Indonesia Market factors to watch - Nov 13

JAKARTA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events
in Indonesia as well as news stories and press reports which
may influence financial markets.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN INDONESIA, ALL TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY
GMT

(The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean
that Reuters will cover the event)

- State-controlled pharmaceutical firm, Kimia Farma, to
hold a press briefing on franchise licence, Jakarta Convention
Centre, 1400 (0700).

- Mobile phone operator Indosat (ISAT.JK) to launch a new
mobile phone package, Atrium EX, 1230 (0530).

- Press conference by rights group Imparsial on anti-terror
agency, Imparsial office, 1400 (0700)

PRESS DIGEST

- BANKS LOAN GROWTH SEEN AT 7 PCT, FALLS SHORT OF TARGET

Indonesian banks' lending has only grown 7 percent so far
this year, falling short of the 15 percent growth target for
2009 as the economy slowed, said Senior Deputy Governor Darmin
Nasution. (Koran Tempo)

- LOCAL GOVERNMENTS URGED TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT REGULATIONS

Local governments should streamline regulations on
investment and permits at provincial and district level to
attract more investment, said Vice President Boediono. (Koran
Tempo)

- BUKIT ASAM, TIMAH, ANTAM EYE BHP BILLITON'S COAL PROJECT

Coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA.JK) has
asked tin miner PT Timah (TINS.JK) and PT Aneka Tambang
(ANTM.JK) to join a consortium to buy BHP Billiton's (BHP.AX)
Maruwai coal project, said Bukit Asam's President Director
Sukrisno. (Bisnis Indonesia)
- NEWMONT'S UNIT DIVESTMENT DELAYED

The divestment of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, a local unit of
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM.N), has been postponed until November
23 as the parties involved have not reached an agreement on the
size of the stakes, said Bambang Setiawan, director general for
mineral, coal, and geothermal at the energy and mines ministry.
(Bisnis Indonesia, Kontan, Jakarta Post)

- GOVT TO STREAMLINE REGIONAL PLANNING

The Public Works Ministry will lead an inter-departmental
team to study planning proposals from regional governments to
streamline overlapping policies and plans in order to remove
impediments for infrastructure projects, Public Works Minister
Djoko Kirmanto said. (Jakarta Post)

- INDUSTRIAL FOREST OUTPUT EXPECTED TO RISE 36 PCT IN 2010

The supply of logs from Indonesia's industrial forests is
forecast to rise 36 percent to 18.5 million cubic metres in
2010 as the government issues more forest development licences,
said Bedjo Santosa, the director for production forest
development in the forestry ministry. (Jakarta Post)

- NEW PRESIDENTIAL UNIT WILL MONITOR 100-DAY PROGRAMMES

Indonesia's new presidential delivery unit will monitor and
assess the performance of ministries and agencies based on
their submitted 100-day programmes, said Kuntoro Mangkusubroto,
who heads the unit. (Jakarta Post)

- GOVT TO SET UP INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT GUARANTEE AGENCY

Indonesia plans to introduce a special agency to guarantee
priority infrastructure projects by year end with initial
capital of 1 trillion rupiah ($106.3 million), said Anggito
Abimanyu, head of finance ministry's fiscal policy board.
(Kompas)

- CENTRAL BANK TO CURB BANKS' INTEREST SPREAD

Bank Indonesia plans to curb the spread of the banks'
deposit rate and lending rate in a bid to spur higher lending
by domestic banks, senior deputy governor Darmin Nasution said.
(Kompas)

- PERTAMINA'S NET PROFIT TO FALL 50 PCT IN 2009

Net profit for state oil firm PT Pertamina is expected to
drop about 50 percent to 15.39 trillion rupiah in 2009 from a
year ago, while revenue may fall about 40 percent to 343.8
trillion rupiah, president director Karen Agustiawan said.
(Kompas)

- GOVT APPROVES $300 MLN EXPORT CREDIT FACILITY FOR PLN

Indonesian government has approved the use of $300 million
worth of export credit facilities by state power distributor PT
Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to help finance its projects,
said Murtaqi Syamsuddin, director in charge of Jawa-Bali
region. (Kontan)

MARKET SNAPSHOTS

* Indonesia's index ended up 0.7 percent, hitting its
highest level since Oct. 27, with top coal miner Adaro Energy
(ADRO.JK) climbing 4.5 percent on news the stock will be
included in the MSCI Indonesia Index with effect from Nov. 30.
[.SO]

* The Dow industrials' six-day winning streak came to a
halt on Thursday as a drop in oil prices pulled energy stocks
lower and a guarded outlook from Wal-Mart fanned worries about
consumer spending. [.N]

* Oil prices fell nearly 3 percent to below $77 a barrel on
Thursday as the dollar firmed and growing U.S. crude
inventories stirred demand concerns.[O/R]

* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]

* Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended up 0.5 percent on
Thursday due to fears that rainy weather would hit production
this month. The market halted two straight days of losses that
were caused by a higher-than-expected rise in stocks last
month. [POI/]

* In Indonesia, the state marketing centre, based in
Jakarta, sold 11,500 tonnes of palm oil at a top price of 6,675
rupiah per kg on Thursday, against 6,573 rupiah per kg on
Wednesday. [OILS/TEND]

* To see the top news on Indonesia's economy click on
[ID:nIDECONOMY]. For a take a look on the central bank click on
[ID:nIDCENBANK] and for the bond market click on [ID:nIDBOND].
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INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 1087.24 -1.03% -11.270
USD/JPY JPY= 90.38 0.04% 0.040
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.4438 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 1102.8 -0.07% -0.800
US RUDE CLc1 76.93 -0.01% -0.010
DOW JONES .DJI 10197.47 -0.91% -93.79
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 123.99 -1.51% -1.90
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STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? [BUYSELL/] IN THE NEWS, REUTERS
INDONESIA (Click on [ID-RTRS]) Pertamina shuts Dumai
hydrocracker for maintenance[ID:nJAK463046] Indonesia
Coffee-26,000T beans locked in warehouse[ID:nJAK501358]
Indonesia's Oct cement consumption up 22 pct
[ID:nJAK484403] Indonesia aims to raise 2 trln rph in debt sale
[ID:nJAK424097] Indonesia fails to absorb funds in reverse
repo [ID:nJAK483204] C.bank: monetary policy conducive for
economy [ID:nJAK263556] Hot Stocks-Adaro shares jump in MSCI
index news [ID:nJAK160623] Indonesia's Pertamina plans big
jump in capex [ID:nJAK473904] ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an
outlook of Asian stock trading, click on [STXNEWS/AS] - The
Korena won pushed higher, nearing a 13-month high against th
dollar on Thursday, and prompting the central bank to enter the
market again to cap the currency. [EMRG/FRX] - Thai stocks fell
to a one-week low on Thursday, weighed down by losses in energy
heavyweights PTT and PTT Exploration, while Indonesia climbed
to its highest in more than two weeks as Adaro Energy jumped on
MSCI index news. [.SO]
($1=9405 Rupiah)
(Reporting by Jakarta Newsroom)