The SBA Networking cocktail (every 2^nd Wednesday every month) will be at Club Macanudo in Shangri-La Hotel, from 19.00 to 21.00 on Wednesday January 13 and we offer free flow of drinks (wine, beer, whiskey, soft drink). The self cost is IDR 150,000 per person. No prior registration needed, just come.

Also remember Danish Business Association's annual X-mas lunch on January 15th 2010 at Hotel Borobudur. Contact Jakob Sörensen for more information at Jakob.Friis.Sorensen@maersk.com .

2. Embassy News

Indonesia-Sweden Telecom and IT Event in Jakarta on 14-16 December 2009

The Embassy of Sweden and the Swedish Trade Council organized an Indonesia-Sweden Telecom and IT Event in Jakarta on 14-16 December 2009, bringing a delegation of Swedish telecom and IT experts as well as 12 Swedish companies of the sector to Indonesia.

The program consisted of a high level seminar as well as customized knowledge sharing sessions with Indonesian Authority of telecom & IT sector, with the participation of the main telecom operators and mobile content providers.

The Swedish delegation was headed by Mr. Ulf Berg, President and CEO of Swedish Trade Council in Stockholm, and Ms Charlotte Rylme, Head of Swedish Trade Council ASEAN and Trade Commissioner based in Kuala Lumpur. The key Swedish experts included Ms Marianne Treschow, Director General of Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, and Mr. Tomas Bennich, Founder of Swedish Mobile Association and Kista Mobile Showcase.

The SBA Networking cocktail (every 2^nd Wednesday every month) will be at Club Macanudo in Shangri-La Hotel, from 19.00 to 21.00 on Wednesday December 9 and we offer free flow of drinks (wine, beer, whiskey, soft drink). The self cost is IDR 150,000 per person. No prior registration needed, just come.

The SBA Business Luncheon will be on Thursday December 3 with Traditional Ärtsoppa and Pancakes. It is as usual at Le Bistro behind Jaya Pub on Jl. Thamrin. The cost is IDR 200,000 per person and you register with Ola Dahlman at medidocola@gmail.com . Welcome.

The Swedish Export Credit Corporation, SEK, has opened a representative office in Singapore
The Swedish Export Credit Corporation, SEK, has just recently opened up a representative office for South East Asia in Singapore. The office is two floors above the Swedish Embassy in Somerset Road 111. Carl Engelberth moved to Asia a few months ago to set up this office, which is the first for SEK outside the Nordic countries. His assignment is for three years. You can reach Carl on mobile +6585225134 or mail carl.engelberth@sek.se .

2. Embassy News

Ambassador Ewa Polano presents her credentials to President Yudhoyono
Friday 6th of November 2009, Ambassador Mrs Ewa Polano to Indonesia met with His Excellency President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Ambassador Polano presented her credentials by which His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, has appointed her to be the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden, to the Republic of Indonesia. After presenting the credentials Ambassador Polano can fully represent Sweden and the EU Presidency in Indonesia.

The SBA Networking cocktail (every 2^nd Wednesday every month) will be at Club Macanudo in Shangri-La Hotel, from 19.00 to 21.00 on Wednesday November 11 and we offer free flow of drinks (wine, beer, whiskey, soft drink). The self cost is IDR 150,000 per person. No prior registration needed, just come.

2. Embassy News

Film: "Europe on Screen" in Indonesia
European film festival "Europe on Screen" will be held in Jakarta 6-13 November and 30 October-29 November in eight cities outside Jakarta (Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Banda Aceh, Medan and Makassar). The festival includes 42 films never before seen in Indonesia from 21 different European countries.

With this festival the EU hopes to share with the people of Indonesia a piece of our lives and give a multicultural movie experience full of discoveries and shared emotions.

Tickets, which are free, are available 30 minutes before screening. Swedish contributions to the festival are "Varg" with the Swedish actor Peter Stormare and by film director Daniel Alfredsson and "Underbar och älskad av alla" with Swedish actress Martina Haag by film director Hannes Holm (screened at Goethehaus 12 Nov 19:30 and CCF Jakarta 7 Nov 13:00). For more information visit: www.europeonscreen.org.  

3. European News

EuroCham position papers are scheduled for release by end of November. They will be presented for selected ministers as usual in the now annual talks with the Indonesian government. Anyone who want to have access to the position papers when they are released, please drop me a mail at (michael_olsson@bmolsson.net) and I will get you a soft copy when it is ready.

The SBA Networking cocktail (every 2^nd Wednesday every month) will be at Club Macanudo in Shangri-La Hotel, from 19.00 to 21.00 on Wednesday October 14 and we offer free flow of drinks (wine, beer, whiskey, soft drink). The self cost is IDR 150,000 per person. No prior registration needed, just come.

Swedish Business Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday October 1, 2009 at the restaurant “LE BISTRO” located behind Jaya Pub on Jl. Thamrin at 13.00 Menu; Welcome Drink , Main Course : Svensk Ärtsoppa med fläsk med tillhörande Svensk Punsch , Dessert: Pannkakor med sylt , Coffee The price for the lunch is 200.000 Rp / person. Please confirm to Ola Dahlman asap at E-mail: medidocola@gmail.com

2. Embassy News

The Swedish Budget Bill for 2010
The Swedish Government presented the Bill (the Government's proposal for central government budget revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2010) to the Riksdag on 21 September 2009. The Swedish economy, being dependent on exports, has been severely impacted by the sharp downturn in the global economy. It is estimated that Sweden’s GDP will fall by 5.2 per cent during 2009, which is the weakest growth performance in a single year since the Second World War. In tandem with this, unemployment is expected to continue to rise, reaching 11.6 per cent in 2011 before starting to decline. The measures in this Budget Bill are aimed at reducing the fall in employment, preventing unemployment from becoming persistent, defending core welfare activities. Furthermore, the Government also proposes measures for encouraging more business starts and business growth and protecting the climate. The Government proposes a number of measures to improve the business climate in Sweden. The measures increase security for the self-employed, make starting a new company less risky, and reduce the costs for many entrepreneurs. The Government will allocate a total of SEK 32 billion in new measures for 2010 and SEK 24 billion for 2011, in addition to measures already approved or announced.

Film: “Europe on Screen” in Indonesia
European film festival "Europe on Screen" will be held in Jakarta 6-13 November and 30 October-29 November in eight cities outside Jakarta (Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Banda Aceh, Medan and Makassar). The festival includes 42 films never before seen in Indonesia from 21 different European countries. With this festival the EU hopes to share with the people of Indonesia a piece of our lives and give a multicultural movie experience full of discoveries and shared emotions. Tickets, which are free, are available 30 minutes before screening. Swedish contributions to the festival are “Varg” with the Swedish actor Peter Stormare and by film director Daniel Alfredsson and “Underbar och älskad av alla” with Swedish actress Martina Haag by film director Hannes Holm (screened at Goethehaus 12 Nov 19:30 and CCF Jakarta 7 Nov 13:00). For more information visit: www.europeonscreen.org

Visit by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
A representative from the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) together with the Norwegian counterpart HSH will visit Indonesia during the period October 4-9. The Norwegian HSH already has ongoing cooperation with Apindo and the SCC will meet among others Kadin and Nafed in order to identify a possible cooperation partner in Indonesia. The visit is a part of the SCC's trade promotion program.

The SBA Networking cocktail (every 2^nd Wednesday every month) will be at Club Macanudo in Shangri-La Hotel, from 19.00 to 21.00 on Wednesday September 9 and we offer free flow of drinks (wine, beer, whiskey, soft drink). The self cost is IDR 150,000 per person. No prior registration needed, just come.

2. Embassy News

On August 19, the Swedish Government appointed Ewa Polano as Ambassador in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ms Polano is currently coordinator at the office of Minister for Trade Ewa Björling and chairs the Ministry for Foreign Affairs promotion team. She has previously served as Sweden's Ambassador to Mexico, EU Issues Coordinator at the European Union Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Minister at the Swedish Embassy in Berlin, Germany. Ms Polano will take up her duties as Ambassador in Jakarta in September.

On July 2, the Swedish government approved a new five years' strategy for development cooperation between Sweden and Indonesia. The collaboration will focus on partnerships between a wide range of Swedish and Indonesian actors from the public as well as private sector. The aim of development cooperation is to contribute to long term relations and sustainable partnerships between Sweden and Indonesia. Climate change and environment and trade and investment development are among the top priority areas. A cooperation with the Association of Swedish Chambers of Commerce with an export-import promotion focus is in the pipeline.  

3. European News

EuroCham have opened up a new working group for mainly Tobacco Industry, but it also includes work in Bonded Zones when all the companies in the tobacco industry is working in that format. It is located in Surabaya, but anyone interested can contribute.

EuroCham have started with Networking Cocktails in Surabaya and the next one will be held in October 29. For more information contact info@eurocham.co.id or mail me at michael_olsson@bmolsson.net. Everyone is welcome.