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Jokowi presses for achieving 5-percent economic growth target in 2021

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) laid emphasis on achieving Indonesia's economic growth target for 2021 in the range ...

President urges ministers to protect availability of food

President Joko Widodo  (Jokowi) has urged ministers to pay close attention to the Food and Agriculture ...

Bank Indonesia: Inflation under control in March at 0.11 percent

Bank Indonesia (BI) said the inflation rate until the third week of March, 2020 had remained under control at 0.11 ...

Jokowi to announce steps to mitigate economic impact of COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that in the near future, he would announce steps to mitigate the economic ...

Trade Ministry to selectively import foods, beverages from China

Indonesia’s government will adopt a chary and selective stance in receiving imported goods from China, especially ...

Indonesia must be prepared to anticipate US-Iran tensions

Indonesia must be ready to anticipate tensions between the United States and Iran otherwise it can affect the ...

Trade minister committed to maintaining Indonesia's trade balance

Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto remains resolute to maintaining the country's balance of trade and controlling ...

Indonesia will push digital transformation of sea toll system

The Indonesia's government will push digital transformation of sea toll system by planning to launch an application ...

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Sandiaga Uno fights for a reason

Ma'ruf Amin pair. Instead of being dragged into a long disappointment with the recent election result, he ...

Economic ministries should synergize to optimize sea highway: Observer

Marine transportation observer Lenny Mayouri has put forth a suggestion that economic-related  ministries should ...

Bulog ensures rice stocks safe, sufficient before Eid al-Fitr

The state logistics board (Bulog) has made assurance of the stocks of rice and various other basic commodities are safe ...

Food prices remain stable ahead of Eid al-Fitr: Minister

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has confirmed that availability and prices of basic commodities will remain stable, ...

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Indonesians aghast at the price of garlic

Communities across Indonesia, including Jakarta and Palembang, particularly traders and mothers, were flabbergasted at ...

Trade ministry inspects basic commodities in Manokwari

The Trade Ministry authorities held a sudden inspection of basic necessities in Manokwari District, West Papua, ...

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The Presidential Candidates' strategies to boost economic performance

There are some major differences in how two Indonesian presidential candidates envisioned the future of Indonesian ...