Jakarta, Oct 9 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered a number of state-owned enterprises (BUMN) to buy back their shares at the Indonesian Stocks Exchange (BEI) in an effort to

Jakarta, Oct 9 (ANTARA) - The Capital Market - Financial Institutions Supervisory Board (Bapepam-LK) has decided to resume until Thursday the temporary suspension of the Indonesian Stocks Exchange

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By Kim Soo-yeon

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan's recent decision to
keep interest rates unchanged was not made with the aim of a strong yen, BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Wednesday.

By Nam Kwang-sik

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state pension fund said Thursday MBK Partners Ltd., a buyout fund, has agreed to invest US$2 billion in South Korea.

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will delay a plan to raise utility rates as it struggles to balance a contracting economy against higher energy costs.

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