Cempaka Business and Economy: 2010 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

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2010 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM

Hongkong Beats Indonesia in Business Freedom

Kompas.com, Kamis, 21 Januari 2010 | 13:12 WIB

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Hongkong is the most free for investing. While Indonesia is at the 114th rank out of 183 countries in the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom.

The data comes from the annual report released by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative institution based in Washington DC, together with the Wall Street Journal, Wednesday evening.

Hongkong, scoring 89.7, beat its rival Singapore (scoring 86.1), and claims the status as the most reliable for investments for 16 consecutive years in the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom.

Indonesia scored 55.5, which puts it into the 'mostly unfree' category. Other countries in this category are, among which, Kenya, Bhutan, Serbia, Morocco, Lebanon, Tanzania, the Philippines, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Senegal.

From the aspect of business freedom, Indonesia scored 53.1. To start a business in Indonesia the process takes more than 35 days, and to obtain a business permit it takes more than 18 days; both periods are longer compared to most other countries'. And to close a business in Indonesia also takes time and money.

As for the freedom of trade, Indonesia's score is 77.9. The averate tariff in Indonesia is 3.6 percent since 2007. There are restrictions and bans on import and export, market access is hampered, regulations are not transparent, and even the customs tends to be corrupt - those negative considerations ad to the cost of trading in Indonesia.

For fiscal freedom, Indonesia's score is 81.9. Indonesia has reduced taxation to a moderate level as part of the fiscal reform. Income tax at the highest is 30 percent, which has gone down from the previous 35 percent. Corporate tax at the highest is 28 percent, which has been reduced from 30 percent. For the previous year, taxation income in total compared with the Gross domestic product is 11.3 percent.

Top 10 countries in the index are: Hongkong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, Canada, the US, Denmark, and Chile.

And here is a recap of Indonesia's scores:

Business Freedom 53.1
Investment Freedom 35.0
Trade Freedom 77.9
Financial Freedom 40.0
Fiscal Freedom 81.9
Government Spending 89.1
Monetary Freedom 70.8
Property Rights 30.0
Freedom from Corruption 26.0
Labor Freedom 50.8

(Femi Adi Soempeno /Kontan/C17-09)

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