Keep Rupiah Weakens

Euro exchange rate rose briefly on Friday morning, 23 September 2011, after the emergency declaration G20 to tackle the crisis in the eurozone. Unfortunately global recession makes the stakes in Asia's worst loss since November 2008.

Finance ministers and leaders of the G20 central banks will respond and coordinate to face the new challenges of the global economy. They also noted a decreased risk of increasingly severe credit squeeze, the vulnerability of financial systems, market turbulence, the weak economic growth, and high rates of unemployment that can not be accepted.

As quoted by Reuters on Friday, September 23, 2011, warning of risk of economic decline also came after an awful estimates from the U.S. Federal Reserve. These conditions encourage the world's stock plummeted in the past 13 months ternedah.

The dollar and yen fell sharply after U.S. stock indexes plummeted overnight. Office of the Japanese news service, Jiji, on Friday reported that the G20 is preparing an emergency statement to confirm cooperation to overcome the debt crisis in the eurozone.

This news makes the euro exchange rate against the dollar this morning rose 0.7 percent to U.S. $ 1.3561. The euro also strengthened against the yen, after falling as low during the last 10 years.

However, the rupiah against the U.S. dollar this morning fell to a level Rp9.240 per U.S. dollar. Yesterday afternoon, the rupiah was trading at Rp8.720. The exchange rate is down sharply from earlier this month that trading at levels Rp8.533.

Meanwhile, South Korean won strengthened against the dollar, following a warning governments and central banks to sell dollars.

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16 European Bank Recapitalization Accelerated

Countries in Europe plans to accelerate the recapitalization of 16 banks are expected to fall according to the results of stress tests conducted by a team from the European Union. Efforts were also part of the coordination in order to force banks in 27 EU member states.

A senior French official told the Financial Times said shareholders of 16 banks were ordered to immediately increase the company's capital.

Bank recapitalization effort is expected to hit the medium-sized banks in the EU. A total of seven banks in Spain, while Germany, Greece, and Portugal each of the two banks, and the remainder from a bank in Italy, Cyprus, and Slovenia.

In the list of 16 banks that will be exposed to recapitalize including HSH Nordbank of Germany, and Banco Popolare of Italy.

Meanwhile, 14 other European banks are Espirito Santo and Banco Portugues of Portugal, Piraeus Bank and Hellenic Postbank from Greece, as well as Banco Popular, Bankinter, Caixa Galicia, BFA-Bankia, Banco Civica, Caixa Ontinyent, and Banco de Sabadell of Spain.

In addition, the Nova Ljubljanska Banka from Slovenia, Cyprus's Marfin Popular Bank of Cyprus, and Norddeutsche Landesbank of Germany.

Head of the European Union's Internal Market Commission or the EU Internal Market Commissioner, Michael Barner, assessing the nearly 16 banks failed in the stress test and was sentenced to be vulnerable and should be strengthened in the future.

"We want this bank recapitalization efforts undertaken by the private sector. Era injection of funds (bailout) for banks to be terminated. Although I can not deny, there is the possibility of the banks that need government assistance," he said.

When the Authority or the European Banking European Banking Authority (EBA) to test the scenario of economic threats against 91 banks, nine banks had failed and ordered to increase their capital until the end of December 2011.

A total of 16 banks who were in the spotlight of the European Union has a tier-one capital ratio of about 5-6 percent. This ratio indicates the strength of corporate finance. EBA has given the company until April 2012 for companies to implement a plan to raise their capital reserves.

For information, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) some time ago had suggested that immediate efforts to recapitalize European banks in an effort to prevent the spread of debt crisis that hit Greece. (Art)

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ADB Donates 500,000 U.S. Dollars for Infrastructure

Asian Development Bank gave a grant of 500 thousand U.S. dollars to boost the development of infrastructure projects in Indonesia. The funds were provided through the Japanese funds for poverty reduction (Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction / JPFR).

This technical assistance will increase the capacity of p emerintah to develop, implement and monitor the government's joint project to increase the number and value of the project, which is commercially attractive and sustainable for the private sector, ADB Representative Bob Finlayson said in a written statement here on Monday (19 / 9 / 2011).

The project is a joint government and private sectors (PPP) held National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) as an institution in charge of technical assistance and PT Sarana Multi Infrastructure as the implementing agency.

According to the ADB, although the government has developed a number of PPP projects but do not attract investors. Generally, investors are worried associated design, planning and project implementation.

Post-crisis Asia in the 1990s, the government suspend and cancel the public and private infrastructure projects that have been planned. Infrastructure construction investment fell by about 4 percent, from 6-2 percent of total Gross Domestic Product. When this condition had improved to 4 percent. Common international standards, according to Bob, is 6-7 percent.KOMPAS.COM

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Transportation business actors feel cornered by both society and the society by the government

Transportation business actors feel cornered by both society and the society by the government, which should be positioned as a builder. It thus can dampen asked to invest in the transportation sector when the need is huge.

As stated by observers transport Thehamihardja Rudy, Sunday (09/18/2011) in Jakarta. Rudy asserted that the government and society must not easily judge the transport company.

Rudy took a sample Company Otobus Kencono Resources. He emphasized that sanctions against Sources Kencono actually even counterproductive. Let alone there are new entrepreneurs who want to establish a company otobus. Two or three generations of bus companies, will also continue its efforts lazy, he said.

Since a few years ago at PO Sources Kencono, Rudy said, there is a system of "reward and punishment". The driver did not crash was rewarded, whereas if there are conductor stirring up the driver for speeding could be fired. Why keep a da accident? Lha, the government should evaluate it, "he said.

In some accidents involving buses, said Rudy, if truth be told there is the biggest part of other road users such as motorcycles. But a similar accident occurred repeatedly due to lack of improvement and development, particularly for motorcyclists.

Serves Accidents Public Transportation Deputy Secretary-General of Indonesia Bambang Harjo, was actually expressed more accidents caused by private vehicles rather than by public transport.

Bambang citing data during transport widths, which for 661 people died from 4006 cases of accidents for 23 August to 4 September 2011. Only five percent of accidents involving public transport. In contrast 95 percent of accidents involving personal vehicles, he said.

Rudy also reminded the government and the media, to further highlight the problem of road accidents involving personal vehicles. The numbers are very large, and must be solved. If employers bus instead always improve themselves, without support from the government, he said.

Bambang Harjo also said that road accidents caused more factors such as unsterile its path so that on either side of the house so many people who crossed both humans and animals.

Then, Bambang said, there are two-way street intersecting banya and narrow, so the risk of collision is very large. Also less lighting and roads damaged many holes. With the condition of infrastructure such as in Indonesia, the level of driver fatigue will be high so that kawaspadaan was reduced, he said.(KOMPAS.COM)

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U.S. inhibitory Palestinian efforts

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Washington made an effort to prevent disputes caused by Palestinian plans to seek recognition as a country in the UN, said the New York Times newspaper on Saturday quoted U.S. officials and foreign diplomats.

Government Obama proposed a plan for restarting peace talks with Israel in an effort to convince Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the effort for recognition in the annual meeting of world leaders at the UN General Assembly, the newspaper said.

Obama told Abbas' government would veto any attempt pihakya submitted to the UN Security Council to make a new member of a Palestinian state, the newspaper said.

But pihakya said Washington could not support a decision to block the General Assembly to improve the status of Palestine into the state observer who does not have the right to choose than the previous one "people" who have no voice to let them join the many UN agencies and filed a case against Israel in the Criminal Court (ICC).

The senior U.S. officials and foreign diplomats, who was not named by the newspaper, said the government wanted to avoid using the veto only by the U.S. and several countries that opposed the Palestinian nrgara.

By freezing perudingan peace, the Palestinians pledged to seek full membership of the UN for a state in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The EU is also trying to encourage the resumption of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, in the midst of deep differences concerning the business of a country.

The newspaper said that although some government officials expect Obama reached a compromise to avoid polling, there are plans to restrict konsekuesi-konsekensi if it's done, including efforts to ensure that Israel and the Palestinians continue to work together on security in the West Bank and on the borders of Israel.

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Premium Imports Break Record

Premium Imports Break Record

Pertamina imports increase fuel oil (fuel) Premium (gasoline) consumption soared as high during the current Eid. Unmitigated, Pertamina imports in August was also shot to its highest level in history.

Pertamina said the total imports during August to 9 million barrels (1 barrel = 0.16 kl).

"This is the highest in the history of Pertamina imports, usually 5.5 million barrels, or 6 million barrels were already high," said Vice President of Corporate Communications Pertamina, Mochammad Aaron, told reporters in Jakarta on Friday (08/26/2011).

While the total volume of national production per month on average about 12 million barrels.

According to Aaron, Pertamina to import gasoline from the Singapore market in order to maintain the current stock of fuel for homecoming and this year's Lebaran backflow. You see, the consumption of premium continues to rise, while the last 15 years no new refineries built in Indonesia.

"Consumption in the country continues to explode without any attempt to brake, so consequently imports become increasingly high," he explained.

As of Thursday (25 / 8), Pertamina has channeled an additional premium to the depots of gas stations in the path back and forth. "Nationally, we've been delivering for some of the main depot is 14 percent above average," he said.

In normal times, the average consumption reached 62,000 kiloliters premium. But this time, Aaron says, the average national consumption has gone up 10,000 kl to 72,000 kl.

It is estimated that, during peak flows forth later or at H-3, consumption of premium reached 98 000 kl. It will also record the highest consumption of premium.

Members of the Committee of Oil and Gas BPH Adi Subagio assess oil and gas imports are inevitably soar.

"Lately needs keep rising, while national production is constant," he said. According to him, the cause of this problem is a bigger difference in premium price. Plus, an increasing number of cars.

He also highlighted the additional costs incurred by Pertamina's imports surge. You see, the imports from Singapore are mostly 88-octane gasoline. Thus, Pertamina must process it used to be 91 or 92 octane gasoline. "We actually lost because of this there is an additional cost," he explained. (*)

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Gold price down Up to 300 U.S. Dollars

gold price down Up to 300 U.S. Dollars

Gold seems to be trading at a higher price in the next few days, but it will come down on weekends. Some even estimate the price of gold will drop to 300 dollars before going uphill again.

Analysts at MF Global said, "We have a mixed opinion about the gold market this week. We think there will be a form of A is going to happen." A form is the price rises then dropped dramatically.

MF Global estimates that the market will still be able to try out resten point in 1946 U.S. dollars per troy ounce (31.1 grams). The market will require a very extraordinary event to reach above that level.

Speech Central Bank Governor Ben Bernanke on steps to improve the economy central banks will be expected. If Bernanke does not announce the existence of quantitative easing 3, which is the central bank move to buy bank assets to stimulate the economy, gold prices are expected to decrease.

Managing Director of American Precious Metals Advisors Jeffrey Nichols said gold prices could fall up to $ 300 before starting up again. Although long-term price increases will continue in the months and years ahead.

"Once that happens, the stock market slumped despite gold prices will not rise too fast," he estimates.

"Poaching is a response to the recent gold rational because of uncertainty and fear that the U.S. and European economies will fall dramatically, as well as the global financial markets will be increasingly volatile," he added.

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The Government of the Republic of Indonesia Ready to Ensure Welfare of Fishermen

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia Ready to Ensure Welfare of Fishermen

Efforts to improve incomes and welfare of the fishermen have never stopped by the Government through a variety of policy innovation. Return, the government issued Presidential Decree No.10/2011 on the Team Coordination Improvement and Expansion Program Pro-people as part of the fourth cluster, which was launched the Government some time ago. Face to face and monitor the development of fishing, today (26 / 8) President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accompanied by Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Fadel Muhammad activities Fisherman Sapa, located at Fishery Port, Coast (PPP) Tegal Sari, Tegal, Java middle.

Increased Life of Fishermen some part of the Pro-People Program has 8 (eight) strategies, namely: the creation of very inexpensive home, business diversification, development of SME-KUR scheme, the development of PBN, the construction of cold storage, low-cost public transportation facilities, schools and clinics, and people's bank facilities. "This program will be implemented in poverty pockets of fishermen, based on 816 Harbor Coastal Fisheries (PPP) and the Port of Landing Fish (PPI). For the year 2011 will be held at 100 PPI and 400 PPI in 2012," says Fadel.

In the Decree, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was appointed as chairman of the working group to coordinate the ministries / agencies in order to realize this program. This step is a real form of government to boost the economy of coastal communities most of whom work as fishermen. In the decree, the Government will intervene directly to improve the lives of fishermen based on the PPI.

Intervention programs directly to the fishermen will be done through three objectives, namely individual fishermen, fishing groups and infrastructure PPI. Intervention activities directly to individual fishermen will be melalaui titling land rights of fishermen, protection / insurance assistance fishermen and cold chain equipment. As for the fishermen will be provided through the assistance of the fishing vessel, direct assistance through the Rural Business Development Mina (PUMP) fishing and processing and provision of assistance to the group. Development of infrastructure facilities PPI will be done through a mini cold storage construction, construction of Solar Packed Dealer Fisherman (SPDN) and insulated vehicle wheel.

The program is targeted to alleviate poverty that most of the coastal communities to work as fishermen and spread over 10,640 villages, and as much as 25.14 percent or 7.87 million people are poor. In realizing this target, at least the CTF has allocated a budget of Rp 127.823 billion in 2011, in addition to continuing to pursue the utilization of this year's savings fund of Rp 817 billion. For 2012, the CTF has been allocated a budget of Rp 1.17 trillion to increase the life of fishermen. In addition, several ministries have expressed their support in 2012, such as the Ministry of Housing will also be supported through the construction of 16,933 housing units are very inexpensive for the fishermen, the Ministry of Energy will conduct the installation of low-cost electricity for 16,933 homes of fishermen, and the Ministry of Public Works will construct water facilities PPI net at 205 locations.

For more information please contact ketertangan Dr. Yulistyo Mudho, M. Sc, Head of Data Center for Statistics and Information, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (HP. 0811836967)

DATA SUPPORTS

1. PPP Tegal Sari is situated on the North Coast of Java, Tegal, Central Java Province, with a land area of ​​162,991 m2 and 196,000 m2 of area waters.

2. Tegal Sari PPP facilities include three types, namely: (a) The principal facility covers an area of ​​inland ports, docks, jetties, breakwaters, harbor pools, lanes, retaining wall, preventing the ship collision, mooring places and roads, (b) facilities functional includes fish auction, ice factories, warehouses ice, generators, home generators, fuel tanks, net repair, warehouse equipment, cold storage, and sewage treatment plants, (c) support facilities include fishing hall, mess hall employees, the gatehouse and MCK.

3. Fleet of fishing boats in the PPP Tegal Sari include (a) 50-10 GT-sized ships in 49 units, (b) 10-20 GT sized vessels as much as 403 units, (c) 30-50 GT sized vessels up to 20 units.

4. This type of fishing gear are available at Tegal Sari PPP include (a) stupid, basic and cantrang Lampara 363 units, (b) seine ring as much as 25 units, (c) gill nets as much as 84 units, and (d) traps, etc. as many as 21 units .

5. Production of fishery products in January to May 2011 as many as 20 470 tons with a production value of Rp 111.022.017.000, -.

6. The number of fishermen in Tegal Sari PPP as much as 5676 people, and employment in the harbor as many as 4774 people. ANTARA

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