Posts Tagged investment

Facing the Crisis in Gold Investment

15 January 2010

Crisis Advice to Gold Investment by Mohamad Ihsan Palaloi Gold Investment Consultant There is a consensus that gold metal is perceived value in the world. Value is not changed from past to present. Gold has touched many aspects of human needs. Gold also has emotional benefits for her beauty to enjoy. Price beauty combined with an attractive price, as are gold as a means to express themselves, and gold has become a status symbol in the various sub-culture of Indonesian society.

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Investment Credit Card “Chip” 7 Million U.S. Dollars

11 January 2010

On average, about 7 million U.S. dollars by the banks has poured credit card issuers is Indonesia for investment migration  using a credit card chip technology. This was conveyed by General Manager of Indonesia Credit Card Association (AKKI) Steve Marta. He explained, for the replacement of a credit card to swallow the cost of 25 to 30 U.S. cents. As for the number of cards in circulation that have been using a credit card card reached 10,221,154. If for a rough calculation of replacement cards 25-30 cents per U.S. dollar, so for 9-10 million cards takes about 7 million U.S. dollars, said Steve. Known, Bank Indonesia Regulation stipulates that from 1 January 2010 all credit cards must use the chip. According to Steve, the current banking credit card issuer has prepared implementing regulations. Bank Indonesia itself calls, currently about 99.6 percent recorded credit card has been using chips. This plan is long enough from 2005, so now almost all ready, he said.

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Fast Food Prepare Expansion Fund U.S. $150 Billion

3 January 2010

Apparently step PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (FAST) to spread its wings in 2010 increasingly unstoppable. Companies that have a franchise of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) since 1978 this year, has prepared fund Rp 150 billion to add 30 stores next year.

Director FAST JD Juwono said, with 30 outlets that they would open, Fast Food hoping next year’s sales could grow to 18% -21.4%. Juwono also said that if the majority of investment funds that would be channeled outlets to open a free standing outlets (outlets are stand-alone).

Details, Rp 120 billion to build 20 outlets free standing. For each of these types of outlets, Fast Food needs funds Rp5-Rp 6 billion. Location of outlets, he explained, was in Jakarta and some other provinces.

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Asian Exchange, Commodities Increase Driven

1 January 2010

The main stock markets of Asia, which is only partially open, before the Christmas holidays experienced jumps and reach the highest level since the last three weeks. The increase in Asian stock prices of commodities such as oil and metals prices boosted shares.

Shin-Etsu shares Chemical Co.., Largest silicone manufacturer in the world, experiencing 3.5% price hikes in the Japanese market. Similarly Inotera Memories Inc. shares. the price reached its highest level since the last 10 months in Taiwan market. Not to mention the BHP Billiton Ltd shares., The world’s largest mining companies, whose prices rose 1.3% in the Australian market.

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