Food stock sufficient until May 2017: President

President Joko Widodo said that the national food stock would be sufficient to meet demands until May 2017, due to the favorable wet season during 2016. "Our food stock will be sufficient till May 2017, and we have benefited from continuous rain throughout the year," he said after briefing 3,500 personnel of Division I of the Army Strategic Command (Kostrad) at its headquarters in Cilodong, Depok, on Wednesday. He said that the paddy fields, which usually were harvested once or twice a year, could be harvested thrice a year, thanks to the high amount of rainfall during 2016. "I think it was our luck that the rainfall continued throughout the year in all the regions," Widodo said.

The briefing was also attended by Wiranto, Coordinating Minister for Politic, Legal and Security; Pramono Anung, Cabinet Secretary; General Gatot Nurmantyo, Military Chief; General Mulyono, Army Chief of Staff; and Lieutenant General Edy Rahmayadi, Chief of Kostrad. Previously, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman had said that the national food stock had reached 2 million tonnes, which was sufficient for consumption until May 2017. "This would be sufficient till May (next year). We will have harvesting season in March and God willing our rice (stock) would be adequate," Amran said during the weekend, adding that such a success was reached amid El Nino and La Nina phenomenon. "El Nino 2015 was the heaviest in its history or at least in the past 71 years. Hopefully, it would end by 2017," he said.

REFERENCE:

http://m.antaranews.com/en/news/107837/food-stock-sufficient-until-may-2017-president

President asks REI members to join tax amnesty program

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked members of Real Estate Indonesia (REI) to join the governments tax amnesty program, because the taxpayers number taking part in the program in the first period was still small. "We hope that taxpayers would join the tax amnesty program in the second period. I call on the REI members who have not yet joined it to take part in it. After all, its redemption tariff is still low, namely three percent," the head of state said while attending the 15th National Meeting of REI in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The president said that the implementation of the tax amnesty program in the first period, which ended on September 30, 2017, was the most successful program in the world. "The value of the asset declaration reached Rp3,480 trillion, which is expected to be invested in the property sector," he said. But when examining the data, the president said that the participants of the program in the first period were still relatively small. "The number of participants in the first period is still below five percent of the total number of taxpayers. There are still 95 percent taxpayers whom I still have to hunt, so that all will be clear and clean in the taxation sector," Jokowi asserted. On the occasion, he also asked the REI members to remain focused on developing houses for low-income people.

"The backlog in the housing sector still reaches 11.8 million units. We should push for the development of houses for low-income people, so that the shortage of 11.8 million units would be covered," Jokowi stated. He said that Indonesias economy now is relatively strong, where its growth reached 5.0 percent. "Compared to the economic growth in other countries, we are still behind India and China. We are in the third position with a growth of 5.18 percent. This growth should be utilized to boost the growth of the property sector," he asserted. According to the head of state, inflation is also under control at below 3.5 percent, indicating that commodity prices are well curbed. Jokowi also pointed out that the 13th economic policy package on housing development has also been implemented, including the simplification of licensing.

"The needed licensing permits have been streamlined from 13 to 11. If there is problem in the field, please let me know," he said.

He explained that the main objectives of the 13th economic policy package were to develop houses that are within the financial reach of low-income people. "The program should not be misled from its main objectives, such as houses being bought for re-investment or for a second or a third house ownership," he noted.

However, the president admitted that there is a government regulation (PP)as needed, based on the economic policy package, which has not yet been accomplished. "Before I came here, I checked the whereabouts. It was no longer at the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing. The PP draft has been sent to the office of the chief economic minister who promised to issue it in December 2016," he said.

REFERENCE:

http://m.antaranews.com/en/news/108082/president-asks-rei-members-to-join-tax-amnesty-program

REKAYASA PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI

Rekayasa pertumbuhan ekonomi adalah menarik mencermati pendapat Wakil Presiden Senior Bank Dunia Paul Romer yang intinya kira-kira mengatakan bahwa bila pemerintah mengambil tanggung jawab dengan mengarahkan tipe baru investasi yang membuat seluruh kalangan masyarakat dapat memiliki kesempatan untuk belajar maka ada kemungkinan untuk mempertahankan pola pertumbuhan melalui kesetaraan.

Dari pendapat di atas tampak bahwa Bank Dunia mencoba mengarahkan sorotannya pada peran pemerintah dalam menciptakan kebijakan investasi agar pertumbuhan yang diciptakannya memberikan dampak positif-konkret bagi upaya mengatasi ketimpangan. Bank Dunia tampaknya memahami persoalan yang dihadapi negara-negara berpenghasilan menengah yang walaupun berhasil menjaga ritme pertumbuhan namun gagal mengatasi jurang ketimpangan. Apa yang tengah dihadapi Indonesia hingga hari ini secara jelas menunjukkan sebuah contoh nyata gagalnya investasi dan pertumbuhan mengatasi realitas ketimpangan yang kian mengkhawatirkan.

Maka, penting menggaris-bawahi pandangan Bank Dunia tersebut dalam apa yang disebutnya “tipe investasi baru”. Apa yang kita disebut sebagai optimalisasi fungsi investasi dalam mengatasi realitas ketimpangan di tengah pertumbuhan yang menjanjikan sesungguhnya bertolak dari keprihatinan yang sama, yakni kian lebarnya jurang ketimpangan itu, yang terbaca pada Rasio Gini berada di angka 0,40. Belum lagi kita bicara soal kemiskinan, pengangguran dan masalah-masalah sosial ekonomi lainnya yang keseluruhannya bermuara pada isu dipertanyakannya fungsi investasi dan pertumbuhan tadi.

Kalau posisi Pemerintah demikian penting dalam kaitan dengan fungsi investasi dan pertumbuhan ekonomi, maka dapat dikatakan bahwa Pemerintah memang mesti melakukan lebih banyak hal dalam menciptakan kebijakan agar pertumbuhan ekonomi yang salah satu pendorongnya ialah investasi dapat diarahkan lebih fokus pada upaya mengatasi persoalan ketimpangan tadi. Dalam kerangka berpikir inilah kita ingin menekankan pentingnya melakukan apa yang disebut sebagai rekayasa pertumbuhan ekonomi.

Pertanyaan yang muncul kemudian ialah bagaimana melakukan rekayasa dimaksud? Jawabnya ialah menciptakan kebijakan yang mendorong dilakukakannya investasi ke sektor-sektor yang sifatnya padat karya. Bagaimana strateginya? Untuk menjawab pertanyaan ini, kita perlu memahami sistem perekonomian kita di mana salah satu pemain penting di dalam keseluruhan sistem itu ialah BUMN. Elemen BUMN menarik disorot menyusul terjadinya perubahan pendekatan Pemerintah terhadap entitas bisnis negara itu. Seperti diketahui, dukungan Pemerintah kepada BUMN melalui instrumen skema Penyertaan Modal Negara (PMN) makin besar. Menurut Menkeu Sri Mulyani, jumlah PMN dalam APBN tahun 2015 dan 2016 mencapai Rp115 triliun. Harapan rakyat terkait besarnya suntikan modal kepada BUMN tadi tentu saja ialah agar BUMN dapat mengambil peran yang lebih besar dan konstruktif dalam mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi dan mengatasi persoalan-persoapan ekonomi lainnya yang tengah mendera rakyat, termasuk ketimpangan yang kian melebar itu.

Besarnya suntikan modal tadi sebetulnya dapat pula dikaitkan dengan visi reindustrialisasi yang dikemukakan oleh ekonom Hendri Saparini belum lama ini. Corak industrialisasi atau reindustrialisasi dapat juga ditentukan oleh Pemerintah melalui instrumen kebijakan. Di sisi inilah Pemerintah dapat hadir baik sebagai pembuat kebijakan yang pro rakyat dan sekaligus sebagai pelaku melalui elemen BUMN tadi. Poin yang ingin ditekankan di sini ialah bahwa sebagai elemen negara, BUMN mesti didorong dan diarahkan agar mengambil peran yang makin besar dalam industrialisasi padat karya, bukannya mengikuti tren investasi pada modal. Apa yang disebut sebagai “tipe baru investasi” mesti diterjemahkan sebagai investasi yang mampu membuka banyak lapangan kerja baru sebagai cara mendorong pertumbuhan seraya mengurangi tingkat kesenjangan.

REFERENCE:

http://www.businessnews.co.id/headline/rekayasa-pertumbuhan-ekonomi.php

INSIGHT: Trump’s economic policy and impact on Indonesian economy

Economic engine: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo delivers remarks at the 2016 Indonesia Infrastructure Week in Jakarta on Wednesday. The President has shared his optimism that the country will reach its economic growth target this year despite the slowdown in the third quarter. INSIGHT: Trump’s economic policy and impact on

Indonesian economy

There are many questions about United States president-elect Donald Trump’s economic policy and how it will affect the Indonesian economy. Although there has been speculation about what the Trump administration will actually implement compared to what he promised during his campaign, two things will take place and have consequences on the Indonesian economy.

First is the “American-First” policy on Indonesia’s trade. The Trump administration aims to create jobs via a fiscal stimulus through an expansion in infrastructure projects ranging from the development of roads, reconstruction of airports, housing complexes, water supply and energy. At the same time, it will cut income and business taxes. What does this mean? He will find other sources of government revenue to finance his infrastructure projects, most likely by increasing the coverage of tax revenue as it will rely more on domestic products, implementing anticurrency-manipulation measures and increasing and imposing tariffs.

The America-First trade policy will hit China’s exports to the US. Goods from China accounted for 22 percent of total US imports in 2015, while its imports from Indonesia only accounted for 0.89 percent in the same year. While Indonesia’s exports to the US increased from US$11 billion in 2001 to $21 billion in 2015, the US’ share of the country’s total exports declined from 17 percent in 2001 percent to 12 percent in 2015. Similarly, the share of Indonesia’s imports from the US as a proportion of total imports also decreased from 10 percent to 5 percent over the same period. This shows that while trade between Indonesia and the US is growing, trade with other trading partners (e.g. Singapore, China and South Korea) is growing even faster.

Indonesia’s exports to the US have been largely dominated by apparel, which contributed about 25 percent of the total exports to the country from 2001 to 2015. The other main Indonesian exports to the US are rubber (11 percent), electrical machinery (12 percent) and footwear (5 percent), which the US needs for its direct consumption or as components for its automotive and machinery industry.

The US will likely increase its tariff rates on Chinese imports particularly on consumer goods, but it will most likely apply the same rates as it has for Indonesia. First, it applies quite high tariffs for consumer goods, which range between 10 and 13 percent for apparel and 9.5 percent for footwear as Indonesia has just recently graduated from the generalized system of preference (GSP). Second, at the same time, the US imposes low tariffs on intermediate components of only 0.35 percent for rubber and 0.09 percent for electronic machinery parts. Thus, there will not be any significant changes in Indonesia’s exports to the US both in terms of value or volume (and types of goods).

Simultaneously, US exports to Indonesia, which are largely in the form of machinery and electrical equipment, contributed about 23 percent of its total imports. While it is expected that US trade policy will have no significant direct impact on Indonesia’s exports to the US, the indirect impacts resulting from the decrease in Chinese and Japanese exports to the US as a result of increased tariffs and the implementation of currency-manipulation evaluation methods could be quite significant.

Second are the consequences of the US Federal Reserve interest-rate policy on investment in Indonesia. Regardless of the pressure that Trump puts on the Fed chairman Janet Yellen, as the US economy gets stronger and the unemployment rate declines to 4.9 percent (by June 2016), the Fed will be likely to raise interest rates gradually by 0.25 basis points in December, with inflation reaching toward 2 percent, and another 0.25 basis point by mid-2017.

The expectation of the increased interest rates has dried up liquidity in capital markets in emerging economies. India, Thailand and Indonesia are among those hit hardest. Indonesia, for example, recorded net sales of $1 billion in local debt and $444.2 million in equity according to Bloomberg on Nov. 22. In terms of foreign direct investment (FDI), there will be no significant impact on US FDI in Indonesia. The US is the fourth-largest investor in Indonesia, contributing 4 percent of the total accumulated FDI in Indonesia from 2005 to 2015, after Singapore (42 percent), Japan (28 percent) and the UK (5 percent). US FDI decreased from $3.4 billion in 2005 to $444 million in 2015.

Indonesia will remain strong in 2017-2018, albeit slightly affected by exports and foreign investment. Regardless of the volatility in the world economy in 2017-2018 until 2021, Indonesia still aims to have an average of 5.3 percent economic growth, which will largely be supported by strong disposable income, and the commitment of the government to shift the energy subsidy toward more capital spending, more openness toward foreign investment, improving the trade and investment climate, and improving access to capital and labor by managing interest rates and developing vocational schools.

REFERENCE:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2016/11/29/insight-trumps-economic-policy-and-impact-on-indonesian-economy.html

Bank Indonesia buys local bonds

SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s central bank bought 6.5 trillion rupiah in Indonesian government bonds in the secondary market to temper market volatility after the US presidential election, its deputy governor said.

Bank Indonesia (BI) bought a portion of the Indonesian government bonds that foreign investors sold in the wake of the US presidential election on Nov 8, deputy governor Perry Warjiyo said in an interview with Thomson Reuters. “We bought about 6.5 trillion rupiah,” he said, adding that foreign investor outflows from Indonesia’s government bond market amounted to about 24 trillion rupiah over that span.

Investors are aware that BI interventions occured when “volatility in the market is too excessive,” said Warjiyo, who was speaking at the sidelines of an emerging Asia economic event in Singapore.

Indonesian government bonds and the rupiah, along with other emerging market assets, have come under selling pressure over the past few weeks, as US bond yields jumped after Donald Trump’s upset win in this month’s election.

Expectations President-elect Trump’s policies will boost fiscal spending, economic growth and inflation have triggered a sharp rise in US bond yields and the dollar.





REFERENCE:

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/11/30/bank-indonesia-buys-local-bonds/

LATE REPATRIATION UNDER TAX AMNESTY TO BOOST BOP SURPLUS TO $15 BY YEAR END: BI

Kuta, Bali. Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, expects Indonesia to post $15 billion surplus in its balance of payment by the end of this year, from a $1.1 billion deficit last year, thanks to a late surge of repatriated assets under the tax amnesty program.

Participants of the amnesty program — which foregoes all back taxes in exchange for declaration of hidden assets and a small fees — has so far committed to bringin in Rp 143 trillion ($11 billion) of assets hidden offshore.

Juda Agung, Bank Indonesia's executive director of economic and monetary policy, said that some of the amount has been repatriated in September and about Rp 100 trillion would come in December.

Indonesia has posted a surplus in balance of payment in two consecutive quarters, with $5.7 billion excess in the July-September period, and a $2.2 billion surplus in April-June. It was a 287 million deficit in first quarter.

Juda said the excess was down to the country managing to narrow deficit in its current account and growing surplus in capital account.

Indonesia's current account deficit — the broadest record of a country’s trade in international goods and services, as well as in remittances and its investment income — decreased to $4.5 billion, equal to 1.8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in July-September, from $4.7 billion in earlier quarter.

Meanwhile, capital and financial transactions posted a surplus of $9.4 billion in the third quarter, increased from $7.6 billion in the second quarter as investment to keep coming in on the back of the positive prospect in domestic market and easing global risk, Bank Indonesia said in a report.

REFERENCE:

http://jakartaglobe.id/economy/late-repatriation-tax-amnesty-boost-bop-surplus-15b-year-end-bi/

Indonesia`s Aviation Industry Growth Second Biggest After China

The growth of Indonesia’s aviation industry is the second biggest in the world after China, according to Chairman of the Indonesia Aircraft Maintenance Services Association (IAMSA) Richard Budihadianto.

"Growth of China’s aviation industry is the fastest, followed by Indonesia and India,” Richard said in Jakarta on Friday.

According to Richard, the growth is measured by the order of aircrafts from the three countries every year and the increase in the business value of their aviation businesses.

In terms of business value, Richard said that Indonesia’s aviation industry is now worth US$ 1 billion and is expected to grow by around 10 percent in the next five years.

REFERENCE:

http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/12/03/056825145/Indonesias-Aviation-Industry-Growth-Second-Biggest-After-China

Indonesia`s Coffee Export Worth US$650.2 Million Until September

Indonesia is now one of the four biggest coffee exporting countries in the world.

According to Indonesian Trade Ministry, the realization of coffee product exports until September 2016 has reached US$ 650.2 billion, making the country the fourth biggest coffee exporting county in the world.

"The increasing interest of the international market towards Indonesian coffee is among other caused by the sustainability and transparency of our coffee industries,” said Director of Image and Promotion Development of Trade Ministry Merry Mariyati in Denpasar, Friday.

In addition, the ownership of certificates among coffee farmers, innovation in producing coffee and supports from cooperatives given to the farmers have also contributed to the productivity of coffee products.

Merry added that Indonesia’s coffee product exports in 2015 was worth US$1.19 billion or increased from US$158 billion in 2014.

In the period of 2011-2015, she added, coffee exports posted a positive growth, which was 1.05% per year.

Indonesia exports its coffee products mainly to the United States, Japan, Italy, Malaysia and Germany.

REFERENCE:

http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/12/03/056825136/Indonesias-Coffee-Export-Worth-US6502-Million-Until-September

APPLICATION LETTER+ CV WITH JOB VACANCY

APPLICATION LETTER

December 02, 2016

Human Resources Development

PT. Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk

Jakarta, Indonesia

Dear Sir or Madam,

In connection with a job offer as contained in www.jobstreet.co.id on 02 December 2016, I volunteered to join the team in the Accounting section PT. Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk.

I am 20 years old, unmarried and has a very good health condition. I can speak English both orally and in writing. I have an educational background which is very satisfying, I graduated from the University of Gunadarma in 2015 and has a good accounting skills.

I was used to working with computers mainly operate using MS Office package applications, such as MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, Internet, and specialized accounting software such as MYOB, Zahir, as well as correspondence in English.

I am glad to learn, work hard, able to work independently and in teams with good, and able to work accurately, diligent, workmanlike and under pressure. Based on work experience, as well as a willingness to learn and work better, I believe will be able to make a valuable contribution to PT. Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk. In this letter I attach data about me following a recent photo for consideration by the sir or madam.

I hope sir or madam is willing to take the time to give an interview, so I can explain in more detail about my own potential.

Yours sincerely,

           Aditya Oktaviani





CV

CURICULUM VITAE

(CV)

1.     Pesonal Data

Name                                 : Aditya Oktaviani

Place, Date of Birth          : Jakarta, 26 October 1996

Sex                                    : Female

Address                             : Jl. Raya Muchtar No 19

Phone                                : 0888-5555-1111

Religion                             : Islam

Nationality                                    : Indonesia

Marital Status                    : Single

2.     Educational Background

Formal Educational

2013- 2016            : University of Gunadarma

2010- 2013            : Setia Negara Vocational School Depok

2007- 2010            : 10 Junior High School Depok

2001- 2007            : 03 Pengasinan Elementary School Depok

Non Formal Educational

October 2015        : MYOB Course at University of Gunadarma

2011- 2014            : English and Mandarin Course at LPK Amanah Setia        Bersama, Depok

2011- 2014            : Computer Course at LPK Amanah Setia Bersama,    Depok

2011- 2010            : English Course at PEC Sawangan, Depok

3.     Qualitifications

Able to operate Computer:

·         Microsoft Word

·         Microsoft Excel

·         Microsoft Power Point

·         Can Applying Internet

·         MYOB

·         Zahir

4.     Languanges

·         Indonesian Both Written and Oral

·         English Both Written and Oral

This is to state that above information is true and provided here by me, all in good faith.

Sincerely Yours,

Aditya Oktaviani

REFERENCE:

http://www.belajarbahasainggris.us/2012/01/contoh-surat-lamaran-kerja-bahasa.html?m=1

http://www.belajaringgris.net/cv-dalam-bahasa-inggris-1603.html

http://www.jobstreet.co.id/en/job/accounting-staff-2015316?fr=J&src=33

http://safriandi-andy.blogspot.co.id/2011/03/example-of-job-vacancy-cv-and-job.html?m=1

http://siskadepiantii.blogspot.co.id/2012/10/job-vacancy-advertisement-job.html?m=1

ADJUSMENT LETTER

PT. ECART SERVICES INDONESIA

PLAZA AGRO lt. 8 &  9

Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said Kav. X-2 No.1

Jakarta Selatan 12950,

DKI Jakarta

November 5^th, 2016

Dear Ms. Aditya Oktaviani

Thank you for taking the time to communicate to us why our product did not meet your expectations. We have every desire to address your needs and provide the best solution available to resolve your assue as soon as possible.

We will be contact with you in the coming days to make our best attempt in regaining your confidence in our company. In addition, we will further evaluate how we can prevent this problem from occurring again in the future.

Please accept our sincerest apology for any trouble or inconvenience we have caused you. Again, we highly appreciate your feedback as it will assist us in becoming better at what we do. As with any business like ours, the greatest advertising we can have is word of mouth from satisfied customer. It is our goal to retain you as satisfied customer and will hope to serve you again in the future.

Yours Faithfully,

Kenneth Graha

Sales Manager

PT. ECART SERVICES INDONESIA

REFERENCE:

http://www.samplewords.com/customer-complaint-response-letter/

http://www.businesscommunicationarticles.com/adjusment-letter-sample-example-template-and-format

COMPLAINT LETTER

Aditya Oktaviani

Jl. Raya Sawangan No. 10

Depok 16518,

Jawa Barat

November 02^nd, 2016

PT. ECART SERVICES INDONESIA

PLAZA AGRO lt. 8 & 9

Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav X-2 No.1

Jakarta Selatan 12950,

DKI Jakarta

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have recently ordered a bag (itemTote Bag #8001-13) from your website on October 28. I received the order on October 31. I am dissatisfied your product because I discovered there is scratch on it. I have attached photocopy of my receipt as proof of purchase. My order number is 396455515

The condition of the item was your responsibility up to the point I received it and accordingly, I am entitled to a refund a long with a refund of all delivery costs. I would request that confirm in the next 3 days that you will provide this remedy and that you will cover the cost of the defective item being returned to you.

I look forward to hearing from you. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at (021) 8888-9999.

Yours Faithfully,

Aditya Oktaviani

REFERENCE:

http://www.belajarbahasainggris.us/2012/02/contoh-complaint-letter-surat-pengaduan.html?m=1

https://jujubandung.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/cara-menulis-surat-komplain-bahasa-inggris/

MAKE ORDER LETTER

Aditya Oktaviani

Sawangan Depok 16518,

Jawa Barat

October 20, 2016

HKB Fasion

Plaza Agro

Jl H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X-2 No.1

Jakarta Selatan 12950,

DKI Jakarta

Subject: Purchase Order for Mangoesteen Canvas Tote Bag

                Dear Sirs,

                Thank you forsending the information of codes and colors that is avaible for HKB Fasion and for your confirmation that it is possible to make on delivery.

                I’m writing this letter to place an order Mangoesteen Canvas Tote Bag. Kindly send the following item at the above address through delivery with proper cash bills.

1

     1.  Code : Mangoesteen Canvas Tote Bag 8001-13- Color : New York Grey- Quantity : 1

All the item should be in good condition and packed properly. Any damage to these item during delivery will be your responsibility. I’m hoping to receive October 28, 2016. Please confirm that you received this order by calling me on 0877-1223-4456. Thank you for your time and prompt attention.

Best Regards,

Aditya Oktaviani 

REFERENCE:

http://www.livecareer.com/letter-samples/letters/order-letter

http://www.lazada.co.id (Application)

http://www.poojabhatiaclasses.com/2014/11/class-11-english-placing-and-cancelling-orders-format/

MAKE INQUIRY LETTER

Aditya Oktaviani

Sawangan Depok 16518,

Jawa Barat

October 18, 2016

HKB Fasion

Plaza Agro

Jl H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X-2 No.1

Jakarta Selatan 12950,

DKI Jakarta

Subject: Request Information of a Product

                Dear Sirs,

I am very interested in your Mangoesteen Canvas Tote Bag. Could you please send me the product code and the list of available colors?

                With reference to your advertisement in Lazada.co.id . I would like to order this product for an upcoming event and if it is possible to make purchases on delivery.

                I appreciate that this is an unusual request, but I would be very grateful for any help you could provide. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Aditya Oktaviani

REFERENCE:

http://www.applicationletters.info/2016/05/2-example-of-letter-of-inquiry/

http://www.lazada.co.id (Application)

http://www.slideshare.net/nethanp/write-an-inquiry-to-ask-for-more-information-concerning-a-product

INQUIRY LETTER AND ORDER LETTER

INQUIRY LETTER

   The letters that are written for collecting information about job seekers, prices, products, and services before awarding jobs, granting credit, making contracts and giving promotions are known as letters of inquiry. These letters are written to a third party seeking information about either a job or a company that wishes to make business relationship.

   In broad sense, when a buyer wishes to get some information about the quantity, price, quality and availability of goods or about the terms of sale, he writes a letter to the seller known to be inquiry letter. Here you can get definition, forms and content of inquiry letter.

As Gartside said: “An inquiry letter asks information like catalogue, quotation, sample, cost of a product from a seller in a concise and clear way.”

J. H Jains quoted : “The business letter which collects valuable information of the business and therefore provides price reduction and profit earning facilities is defined as inquiry letter”

Quible and others defined, “Letters of inquiry are a type of business message that asks the recipient for information or assistance.”

   Prospective employers and business organizations usually write inquiry letters for obtaining desired information. Prospective employers write this letter to the referees mentioned in the job application to obtain information about the applicant’s personal and family background, ability, skills, honesty, character, integrity, quality of performance, fitness for job etc. on the other hand, business enterprises write inquiry letters to third parties referred by the customers to know about their business dealings, financial capabilities and goodwill to determine whether to establish business relationships with those enterprises.

Types of inquiry letter

Based on purpose, there are two most common types of inquiry letters such as (1) personal status inquiry letter and (2) business status inquiry letter.

Personal status inquiry letter : The letters that are written by prospective employers for obtaining information about job applicants are called personal status inquiry letter. Employers write this letter to obtain information relating to the applicant’s personal and family background, ability, skills, honesty, character, integrity, quality of performance, fitness for job etc. generally this letter is written to the referees mentioned by the concerned applicant. In response to this letter, the referees write a reply letter to the employer. This response letter may be favorable, unfavorable or neutral to the applicant.

Business status inquiry letter : When a business enterprise writes letter to another business enterprise for collecting information about a prospective customer, it is known as business status inquiry letter . This letter is usually written for collecting information about financial capability, goodwill, nature of business dealings, honesty etc. of a business enterprise to determine whether to establish business transactions with it. Responses of this letter may be either favorable or unfavorable.

In the business world, various letters are communicated and among them inquiry letter is a one which seeks information for future decision. Definition, forms and content of inquiry letter are described below:

Generally when a buyer sends a letter to a producer or seller of a product or service to know about any product or service in detail such a letter is termed as inquiry letter.

Forms of Inquiry Letter

Forms of Inquiry letter may take any of the following forms:

1. Solicited Inquiry : An inquiry made in response to the seller’s advertisement and publicity.

2. Unsolicited Inquiry : An inquiry made at the buyer’s own initiative.

3. Inquiry for favor: An inquiry about some other information which may be about some special price or some favorable terms.

4. Routine inquiry : An inquiry made by an old buyer in the usual course of business so, A letter of inquiry which asks valuable information from seller or producer should be:

Straightforward and courteous

Positive and confident in tone

Brief, complete and correct.

Content of Inquiry Letter / Factors to be considered for drafting an Inquiry Letter

Generally content of inquiry letter asks information regarding two things which are:

Inquiry Letter

1. Price, quality, quantity and availability of a product

2. Business policy related information such as terms of credit

Keeping the above two things into consideration an inquiry letter should highlight the following matters:

1. Name : The product that is going to be purchased should be mentioned clearly in such letter.

2. Description : Information like quality, quantity, size & share, local or foreign origin and others of the inquired product should be mentioned clearly.

3. Sample : Such letter should request for sample of the inquired product

4. Price list : Such letter should ask for price list of the inquired product.

5. System of Supply : When, where, how and in what terms the product should be traded must be asked by such letter.

6. Payment system: What should be the way to pay the price should be sought by such letter.

7. Transportation : The way of shipment of the inquired product should be asked by such letter.

8. Provision for Addition or subtraction of value and quantity : Because of change in the economy or other events whether there would be any provision for plus/minus of value and quantity of inquired product must be sought by such letter.

9. Assurance : If the sales term and other conditions favor the buyer, whether he can go for bulk purchase or not and in this connection what additional benefits will be given should be inquired by such letter.

The above matters should be mentioned properly in a systematic, brief and complete way.

ORDER LETTER

An “Order” is an expense for the person placing the order and an income for the one getting it. But this is not all. The company that bags the order has to fulfill lot of commitments to ensure that it has a satisfied customer, which can be an individual or another company. Timely delivery of the order, quality of delivery and after sale service – are all part and parcel of getting an order.

An Order Letter is the one that is written by the person/company placing the request of purchase from another company. This letter comes into action only when a detailed study of the desired product has been done in the market and based on promised service, quality and price of the product, a decision for a purchase has been made.

An Order Letter should be drafted very carefully as it needs to pen down all the terms and conditions of the purchase for the benefit of both involved parties. It should have details such as product specifications, quantities, price agreed upon, delivery date, late delivery clauses, etc. It should be addressed to the person responsible for the execution of the order with a copy to the head of department. Since it is totally an official letter it should be typed.

DOS AND DON’T’S OF ORDER LETTER

An Order Letter should be addressed to the person responsible for executing the order

It should include all the terms and conditions agreed upon by both involved parties

Since it is purely an official letter it should be typed out

There is no need to use too many adjectives in the letter since it is purely for an order being placed

The letter should have all relevant details related to the order, for example, quantity, price and other terms and conditions

SAMPLE ORDER LETTER

Name of the person to whom order is being placed

Name and address of the organization

Name of the person placing the order

Name and address of the organization

Date:

Subject: Order for 100 copies of Mastering Mathematics

Dear Sir or Madam,

As per our discussions on __________ (date of meeting) we are pleased to place an order for 100 copies of Mastering Mathematics book by _________ (writer) for Class VII for the ICSE Board on the following terms and conditions:

1. The cost of each book will be Rs.________ (inclusive of all taxes)

2. Payment terms will be a post-dated cheque for 50% advance with order. This cheque will be cleared on the day of the deliver. The balance payment of 50% 7 days after delivery and after random inspection

3. Delivery will be done within 7 days from the order date

4. Delivery will be done at ________________ (address of organization)

5. If the order is not delivered as per the above terms and conditions, the order stands cancelled

Please find enclosed chequenumber ________ dated ________ for Rs.________ towards advance for the order.

Hoping to have a long business relationship with you.

Best regards,

(Name of signing authority)

REFERENCE:

http://www.businesscommunicationarticles.com/definition-forms-and-content-of-inquiry-letter/

http://thebusinesscommunication.com/what-is-inquiry-letter-types-of-inquiry-letter/

http://www.letters.org/order-letter/order-letter.html

MAKEA LETTER: SURAT PENGAJUAN CUTI AKADEMIK

Hal: Pengajuan Cuti Kuliah

                                                                                              Depok, 1 September  2016

Kepada Yth,

Ibu Rektor

Universitas Gunadarma

Dengan hormat,

Saya yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini:

Nama                    : Aditya Oktaviani

NPM                     : 20214315

Jurusan                  : S-1 Akuntansi

Semester               : V (Lima)

Alamat                  : Sawangan, Depok

Telepon/ HP          : 087784290315

                Bermaksud mengajukan permohonan cuti kuliah selama 1 (satu semester. Permohonan Cuti Kuliah ini saya sampaikan karena:

                Sedang bekerja dengan perusahaan yang mempunyai kontrak jam kerja yang full. Saya bekerja sambil kuliah dikarenakan kondisi ekonomi orang tua yang saat ini kurang baik, sehingga saya bekerja untuk membiayai uang kuliah saya selanjutnya.

                Bersama ini saya lampirkan:

-          Surat Persetujuan dariOrang Tua/ Wali

Demikian permohonan cuti kuliah ini saya sampaikan, atas perhatian dan dikabulkannya permohonan ini saya ucapkan terima kasih.

                                                                           

        Saya, Orang Tua/ Wali                                                 Menyetujui, KA BAAK

(                                              )                                       (                                                   )

STYLES AND FORMAT OF BUSINESS LETTER

Business Letter Styles

The following pictures show what a one-page business letter should look like. There are three accepted styles. The horizontal lines represent lines of type. Click your mouse pointer on any part of the picture for a description and example of that part.

   Business Letter Formats

Professional correspondence should always have a clean, crisp appearance, and Ginger’s business letter templates will help you achieve the look you want.

Ø  Full Block Format

Full block style business letters have a formal appearance, however they can be used in informal business situations as well as formal ones. If you are looking for a single format that will work well in every situation, this is a good one to use.
Notice that the following business letter format is laid out so that it is easy to read. It is also a template that is very easy to type, as there are no indents to worry about.

Full Block Format Business Letter Template

Your Name
Address
Address
Phone
Today’s Date

Recipient’s Name
Company
Address
Address
Address
Dear (Recipient’s Name),

This block format business letter template illustrates how quick and easy communications can be to type. Notice that it looks very much like the semi-block letter format, except the paragraphs are not indented. This is a format you can use for all business occasions.
Notice that all elements in this letter are left justified. This formatting provides a crisp, modern look that many people prefer.
If you have any enclosures to include in this letter, make a note at the bottom left, a few spaces below the signature block. Just write “enclosures:” and follow up with the names of any items inside the envelope. A brochure, an application, or a copy of an invoice are some of the things you might think about including.

Sincerely,

Your First name, Last name, and Title

 1. Return Address:  If your stationery has a letterhead, skip this. Otherwise, type your name, address and optionally, phone number. These days, it’s common to also include an email address. 2. Date: Type the date of your letter two to six lines below the letterhead. Three are standard. If there is no letterhead, type it where shown.

 3. Reference Line: If the recipient specifically requests information, such as a job reference or invoice number, type it on one or two lines, immediately below the Date.

 4. Special Mailing Notations: Type in all uppercase characters, if appropriate.

5. On-Arrival Notations: Type in all uppercase characters, if appropriate. You might want to include a notation on private correspondence.

 6. Inside Address:  Type the name and address of the person and/or company to whom you’re sending the letter, three to eight lines below the last component you typed. Four lines are standard.

 7. Attention Line: Type the name of the person to whom you’re sending the letter.

 8. Salutation: Type the recipient’s name here. Type Mr. or Ms. [Last Name] to show respect, but don’t guess spelling or gender.

 9. Subject Line: Type the gist of your letter in all uppercase characters, either flush left or centered. Be concise on one line.

 10. Body: Type two spaces between sentences. Keep it brief and to the point.

11. Complimentary Close: What you type here depends on the tone and degree of formality.

12. Signature Block: Leave four blank lines after the Complimentary Close to sign your name. Sign your name exactly as you type it below your signature. Title is optional depending on relevancy and degree of formality.

 13. Identification Initials: If someone typed the letter for you, he or she would typically include three of your initials in all uppercase characters, then two of his or hers in all lowercase characters.

14.  Enclosure Notation: This line tells the reader to look in the envelope for more. Type the singular for only one enclosure, plural for more.

15. cc: Stands for courtesy copies (formerly carbon copies). List the names of people to whom you distribute copies, in alphabetical order.

Ø  Modified Block Format

Modified block style business letters are less formal than full block style letters. If you are corresponding with someone you already have a good working relationship with, the modified block style letter is a good one to use.
Notice that the following business letter format is written without indents. If you prefer to use indents, try using the semi-block or modified semi-block format instead.

Modified Block Format Business Letter Template

Your Name

Address
Address
Phone
Today’s Date

Recipient’s Name
Company Name
Address
Address
Address

Dear (Recipient’s Name):

This modified block business letter format looks very much like the modified semi-block letter format, except the paragraphs are not indented. Modified block letters are just a little less formal than full block letters.
Notice that the sender’s address, the closing, the signature, and the signature block all start near the center of the page. In some cases, people who prefer to use this format begin these elements five spaces to the right of the center of the page.
If you have any enclosures to include in this letter, make a note at the bottom left, a few spaces below the signature block. Just write “enclosures:” and follow up with the names of any items inside the envelope. A brochure, an application, or a copy of an invoice are some of the things you might think about including.

Sincerely,

Your First name, Last name, and Title

Ø  Standard Format

Standard format business letters are quite formal. Because they include an optional subject line, they are ideal for situations in which you need to create a formal response or communicate about an account number or case number.
At the bottom of this template, you’ll see something the other business letter templates don’t contain. Below the signature block are three lines of text indicating that a secretary or assistant typed the letter for the sender, that a copy was sent to another recipient, and that there are enclosures. In other business letter formats, “enclosures” is written out. In standard format, the word is abbreviated.

Standard Format Business Letter Template

Your Name
Address
Address
Phone
Today’s Date

Recipient’s Name
Company Name
Address
Address
Address

SUBJECT: Type the subject here and underline it.

Dear (Recipient’s Name),

This standard business letter format looks very much like the block letter format. Notice that everything is left justified.
You will notice that this template contains some elements that are different from those in the other business letter formats on this page. First, there is a subject line. This element is optional, and can be replaced with a “RE:” line that is used to reference something specific like a previous communication or an account number. Be sure to underline this so that it stands out.
Additionally, this template has three other elements. On the line located beneath the signature block, you will notice my initials in upper case letters. A colon separates them from my assistant’s initials, which are written in lower case letters. This indicates that my assistant typed the letter for me. If you type a standard business letter yourself, you do not need to include this element.
Beneath the initials, you will see “cc:” followed by my business partner’s name. This indicates that I have sent a copy of this letter to my partner. If you write a letter like this one but don’t cc anyone, there’s no need to include this element.
Finally, you will notice the letters “encl” followed by a colon. This indicates that there are enclosures. Interestingly, the standard business letter is the only one in which you use “encl” instead of writing “enclosure” to show that a brochure, application, invoice, or other item(s) are enclosed. As you may have already guessed, you can skip the “encl” if you haven’t included anything with the letter in the envelope.

Sincerely,

Your First name, Last name, and Title
YN:an
cc: Business Partner, Other entity
encl: Business letter template

Open Format

The open format business letter has a clean, formal look just as the block format letter does. It is suitable for all business communications.
There is one major difference between this format and the other business letter formats on this page: It contains no punctuation after the greeting, and no punctuation after the closing.

Ø  Semi-Block Format

The semi-block format business letter is a little less formal than the block format letter and slightly more formal than the modified block format letter. It works well in almost all situations and is a good choice if you find yourself on the fence about which format to use.
Semi-block business letters differ from most others in that the first line of each paragraph is indented. Look at the modified semi-block business letter template if you’d like to try another format with indentations. It is the least formal of all the formats shown on this page.

Semi-Block Format Business Letter Template

Your Name
Address
Address
Phone
Today’s Date

Recipient’s Name
Company
Address
Address
Address

Dear (Recipient’s Name),

This semi-block business letter format looks very much like the block letter format, except the

paragraphs have been indented. Semi-block format letters are just a little more formal than modified semi-block business letters.

Notice that the sender’s address, the closing, the signature, and the signature block are left justified.

The only elements of this business letter format that are not left justified are the first lines of each of the paragraphs.

If you have any enclosures to include in this letter, make a note at the bottom left, a few spaces below

the signature block. Just write “enclosures:” and follow up with the names of any items inside the envelope. A brochure, an application, or a copy of an invoice are some of the things you might think about including.

Sincerely,

Your First name, Last name, and Title

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Description:

1.Kop Letter

2. Date of preparation of letters

3. Letter No.

4. attachment

5. case

6. The letter addressed

7. a word of salutation

8a. Introduction letter

8b. Explanation letter

8c. The cover letter

9. Greetings Closing

10. Name of office

11. signature

12. Names to approach

13. copy

14. Attachment page letter / initials

Ø  Hanging-Indented Style

This very useful style places the first words of each paragraph prominently on the page. It is useful for letters that deal with a variety of different topics. However, for normal business communications, this style is very rarely used. The first line of the paragraph begins at the left-hand margin. And the other lines of the same paragraph are indented three to four spaces. This is the reversal of semi-indented style discussed in other page

Ø  Simplified-style

Simplified-style business letters contain all the same elements as the full-block and semi-block letters. Like the full-block format, the simplified format left-justifies every line except for the company logo or letterhead. The date line is either slightly right of center or flush with the center of the page. Letters written in the simplified format have fewer internal sections, such as the body, salutation and date line.

Using the simplified style is the most useful at times when you don’t have a recipient’s contact name. Because the simplified style does not require a salutation, you don’t need the person’s name. The simplified format does away with unneeded formality while maintaining a professional approach.

REFERENCE:

http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000150.htm

http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/writing-center/business-letter/format/

http://www.effective-business-letters.com/Hanging-Indented-Style.html
http://yodi-adhari.blogspot.com/
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/simplified-style-business-letter-10318.html

http://systemerrorblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/style-of-business-letter.htm