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Finance Minister pegs April state budget deficit at Rp138.1 trillion

The state budget (APBN) deficit reached Rp138.1 trillion, or 13.7 percent of this year's target of Rp1,006.4 ...

Indications of economic recovery becoming increasingly apparent

The signals of Indonesia's economic recovery were increasingly visible, particularly from the record trade surplus ...

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Government positive economic recovery on horizon

The Indonesian government is optimistic the economy will grow positively this year with indications of an improvement ...

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Tracking the spice trail to Banda

  On July 3, 1468, Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, married Margaret of York at the home of a wealthy ...

Indonesia records trade surplus of $2.19 bln in April

Indonesia’s trade balance registered a surplus for the 12th consecutive month in April this year to reach US$2.19 ...

Indonesia's economic growth rate believed to reach 7%: minister

Indonesia's economy is believed to clock a nearly seven-percent growth in the 2021 second quarter following an ...

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Trail Hongitochten in North Maluku

The spice-hunting adventure by European nations began when the Ottoman dynasty in the territory of Turkey hiked prices, ...

President pushes swallow's nest, porang cultivation

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a limited meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss the ...

Government raises ceiling for KUR without collateral to Rp100 million

The government took the decision to increase the ceiling of non-collateral smallholder business credits (KUR) to Rp100 ...

Minister sanguine of nation clocking positive economic growth in Q2

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto is upbeat about economic growth reaching 6.9 to 7.8 percent ...

BPS records inflation of 0.13 percent in April 2021

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded an inflation of 0.13 percent in April 2021, according to the deputy for ...

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Survey shows need for adding more veggies on Indonesian plates

The prolonged coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies in Indonesia to continue with work-from-home measures to ...

State revenue up 0.6% on-year in Q1: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Finance, Suahasil Nazara, has reported that Indonesia's state revenues grew 0.6 percent in the ...

China ready to invest US$1.38 billion in Indonesia: envoy

China has confirmed plans to invest US$1.38 billion in Indonesia, especially West Kalimantan, Indonesian Ambassador to ...

Exports hit 10-year record of $18.35 bln in March

Indonesia’s exports in March, 2021 reached a record US$18.35 billion, a level only breached in August, 2011, when ...