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CastleAsia manages the Indonesia Country Program (ICP), the largest and most prestigious CEO forum in the country. With over 100 of Indonesia's largest and best corporations and institutions as its member base, the ICP provides a series of written reports  &
meeting opportunities 
designed to keep corporate leaders fully informed on the most important economic, political and regulatory issues facing business.
CastleAsia also specializes in market entry strategies and solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in Indonesia, CastleAsia is the leader in analyzing the risk and rewards of the Indonesian market and advising companies on their best possible options.
 
 
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“I would like to pay special tribute here to Mr. James Castle who is in the audience today, that despite the bombings he has remained positive and confident on Indonesia. And my heart goes out to Mr. Max Boon, the Dutch man who survived the bombings, and passed a message to me in a letter … about Indonesia, a country which he deeply fell in love with. These are the true friends of Indonesia, and they are not just exemplary representatives of the business community, they are remarkable human beings!”
                            President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,
               Keynote Speech to the US – Indonesia Business Forum,
                                    Boston, 26 September 2009
 
 
 
                                              FUND FOR MAX:
                                     Max Boon Needs Our Help
As all of Max Boon’s friends know by now, Max was grievously injured in the Marriott bombing on 17 July. Max is now back home in The Netherlands where he is receiving further treatment and undergoing extensive rehabilitation. Please give generously to support
this courageous young man.
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INDONESIA INFRASTRUCTURE
The latest information on how you can participate in Indonesia $100 billion market
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INDONESIA CONSUMER 11TH EDITION
The most comprehensive study of the Indonesian consumer and market-place trends
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GLOBAL OIL AND GAS
Understand  what is really happening in the oil and gas World
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                      INDONESIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
   
       
Jakarta decides on Senoro split
Upstream Online, 23 Jun 2010
Jakarta to resume stalled monorail project
Antara News, 23 Jun 2010
Unilever to Boost Indonesian Investment Amid P&G Price Threat
Businessweek, 22 Jun 2010
Upgrade of Indonesia's credit rating to help lure investment
People's Daily, 22 Jun 2010
US rejects WTO panel on clove cigarette ban
Reuters, 22 Jun 2010
Bumi in Talks With CIC, Credit Suisse on Share Sale
Bloomberg, 22 Jun 2010
Plans to sell Indonesia's Bank Panin off -sources
Reuters, 22 Jun 2010
Govt Approves 5 Special Economic Zones
Viva News, 22 Jun 2010
Wilmar plans to invest US$2bil in Indonesia
The Star, 22 Jun 2010
Indonesia's Credit Rating Outlook Raised by Moody's on Government Finances
Businessweek, 21 Jun 2010
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INTERVIEWS (VIDEO)

   
 
Click the following to view Jim Castle's interviews
 
 - Jakarta Bombing Survivor’s First-Hand Account (abcnews) - TEXT: Staying Alive: Jakarta Bombing Survivor Tells His Story
 
 
 
 
- Jim Castle featured in a news item on Indonesia  by CNN on his views of Indonesia’s prospects
 
 
 
 
- Jim Castle - interviewed by CNBC on his views of Indonesia’s economy
 
 
 
   
 CASTLEASIA OPINIONS
   
 
REMEMBERING SUHARTO
 By James Castle
 Business Times Singapore, 1 Feb 2008
 THE YEAR AHEAD: Economic prospects for Indonesia
 By James Castle
 The Jakarta Post, 3 Jan 2008
 A Democratic Indonesian Tiger?
 By James Castle & Craig Charney
 (The Washington Post, 1 Aug 2007 - pA17)
 The Asian Crisis -- Why was it so much worse here?
 By James Castle
 (The Jakarta Post - Jul 23, 2007)
 Strong Currency, Hot Stock Market - No 1997 Replay
 By James Castle
 (Globe Asia, June 2007, Volume 1, Number 5)
 
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INSTANT INDICATORS

   
 
  GDP
     4.5% (2009, y-o-y)
  INFLATION (CPI)
     4.16 (y-oy)
  NET FX RESERVES *
     US$78.6 billion
  SBI INTEREST RATE **
     6.50%
  JSX INDEX +
     2,934.59
  CURRENCY ++ US$  1.00
     IDR   9,033
                           Euro 1.00 
     IDR   11,105.18
                           Yen  100
     IDR   99.25
 Click the item for historical tables
 * end of April 2010
 ** as of Jun 2010
 + as of 22 Jun 2010 (Indonesia Stock Exchange)
 ++ as of 22 Jun 2010 (Bank Indonesia)
 
   
                    INDONESIA INVESTMENT REGULATION
   
 
THE NEW MINING LAW (Law Number 4 of 2009)
(Unofficial Translation by ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
MEMO ON THE NEW MINING LAW (Law Number 4 of 2009)
(ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law (www.abnrlaw.com)
 
TAX REGULATION UPDATE:  DRAFT AMENDMENT OF INCOME TAX LAW
INSIGHT NEWSLETTER, ERNST & YOUNG, AUGUST 2008
(Ernst & Young Indonesia)
 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE (PERPRES) No. 77 / 2007 CONCERNING LISTS OF BUSINESS THAT ARE CLOSED TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND THOSE OPEN SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS (Bilingual) 
(Unofficial Translation by ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 112 ON MODERN RETAIL MARKETS (Bilingual)
(Unofficial Translation by ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
THE 2007 LAW ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT & ELUCIDATION (Bilingual)
(Unofficial Translation by ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
 
THE 2007 LAW ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT - COMMENTARY
(with specific reference to foreign investment)
Commentary by PETER FANNING
(HUTABARAT, HALIM & REKAN and Chairman of IBC)
 
PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO ACCELERATE REAL SECTOR AND SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs www.ekon.go.id)
   
 

 

 

ICP
Protect your interests with the best business intelligence in Indonesia. Delivering the news behind the news, CastleAsia's Indonesia Country Program is an exclusive corporate monitoring program aimed at facilitating a deeper understanding of the political and economic complexities of doing business in Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Breakfast
Featuring:
ANAS URBANINGRUM
11 May 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia
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 INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
Semi-Annual
Economic & Political Forecast
Indonesia 2010-2011: Crises Over?
 Speaker:
JAMES CASTLE
12 & 21 April 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
Indonesia Update
 Speaker:
JAMES CASTLE
16 February 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia
 
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
Semi-Annual
Economic & Political Forecast
 Speaker:
JAMES CASTLE
7 & 10 September 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Breakfast
Presidential Election:
Pre-election Analysis
 Speaker:
JAMES CASTLE
Commentary by
UMAR JUORO
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
 "Fear, Regret, and Corporate Goodwill”
 By
PETER VERHEZEN
Verhezen & Associates
Thursday, 11 June 2009
 Jakarta, Indonesia
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NDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
Recent Developments in HR Management and Policies
in Indonesia
 By
DR. PRI NOTOWIDIGDO
Senior Partner
Amrop Hever Indonesia
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
 Indonesia Elections 2009:  Their Meanings and Their Messages
By
DR. ANIES BASWEDAN
President of Paramadina University
Thursday, 23 April 2009
 Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
50th Semi - Annual
Economic & Political Forecast

"Elections & Transition in a Time
of Economic Crisis"
By
JAMES CASTLE
(1) Tuesday, 31March 2009,
(2) Wednesday, 8 April 2009,
Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
With
PROF. DR. JUWONO SUDARSONO

Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia
17 February 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
With
JOACHIM VON AMSBERG
The World Bank,
Country Director for Indonesia
3 February 2009
 Jakarta, Indonesia
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INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Breakfast
MARKET AND CONSUMER TRENDS: 
Efficiency through Integration
 By
STEPHEN MITCHELL
President Director
The Nielsen Co. Indonesia
Thu, 11 December 2008
Jakarta, Indonesia
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 INDONESIA COUNTRY PROGRAM 
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Members Luncheon
Indonesian Compensation Trends: 
A Comparison Across Industries
By
MUTIARAWATY THAHER
Mercer Indonesia
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008
 Jakarta, Indonesia
 
 
 
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