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Sharia expert advocates for Muslim economic independence at Eid sermon

Dr. M. Syafii Antonio, an Islamic economy expert, appealed to Muslims to realize independence in all spheres of life, ...

Sharia-compliant economy is solution to economic growth: Expert

A sharia-compliant economic system should be implemented across Indonesia because it serves as a solution to economic ...

President Jokowi pays Rp55 million of zakat mal through Baznas

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid Rp55 million of income-based alms (zakat mal), or a rise of Rp5 million from last ...

Indonesia set to become main producer in global halal industry by 2024

The Government has unveiled the Indonesian Islamic Economics Masterplan (MEKSI) 2019-2024, which recommended four ...

Government extends LinkAja digital payments to sharia businesses

The government, through the National Islamic Finance Committee (KNKS), expanded the scope of the consolidated ...

BI initiates transformation strategy and international standards

Acting as Chairman of the Executive Committee, Governor of Bank Indonesia (the central bank) Perry Warjiyo initiated ...

Indonesia's halal tourism industry tops the list at GMTI 2019

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announced that Indonesia's halal tourism industry has been ranked ...

Indonesia needs to have biggest sharia bank in ASEAN region: Uno

The Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno pair has emphasized the need for Indonesia to have the biggest sharia bank in the ...

Aceh to promote halal tourism

Indonesia`s western most province of Aceh is the only region in Indonesia that officially applies sharia (Islamic ...

Govt to issue sharia sovereign bonds worth US$2 billion

The Indonesian government is set to issue US$2 billion worth of State Sharia Sovereign Bonds (SBSN), or sukuk wakalah ...

Minister promotes national halal food, beverage products exports

Minister of National Development Planning, Bambang Brodjonegoro, promotes the national export of halal food and ...

Indonesia should catch up in sharia economy development

As a country with a Muslim-majority population, Indonesia needs to catch up with other countries in sharia economic ...

IsDB is confident sharia financing free of ambiguities

Funding of infrastructure projects by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is believed to be free from ambiguities, ...

Bappenas studies plan to offer blue bonds next year

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is studying the government`s plan to offer marine-oriented ...

News focus - Indonesia`s economy improves amid economic turbulence By Azis Kurmala

Global economic growth is flat and uneven, accompanied by widespread uncertainty blighting the global financial ...