The World Bank cut Indonesia's economic growth rate to 6.1% from 6.2% due to continuing weak global economy and impact of rising global crude oil price on the country's state budget, Bisnis Indonesia daily reported Thursday. "The reduction in Indonesia's economic growth target is triggered by weakening global economy, especially growth reduction in Indonesia's main trade partners that are expected to grow only 3.3% from previous forecast of 3.5%,"Chief Economist of the World Bank for Indonesia Shubam Chaudhuri said. However, he added, domestic consumption will balance the weakening global economy. "It will maintain economic growth of 6.1% in 2012, slightly lower than 6.2% we have projected at the end of 2011," said Chaudhuri during the launch of World Bank report titled'Indonesia Economic Quarterly: Redirecting Spending." … [Read more...] about World Bank cuts Indonesia’s growth rate
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Quang Ngai to respond to the World Environment Day
In response to the World Environment Day 2011 with the theme " Forest: Value of life is from nature", Vice Chairman of the PPC Truong Ngoc Nhi has just issued an official letter requesting departments, agencies and localities in the province to prepare and carry out practical activities for the Day. The World Environment Day is a global event on the environment which is annually held all over the world on 5 June. In Quang Ngai, different activities will be organized to raise people's awareness of the benefits of environmental protection as well as problems resulted from climate change that the human beings are facing. Specific activities to be performed are strengthening propaganda campaigns on laws of environment protection and biological diversity, afforestation and forest protection, mobilising the masses to take part in prevention and control over forest fire, encouraging people to reduce the use of non-renewable natural resources, voluntarily join available environment … [Read more...] about Quang Ngai to respond to the World Environment Day
World Bank Delegation visited and worked in Quang Ngai
Leaders of departments, agencies and PPC of six mountainous districts attended the meeting. Provincial leaders reported briefly the socio-economic development situation of the province, the status and results of poverty reduction, and other concerned issues. Chairman of the PPC Cao Khoa expressed his expectation to receive further support from the World Bank to implement the poverty reduction projects, focusing on agriculture, forestry, and improving technical and communication skills for community-based staffs etc. The Delegation also acknowledged the information provision of the PPC. This is considered the premise for supporting the poor in mountainous districts in economic development, poverty alleviation in the upcoming years. Earlier, the Delegation paid a visit and surveyed at some poor households in mountainous communes of Son Tay district. Minh Thien … [Read more...] about World Bank Delegation visited and worked in Quang Ngai
Launching National Campaign responded to Clean Up the World 2013
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen called organizations, individuals, businesses, ministries, provinces/cities and localities to have practical actions to protect the environment and natural resources by doing simple things like sorting, recycling, reuse, waste , limit the use of plastic bags, the use of fuel -saving, etc. In the morning of Sep. 21, in Da Lat city, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lam Dong province and the Australian Embassy launched the national campaign responded to Clean Up the World 2013. … [Read more...] about Launching National Campaign responded to Clean Up the World 2013
U.S. monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders – report
The United States monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders according to classified documents leaked by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Thursday. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this file still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. - Reuters Phone numbers were passed on to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) by an official in another government department, according to the documents, the Guardian said on its website. It added that staff in the White House, State Department and the Pentagon were urged to share the contact details of foreign politicians. "We are not going to comment publicly on every specific alleged intelligence activity, and as a matter of policy we have made clear that the United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations", a … [Read more...] about U.S. monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders – report