro reached 1.4968 dollars, its highest level in 14 months and appeared on track to break through the 1.50 dollar weakened and data before taking action to make the unit's profit sank back.

Finance ministers from 16 countries that use the euro gathered in Luxembourg on Monday, amid fears in the region that a strong currency to curb exports and impede recovery.

"There is speculation that European officials may make comments to check the power of the euro," said Yuji Saito, head of foreign exchange at Societe Generale in Tokyo.

Dealers said a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke does not have a direct impact on trade.

United States and Asia must work to avoid imbalances "sustainable" in trade and capital flows that can destabilize the global financial system, Bernanke said.

Bernanke said in a conference in California on Asia and the global financial crisis that the United States need to save more and most Asian economies have increased efforts to stimulate consumption in order to achieve a better balance.

Dealers noted European concerns about dollar depreciation, seeing in it a threat to European exports.

"If the euro were to continue moving along the lines of recent weeks, there is a risk ... it could slow economic recovery in Europe," said Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads the Euro group, warned on Friday.

In London at the end of Monday, the euro changed hands at 1.4947 dollars against 1.4903 dollars late Friday, at 135.22 yen (135.44), 0.9122 pounds (0.9109) and 1.5139 Swiss francs (1 , 5177).

Dollar stood at 90.47 yen (91.09) and 1.0128 Swiss francs (1.0179). The pound was at 1.6388 dollars (1.6357).

On the London Bullion Market, gold prices rose to 1054.50 dollars per ounce from 1047.50 dollars per ounce on Friday night.


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Nissan Motor Co.., To develop rechargeable batteries for electric cars

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Nissan Motor Co.., To develop rechargeable batteries for electric cars as one of its main businesses, said the company's chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, Monday, which predicted a bright future for zero-emission vehicles.


"Electric car will become a long-term bet, a long-term investment," Ghosn said at a news conference at the Tokyo Motor Show, which begins on Wednesday and is open to the public on Saturday.

"If you want to go with electric cars, or even using a car with a fuel cell, the heart of the existing system is the battery," said Ghosn.

Nissan, the third largest car manufacturer in Japan, plans to launch its first electric car, Leaf, at the end of 2010.

Programmed as "the first to reach the world, a car with no emissions," middle-class vehicles "hatchback" is able to travel more than 160 kilometers (100 miles) with one battery, with a top speed of 140 kilometers per hour, according to the company.

Nissan said it plans to sell the leaves at the same price with similar models of gasoline-powered.

The battery will be leased separately as a monthly fee, together with the cost of electricity, and will be cheaper than gasoline, he said.

"The machine that is environmentally friendly, simple models, there is no reason electric cars become more expensive than regular cars," Ghosn said.

"The only reason we are not so familiar with the electric car technology is that we always produce combustion engine, and we do not have the same scale of production, he said.

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Having successfully won the title of The Best SUV diesel from 2009 edition of Top Gear magazine and The Best Indonesia diesel SUVs from Tabloid Automotive 2009

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Having successfully won the title of The Best SUV diesel from 2009 edition of Top Gear magazine and The Best Indonesia diesel SUVs from Tabloid Automotive 2009. Chevrolet Captiva AWD and was awarded the title of The Best Buy in 2009 from Autocar magazine Indonesia.

"As ATPM, GM Autoworld Indonesia (GMAI) must be very proud of the Chevrolet Captiva can get recognition from the Society and Media in Indonesia. Hopefully what he achieved by Captiva becomes a positive indicator to the rise of Chevrolet in Indonesia, "said Debora Amelia Santoso, Marketing & PR Director GMAI in a press release on Monday.

Chevrolet Captiva Indonesia formally entered into on July 7, 2007 (7-7-07). Chevrolet SUV product is phenomenal, began their work through a spectacular launch ceremony, in which the Chevrolet Captiva hung in the air with a Puma helicopter on the waters of the western tip of Java island.

Line-up debut in the Captiva Captiva Indonesia is 2400 cc gasoline engine, the next year by diperlengkap Captiva 2000 cc diesel engine and some time ago that the Chevrolet Captiva AWD is a variant of the most luxurious 2000 cc diesel in attendance to meet the needs of Premium SUV market in Indonesia.

And output in 2009, marking an increase interior specification Captiva, Captiva interior of a mono-black tone began to change to become more expensive so the concept of two tone, beige and black combination.

Chevrolet Captiva received by the various models in the market of Indonesia is also emphasized that the data demand continues to increase. Growing demand for energy is often caused scheduling pivot against the Chevrolet Captiva.

In 2007 Captiva sales reached 932 units, in 2008 rose to 1582 units, and in September 2009 to 1304 units sold. Thus, the total population of the Chevrolet Captiva in Indonesia until September 2009 was 3818 units.

As for the SUV market share gains C are occupied by Honda CR-V, Nissan X-Trail, Suzuki Grand Vitara and the Ford Escape in the sales area of Jakarta and Banten, West Java, Central Java and East Java, the Chevrolet Captiva slowly but surely showed potential peraihan a significant market share.

Chevrolet became the only American brand that seemed to struggle in the competitive SUV market share peraihan C in Indonesia.

As in the overall Jakarta and Banten, the volume of the SUV C period January - June 2009 which is 3650 units. Rank 1, 2 and 3, respectively inhabited by 58 percent of Honda, Nissan and Chevrolet 24 percent of 8 percent. In West Java from 1183 volume units, Chevrolet occupy the 4th position after Honda, Nissan and Suzuki to share 9 percent.

In Central Java from 479 the volume of the unit returned to the position Chevrolet-4 after Honda, Nissan and Suzuki to share 2 percent. Last in East Java, Chevrolet managed to occupy the 3rd position after Honda and Nissan with a 6 percent share of the total volume of 780 units.

And what about the position of the national 5 C-segment SUV? According to the data obtained, from the period of January - September 2009 Chevrolet Captiva successfully occupy the 3rd position in the SUV segment with the acquisition of C 1304 unit sales.

Meanwhile, his first position was occupied by the Honda CR-V and two Nissan X-Trail. Meanwhile, the 4th position with a Suzuki Grand Vitara, and the 5th is the Ford Escape.

 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -PT Garuda Indonesia began to make debt payments to PT Pertamina

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BUSINESS INFORMATION -PT Garuda Indonesia began to make debt payments to PT Pertamina for 76 million dollars, within a period of seven years. Garuda debt is a debt to Pertamina avtur during the period 2004-2006.

"Payments made installments starting this year," said Director of Finance Garuda Eddy Purwanto on SOE Ministry, Jakarta, Monday.

Based on the record, the red plate carrier has a total debt of around Rp967 billion.

Apart from debt to Pertamina, Garuda also has an obligation to the Bank Mandiri Rp2, 36 trillion.

According to Djalil, Ministry of State Owned Enterprises as the power of shareholders Garuda and Pertamina encourage debt repayment efforts.

"Anyway, if there are companies that still have a good debt that occurred in ancient times to be paid, so that all clear," said Sofyan.

Pertamina announced earlier than Garuda, the other parties who have debts of military fuel around Rp6, 9 trillion, and PT PLN Rp5, 2 trillion, trillion.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines also owe a debt to Pertamina for Rp397 billion, and government debt Department of Energy and Mineral Resources in the framework of Rp2 LPG conversion, 3 trillion.

 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) give priority to continue to produce the Prius hybrid

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) give priority to continue to produce the Prius hybrid since the demand for premium sedan known as the environmentally friendly vehicles and fuel-efficient.

"Until the end of 2008 Toyota has produced a total of 1.8 million hybrid vehicles. Of that amount was 1.26 million units of the Prius," said General Manager of the Administrative Division of Plant TMC Tsutsumi, Hidenori Nagai, the number of Asian journalists who visited the Prius factory in Nagoya , Monday.

Tsutsumi Plant, is one of four factories owned passenger vehicles TMC Perfecture in Aichi, Japan. The other three are Takaoka Plant, Motomachi Plant and Tahara Plant.

Hidenori Nagai said, Tsutsumi Plant is devoted to producing a medium-class sedan vehicles (medium-class passenger) like the Prius, Camry, Premio, Arion and Scion tC.

Since the 1990s, said Nagai, Tsutsumi Plant is already using a variety of production system models in an effort to anticipate the evolving dynamics in the market. Therefore, in 1997, TMC began producing the first-generation Prius as a vehicle that combines a sophisticated drive system gasoline (fuel) and electricity.

Since then, continued Nagai, production of the Prius continues to design improvements to improve energy efficient performance and friendly environment in addition to of course increase the comfort and safety aspects.

According to Hidenori Nagai, today, Toyota has been marketing the Prius the third generation where fuel consumption savings can ditingatkan of 28 kilometers (km) per one liter of gasoline to 38 km / liter (1:38). "We are very proud that the Prius has won the highest award from the environment and the use of fuel economy," he said.

He said, the Prius will remain the mainstay in the mastery of Toyota's hybrid vehicle market for the Prius production now covers 70 percent of the total hybrid vehicles made TMC. "And Tsutsumi Plant produces about half of the total production of the Prius TMC," he said.

He said, Tsutsumi Plant produces four models in the line of one and three models in two production lines. The third-generation Prius models now become the main vehicle for the Tsutsumi Plant with a production average approximately 1,000 units of vehicles per day, "he said.

Meanwhile, Marketing Director of Toyota Astra Motor (TAM), Joko Trisanyoto who also attended the news conference in Nagoya, said TAM as a Single Agent Brand Holder (ATPM) Toyota in Indonesia was officially marketed third-generation Prius, a few months ago.

Launch of third generation Prius is organizing the event along with the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2009 was, according to Joko, as well as market exploration efforts. "We continue to explore markets in Indonesia, although the Prius until now the car market in Indonesia is still very limited," he said.

The latest generation of environmentally friendly car icons are marketed in Indonesia at a price of Rp585 million per unit.
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Software Ad-Aware Free


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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Software Ad-Aware Free now present a very popular spyware killer, because it is easy to use, can detect and kill spyware with excellent, and free for personal home use. Vers latest Ad-Aware Free is a reliable protection improvisation. Initially, the program Ad-Aware Free is the same as earlier versions. However, although apparently similar, but the software Ad-Aware Free latest has a few changes other than the scanning system, able to find spyware and other malware, then delete or quarantine malware, namely on the protection system.


Ad-Aware software Free computer is able to protect against rootkits, which can hide from detection and spread to the operating system. Ad-Aware Free is also a reliable type of protection that can protect the computer by doing a test 'conduct' of complex computer systems, rather than just seeing the signature of the malware. Ad-Aware also promising protection against malware is trying to restore itself after a system reboot. Ad-Aware now been integrated with Internet Explorer to scan files that have been downloaded, give warning of any malicious files that may be sent to the computer system.

Ad-Aware Free has a Simple mode for all configurations, and the Advanced mode that the user can choose an advanced feature for customization. Software Ad-Aware Free does not protect against viruses or provide full protection real-time. Even so, this software can also track cookies while browsing the Internet, but can slow the performance of IE and Outlook Express for 20 seconds. To get these features, users can buy the same product Lavasoft, Ad-Aware namely Pro worth $ 40 or Ad-Aware Plus $ 27 for antivirus.

The minimum hardware specification software Ad-Aware Free version 8.1:


     * Price: Free
     * System operation: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
     * Requirements: Pentium 600 MHz or above, 100MB hard drive, 100MB RAM
     * File Size: 75,280 KB

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Google is now turning to business online bookstores

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - After the success of search engines, Google is now turning to business online bookstores, perhaps as a new competitor to Amazon. Company search engine giant is starting Thursday (15/10) and the Frankfurt Book Fair in the middle of last year said it will release Google's Editions, a new service that sold the book to anyone through a web browser.


By working together with publishers as digital copyright owners, Google plans to offer half a million books through the Google services Editions. Readers can also buy a book publisher offered directly from Google or online bookstore, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Meanwhile, in September congressional hearing last in the Google Books project, Google also will provide money to the competitors' share of the service. Google plans to to share sales by the publisher and online bookstore. For books that are sold directly from the Google website Editions, Google will give 63 percent of sales income and 37 percent for Google in the book fair. As for books sold on Amazon or other retailers, publishers will get 45 percent, while for the retailers get 55 percent of small dengn share for Google.

As for customers, can also read a book from Google's online bookstore Editions through PC devices, netbooks and smartphones, as well as Apple iPhone users can enter an e-book Google through your Gmail account. However, even so, according to Google's partnership strategy director, Tom Turvey, Google is essentially not going to offer e-book reader. Until now, Google has not commented further.

 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - phenomenon which was originally a personal media

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - phenomenon which was originally a personal media is beginning to move into the realm of the profession in Indonesia with bermunculannya blogger that generate revenue from advertising and fees from writing, which was released on his personal blog.


Yahoo Editorial country Indonesia, Budi Putra, interrupted blogger community launch events Bekasi in Bekasi, said the blog that initially benefit to share experiences and exchange information ogled by advertisers to introduce their products and online media companies through the work of the writings that high-value information.

Pioneers blog in Indonesia was declared, was 80-of bloggers who make fun surfing switch virtual nature as a source panghasilan.

"The pay in dollars and real values obtained by the writer and advertising blogger at tremendous personal bloggers more than any other professional income," said the former journalist and Tempo Singgalang's West Sumatra.

Budi claimed more pleasure from writing blogs fields of technology, communications, and Internet guidelines that emphasized the development of blogs in Indonesia is still behind compared to European countries as well as those who rely on blogs as a source of income.

"Trend as more people look at blogs as a source of income. To come to the stage to make a blog as a source of income takes time, passion and insight," said Budi who feel comfortable working the virtual world.

He states, community blogs in Indonesia continues to grow rapidly. At the party bloggers, blogs are active in Indonesia reached one more while also listed on blogspot service over 10 million.

Bekasi Blogger Community chairman, Aris Heru Utomo, declared, for the City of Bekasi more keperan bloggers in voicing thoughts, experiences and knowledge.

Fore in line with the increasing number of community bloggers, may appear to his people as a professional blogger, Like other professions that are well known in the community.
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) in 2010

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) in 2010, immediately operate the aircraft crew or mini-nir "Puna" as a supporter of national defense and security and terrorist surveillance.

Minister for Research and Technology (Research and Technology) Kusmayanto Kadiman in Tangerang, Banten, Saturday, saying, BPPT has researched and successfully developed Puna as a reconnaissance aircraft of the air of what is happening on land and sea.


He said, Puna will be used by the military and police personnel to Indonesia in the infiltration of activities in conflict-prone areas.

The aircraft is also equipped Puna miniature camera to photograph events on the ground and report to related parties as evidence.

Research and Technology said the aircraft Puna is currently in final stages of manufacturing process and will be operated in 2010.

Meanwhile, Director of Technology Center for Defense and Security Industry BPPT, Joko Purwono said, Puna can reach a height in the air up to 120 kilometers (km).

Puna is an aircraft equipped with surveillance cameras otonomos and not controlled through the remote.

Joko added, Puna has a body length of four meters and seven meters long with a wing reach a sufficient height above the air.

Puna aircraft will be produced next year by PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI), for the moment the plane was in the process of completion.

In addition, said Joko BPPT has also developed two miniature reconnaissance aircraft other types of aircraft Swallow weighing 10 kilograms (kg) and reconnaissance aircraft called Alap-Alap weighing 25 kg, to monitor Indonesia's marine waters.
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - United States and China will hold annual ministerial talks them on issues of trade and investment

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - United States and China will hold annual ministerial talks them on issues of trade and investment later this month, ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to Beijing, officials said Thursday.

20th Meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) USA-China will be held in east China city of Hangzhou on 28-29 October, according to a joint statement from the office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Commerce.

The U.S. side will be represented by the USTR, Ron Kirk, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack while China's Vice Prime Minister Wang Qishan will lead the team, a statement said.

JCCT, a high-level forum of government-to-government to address issues of trade and investment, has more than a dozen working groups and sub-groups that meet throughout the year. Last session was held Yorba Linda, California last year.

Trade tensions between the forces has increased in recent months, with both sides to take action against the other imports.

Obama lit the first major trade fight of his presidency last month after he wore a penalty on the import of tires made in China.

Beijing angry lodge a complaint at the World Trade Organization, and responded by launching an investigation possible practices unfair trade involving products imported U.S. cars and chicken meat.

Beijing charged that Washington's move violated WTO rules, but Obama has denied that it was a number of protectionism.

Last week, the United States launched an investigation into whether to mengenakanr 100 percent tariffs on steel pipes from China.

Obama makes first presidential visit to China on 15-18 November. He will visit Shanghai and Beijing, where he will hold a series of talks with President of China Hu Jintao.
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt proclaimed the worst economic storm ended Thursday

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt proclaimed the worst economic storm ended Thursday, as the Internet powerhouse's reported quarterly revenue rose seven percent to 5.94 billion U.S. dollars.

"Google has gained a quarter - we saw revenue growth of seven percent year-to-year, despite difficult economic conditions," Schmidt said in a statement.

"Although there are many uncertainties about the pace of economic recovery, we believe the worst of the recession is behind us and now feel confident about investing heavily in our future."
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Yemen on Thursday started to produce liquefied natural gas (liquefied natural gas / LNG)

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Yemen on Thursday started to produce liquefied natural gas (liquefied natural gas / LNG) at its factory in Balhaf, on the Gulf of Aden, Yemen LNG company announced.

Company, which is the main shareholder of Total France 39.6 percent, said it would start to export "in the next few weeks" from the terminal Balhaf.

Yemen Oil Minister Amir Salem al-Aydarus, in a statement, welcomed the launch as a result of "a strong partnership and successful between Yemeni government projects and international shareholders."

Project 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, involves 320-kilometer (200-mile) gas pipeline from eastern Maarib in Yemen, is the largest investment ever in the country.

From the Yemen LNG will be exported to South Korea, Europe, North America.

Yemen, a small oil producer, is one of the world's poorest countries.

Small oil exports compared to neighboring Saudi Arabia. Last year produced less than 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil, and production decreased five to six percent per year.
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Wall Street investment giant Goldman Sachs

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Wall Street investment giant Goldman Sachs Thursday flew over the projection, recorded a profit of 3.19 billion U.S. dollars in the third quarter.

Profit is the amount more than tripled from the previous year and translated into U.S. dollars 5.25 per share, far ahead of analyst estimates U.S. $ 4.24 per share.

Company, one of the major Wall Street firm that survived the financial crisis, say investment banking and trading activities generate strong results.

Net income of 12.4 billion U.S. dollars.

"Although the world continues to face serious economic challenges, we see improved conditions and evidence of stabilization, growth and even, in some sectors," said Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive.

"Our client is a franchise business - advisory, financing, market making and asset management - to contribute, and benefit from improved overall condition. Because of the labor market, and growth more generally, remain under pressure, we continue to focus on actively helping clients us in order to promote economic activity is greater. "
 

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Giant banks in difficulty, Citigroup

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Giant banks in difficulty, Citigroup, exceeded expectations on Thursday, with third quarter profits to record a 101 million U.S. dollars.

Because of the special dividend is required of a government bailout of big, big result for a loss of shareholders 27 cents per share.

But the result was better than expected loss of 38 cents per share.

Citigroup has received about 45 billion U.S. dollars of capital from the U.S. Treasury for financial support, some of which have been converted into common shares.

It has given the government 34 percent ownership stake in companies that had become the largest financial groups in the world, who are now working to slim down and pay for government funds.

"We continue to execute our plan, and sustainable profitability remains our primary objective in the near future," said Vikram Pandit, CEO.

"While consumer credit in international markets increased, the U.S. consumer credit environment is still challenging."

Citi has been drowning in losses from the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble and the financial squeeze in the entire world. Company lost 18.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, prompted the government to provide massive aid.

But Citi has recorded profits during the third quarter and, although the shareholders did not see their income.

In the third quarter, overall profit was offset by U.S. $ 288 million special dividend to the U.S. government and shareholder choice, including foreign investment companies.

Revenue rose to 20.4 billion dollars from 16.3 billion U.S. dollars in the same period a year ago.

Citi still suffered losses from mortgage loans and domestic consumers. Local consumer lending unit lost 2.1 billion dollars in the third quarter.

This was offset by profit 2.3 billion U.S. dollars in a unit of Citicorp, which covers trade, investment banking and lending outside the United States.

Overall, Citi's results better than expected earnings and the other in the banking sector who are sick including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.

Citigroup completed earlier this year plan to transform part of the U.S. government's capital injection into ordinary shares, together with that of Singapore and other governments.

Previous shareholders have limited ownership of its stake to 24 percent. Citi's capital reorganization step without adding new funds, but increase the common equity is considered more powerful by the banking regulator.
 

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