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Indonesia apportions Rp-5 trillion funds for COVID-19 vaccines in 2020

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto spoke of the government readying Rp5 trillion in funding this ...

Rupiah weakens in interbank market over recession concerns

  The Indonesian rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Tuesday over concerns ...

Indonesian economy to contract 0.49 percent this year: minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has predicted the Indonesian economy will contract 0.49 ...

Indonesian economy in better shape than other countries: minister

Despite contracting 5.32 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the second quarter of 2020, the Indonesian economy is still in a ...

Economy expected to improve in third, fourth quarter: govt

The government is optimistic that the Indonesian economy will improve in the third and the fourth quarter of this year ...

Economic recovery scenario to remain in place until 2021: minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said the economic recovery scenario prepared by the ...

Indonesian government pushes Sinopec to build oil depot in Batam

Indonesia's government has pressed Sinopec Group, a Chinese oil and gas conglomerate company, for materializing the ...

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Endeavoring for a balance between COVID-19 handling, economy recovery

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opined that handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic must be conducted ...

Keep harnessing the power of enthusiasm to tackle COVID-19: President

At a limited meeting via video teleconference, Monday, President Joko Widodo reminded all government officials to not ...

Govt to focus attention on domestic products in healthcare spending

The government will attach top priority to domestic products in its healthcare spending for handling the coronavirus ...

New committee comprises policy team, COVID-19, economic task forces

The COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee, formed by President Joko Widodo through Presidential ...

Indonesia forms COVID-19 handling, economic recovery committee

President Joko Widodo on Monday approved the formation of a COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee ...

Economic recovery, COVID-19 response should go concurrently: Thohir

State Enterprises Minister, concomitantly Executive Chairman of the Economic Recovery and COVID-19 Response Team, Erick ...

President signs PP on COVID-19 handling, economic recovery committee

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) signed a Government Regulation (PP) on COVID-19 handling and national economic recovery ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...