Jeddah, July 28, SPA -- Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof.

Nusa Dua, Bali, July 28 (ANTARA) - First Lady Ani Yudhoyono was named "patron of micro finance" by the Indonesian micro finance community at a conference here Monday.

Jakarta, July 28 (ANTARA) - The rupiah rose sharply to edge closer to Rp9,100 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Monday morning following a rush for the local unit.

Sharjah, July 28, 2008 (WAM) - Bank of Sharjah's performance for the first half was driven by the robust growth in its core banking activities, despite the decline in the UAE financial markets.

Jimbaran, July 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his deepest condolences to the family of Dr Syahrir, an economic adviser in the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpr

Jakarta, July 28 (ANTARA) - Syahrir (63), a senior economist and an economic adviser in the Council of Presidential Advisers (Wantimpres), passed away in Singapore at 9 am local time on Monday.

Nusa Dua, Bali Province, July 28 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for the further development of the government's micro credit programs in order to decrease the number of poor p

Jakarta, July 27 (ANTARA) - Palestine has expressed full support for Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono's bid to get elected as president of the International Parliamen

Jakarta, July 27 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to open an Asia-Pacific regional micro credit summit in the resort island of Bali on Monday (July 28).

By Andi AbdussalamJakarta, July 27 (ANTARA) - State-owned oil company, Pertamina, is preparing itself to face auditors tasked to investigate alleged misappropriations in the country's oil business.