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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.
                                   Procedure to contribute to Fund for Max
 
                            
   
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WHO'S WHO IN YUDHOYONO'S INDONESIA
Understand the political scene and its impact on your organization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
   
       
Indonesia Says Economy May Grow 6% as Demand, Investment Rise
Businessweek, 26 Aug 2010
Indonesia's Krakatau Steel to sell 19.61 pct stake in IPO
Reuters, 26 Aug 2010
Vietnam, Indonesia top US companies’ Southeast Asia plans
Thanhnien News, 26 Aug 2010
‘Confidence in the Economy Is Driven by the Woman’
Newsweek, 26 Aug 2010
Adani invests $1.65bn in Indonesian railway
Infrastructure Investment, 25 Aug 2010
Indonesia Approved 15 O&G Projects through July; $3.4B Investment
Rigzone, 25 Aug 2010
Indonesia cbank says forex reserves at $80.4 bn
Reuters, 24 Aug 2010
Indonesia to apply new regulation on imported goods: official
Global Times, 24 Aug 2010
Reliance Power May Invest $5 Billion on Coal Mine, Railway in Indonesia
Bloomberg, 24 Aug 2010
Indocement sees Indonesia 2010 cement demand up 8 pct
Reuters, 24 Aug 2010
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INTERVIEWS (AUDI0/VIDEO)
   
 
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- James Castle: "Indonesia's Current Prospects"-
Memo to AICC (American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce)
 
 
- James Castle on opportunities in the new Indonesia
 
 
 
- James Castle on Indonesian Elections
 
 
 
 
 - 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
   
 
"INDONESIA'S CURRENT PROSPECTS"
-Memo to AICC (American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce)
By James Castle
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$80.4bn
  SBI INTEREST RATE **
     6.50%
  JSX INDEX +
     3,104.73
  CURRENCY ++ US$  1.00
     IDR   8,990
                           Euro 1.00 
     IDR   11,425.4
                           Yen  100
     IDR   106.59
 Click the item for historical tables
 * as of 20 Aug  2010
 ** as of Aug 2010
 + as of 27 Aug 2010 (Indonesia Stock Exchange)
 ++ as of 27 Aug 2010 (Bank Indonesia)
 
   
                    INDONESIA INVESTMENT REGULATION
   
 
SOME INSIGHTS AND IMPACT OF 2010 NEGATIVE INVESTMENT LIST
(By ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 25 OF 2007 CONCERNING INVESTMENTS
(By ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
REGULATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 36 OF 2010 CONCERNING LISTS OF BUSINESS FIELDS THAT ARE CLOSED TO INVESTMENTS AND BUSINESS FIELDS THAT ARE CONDITIONALLY OPEN FOR INVESTMENTS
(By ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO - Counselors at Law www.abnrlaw.com)
 
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
Some Insights and Impact of
2010 Negative Investment List
By:
Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro
(ABNR Counselors at Law)
30 July 2010
Jakarta, 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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