World Savings Banks Institute Works with its Members on an International Effort to Increase Savings Accounts Among the Poor

BRUSSELS, November 13 - The World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) will be working with members in
10 different countries as a part of a global effort to dramatically increase
the number of savings accounts among poor people in developing countries.
WSBI selected the banks after a global competition based on proposals to
increase access to financial services and banks' existing presence in local
communities.

AXIS and XL Sign Indonesia's First National Roaming Agreement

Indonesian Mobile Market to Become Even More Dynamic and Competitive

JAKARTA, Indonesia, November 12 - AXIS and PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) have today signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for national roaming, the first such agreement of
its kind in the region. The technical implementation of this agreement will
follow regulation determined by the Indonesian regulator. Similar to other
partnership formed among mobile operators, the regulator has also supported
this partnership initiative led by AXIS and XL. The agreement will give AXIS'
customers full access to XL's network in Sumatera, followed by Kalimantan and
Sulawesi. AXIS will maintain control of its own customers throughout,
regardless of whether or not they roam onto XL's network infrastructure.

Garuda Indonesia Returns to Europe

Amsterdam Service First in European Expansion Plan

JAKARTA, Indonesia, November 11 - Garuda Indonesia will return to Europe after an absence of five years
from June 1 next year.

Japan #No 1. in Prosperity Across Asia Beating Hong Kong and Singapore; China, Cambodia and Pakistan Rank Last, Finds Legatum Prosperity Index

LONDON -

- Leading Asian Nations Display Strong Economic Fundamentals, but Score Low on Democratic Institutions and Personal Freedom; Northern Europe Contains the Most Prosperous Nations, With the United States in 9th.

President Bill Clinton Honors LeapFrog Investments(R), Microinsurance Fund, as the ‘Insurer to the Poor’

NEW YORK -

In the Closing Plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative 2009, former President Bill Clinton featured LeapFrog Investments(R), which raised the world’s first microinsurance fund. Before an audience of 1000 global leaders, President Clinton drew a direct link between the work of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to bring microcredit to millions of people, the ‘Banker to the Poor,’ and the work of LeapFrog as the global leader in microinsurance: “LeapFrog is quickly becoming the ‘Insurer to the Poor’. Just like Yunus, [LeapFrog] is the first out of the gate, the first microinsurance fund in the world.”

Dr M Group Selects Health Robotics’ Technology Over RIVA for all of its I.V. Compounding Centers in South East Asia

BOZEN, Italy - Health Robotics today reported that Dr M Group has selected the CytoCare(TM) and i.v.STATION(TM) Robots to be deployed across all of its I.V. Compounding Centers in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India.

Acision Message Plus Underpins Telkomsel’s Personalised Messaging Services

JAKARTA -

- Advanced Features of Acision Text Suite Provide Indonesian Mobile Subscribers With an Improved and More Personal Messaging Experience

Cotecna Appointed by KSO SCISI for Indonesia Iron or Steel Inspections

GENEVA - Cotecna, one of the world’s leading international trade inspection, security and certification companies, has been officially appointed by Indonesia’s KSO SCISI, to handle the inspection of iron or steel shipments from Korea and Japan to Indonesia.

All Parties Support CTI Program

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The heads of state and government from six countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Island, and Timor Leste, officially signed a Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Leaders’ Declaration on Friday, May 15, 2009, in Manado. In addition to the Declaration, in the opening of the CTI Summit, all heads of state or government also agreed to formally launch a program on Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Securities and Adaptation to Climate Change (CTI-CFFC), and by acclamation stated to adopt a Regional Plan of Action (RPOA).