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Indonesian economy shows signs of recovery

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that the Indonesian economy had contracted 3.49 percent year-on-year (yoy) ...

Improvement in economic growth driven by fiscal stimulus: minister

Fiscal stimulus helped improve the economic growth figure to minus 3.49 percent in the third quarter, better than the ...

Agriculture only sector to record growth in 3rd quarter: BPS

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that agriculture was the only key sector that contributed to growth in the ...

Private sector participation crucial for economic recovery: official

Deputy Minister of State Enterprises (BUMN), Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has said that the private sector has a major role in ...

Indonesia pushes cooperation in infrastructure financing

Indonesia has urged cooperation in infrastructure and sustainable financing at a recent meeting of the ASEAN Finance ...

Sri Mulyani expects economic improvement to shore up tax revenue

Minister of Finance (Menkeu), Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said she expects the improvement in economic performance, ...

Prescription for keeping loved ones safe from COVID-19

Rona Meiga Fitria, 37, did not think she would be one of the four thousand Indonesians to undergo isolation at Unand ...

Jokowi asks ministry to design COVID-19 testing plan for provinces

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) to chart out a plan for conducting ...

Government initiates disbursement of aid for low-wage workers

The government, on Monday, began the first phase of disbursement of aid for formal workers, with monthly income below ...

Govt to provide aid to 13.8 mln low-wage workers in Q3

Formal workers with an income of less than Rp5 million per month will receive government aid in the third quarter of ...

OJK: Data for June to show decline in bank credit growth

Data for June, 2020 will show a slump in bank lending as economic activity is yet to recover to its full potential, ...

Weekend Stories

Public transport adapts for new normal, continues alternate seating

As the Indonesian government prepares to reopen the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the transportation sector ...

FSA: Ensuring safety of digital transactions amid COVID-19

To ensure the safety of digital banking transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) ...

China Eastern's "Fly at Will" Ticket Package for Unlimited Weekend Travel Boosts Circular Economy

-  Over 150,000 people had enjoyed their flights under the "fly at will" air ticket discount package rolled out ...

Reopening of malls will hopefully reactivate trade: minister

Indonesia’s Minister of Trade, Agus Suparmanto, has expressed the hope that the reopening of retail businesses ...