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Because of the present monetary crisis and the near breakdown of the Indonesian banking system you may like to take advantage of archipelaGo's offer of assistance with the export of goods from Indonesia. Export/Import
It is presently undergoing an economic crisis of
unheard-of proportions which has also become coupled with a political
crisis.
President B.J.Habibie is now planning the future
of the nation.
Indonesia's financial crisis would seem to offer
many opportunities to the prudent investor.
History
Indonesia has a history of business. Northern Sumatra, strategically
placedat the top of the Malacca Strait has dominated that trade route
for centuries. It has was the meeting place of East and West long
before it was visited by Marco Polo. Arab dhows and Makasan pinisi
opened the trade routes to Africa, India and China in the early
centuris of this milenium.
The traders brought their cultures and their wares with them. The
influences which came with them still live on today. Business in
Indonesia, nevertheless remains an enigma to some. Perhaps this is
because it exists on so many levels.
Indonesia is at the forefront in the use of satellite communication
and the archipelago has had a full satellite system of communications
since the late sixties. The island of Bali is the first island in the
world to have a fully fibre-optical telephone system installed.
At one end of the scale we have the giant govenment and private
companies and at the other end of the scale we have the peasants and
the Jakarta "poor". Business stories abound.
archipeliGo's policy is to bring you both ends of the spectrum. Often
we will include the "human interest" type of business story with its
roots in the simlicity of daily life at the level of the masses. We
will also attempt to keep you up-to-date on business happenings at
the corporate, provincial, national and international level.
We hope to offer you reading which is both interesting and
informative and look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Good reading!
Jack Michaelson.
Business Editor.
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