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Economist pushes three agendas in COVID-19 related expenditures

Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) senior economist Fadhil Hasan pushed three agendas in ...

Govt to cut per capita rice consumption by 2024

The Indonesian Agriculture Ministry has set itself the target of lowering national per capita rice consumption by 7 ...

Indef sees poverty rate rising to 10.34% in September

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has predicted that Indonesia's poverty rate may rise ...

2021 draft budget falls short on lifting purchasing power: Indef

A senior economist with the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Didin S Damanhuri, has opined ...

Indonesia seeing spike in new COVID-19 cases: task force

Over the past few days, Indonesia's COVID-19 infection rate has shown a rising trend with several provinces ...

Depok, Jakarta launch unified fight against COVID-19

Public Order Agencies (Satpol PP) of Depok and Jakarta will launch a joint operation to ensure those passing ...

COVID-19 task force backs imposition of curfew in Depok, Bogor

Indonesia's COVID-19 Task Force has voiced its support for the enforcement of a curfew in the cities of Bogor and ...

253 native Papuans granted university scholarships

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has awarded scholarships to 253 native Papuans to help them pursue ...

Indef pegs government's COVID-19 vaccine procurement costs at Rp75 tln

The government will require at least Rp75 trillion (US$5 billion) to procure the COVID-19 vaccine, Ariyo D. P. Irhamna, ...

Jokowi condoles deaths of 100 frontline doctors

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) mourned and expressed his deep condolences to the families of 100 frontline ...

Six Yogyakarta hotels clear health protocol verification

The Yogyakarta city government has awarded certificates of verification to six star-rated hotel operators on Tuesday ...

Indonesia's poverty rate to touch 11.5 percent amid COVID-19: VP

Indonesia's poverty rate would likely rise to 11.5 percent by 2020-end in the event of no significant flattening of ...

IHSG contraction projected in tandem with Aug inflation data release

The Jakarta Composite Share Price Index (IHSG) is forecast to contract on Tuesday along with the release of inflation ...

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For economic revival, securing public health is key

Going by data released by the COVID-19 task force, the rate of coronavirus infections is yet to slow in Indonesia. With ...

Minister launches virtual showcase of Indonesian products in Singapore

Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto launched a virtual showcase of Indonesia's products through ...