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Indonesia to get $3b from Middle East
Middle East investors plan to spend about $3 billion on projects in Indonesia, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported, citing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
- Bloomberg
- Published: 00:16 March 23, 2008
Jakarta: Middle East investors plan to spend about $3 billion on projects in Indonesia, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported, citing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Emaar Properties PJSC, Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd, Al Ghurair Group, Ras Al Khaimah and Limitless LLC are among the investors planning to enter Indonesia, Bisnis said.
The planned projects include a tourist resort, an oil palm plantation, an oil refinery, a port, a railway and properties, according to the newspaper.
The fast-growing South Asian country is trying to attract foreign investments. At the same time Gulf countries flush with record oil revenues are increasingly looking abroad to invest.
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