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Indonesia challenged to achieve its mandated food security: economist

Indonesia has had the 2012 Food Law that mandates the country to possess a roadmap to achieve an overall food security; ...

Observer says reopening of economic sectors must be gradual

The planned reopening of nine economic sectors in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic must be undertaken in a ...

84% of driver partners pleased with Gojek social assistance: survey

A survey of 41,393 Gojek driver partners has shown a majority of them, or around 84 percent, appreciated the support ...

Taipei School of Economics and Political Science established at NTHU with US$100 million donation

- On May 9 National Tsing Hua University entered into an agreement to jointly establish the Taipei School of Economics ...

President upbeat about social assistance boosting purchasing power

President Joko Widodo is optimistic that the government's social assistance programs would increase the ...

Ambassadors must prioritize cooperation, intensify economic diplomacy

Ambassadors are urged to not solely focus on cooperation in the political and security fields but also deepen economic ...

Government urged to increase social assistance budget, recipients

Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia economist Muhammad Ishak Razak urged the government to increase the ...

Indef urges government to direct greater attention to COVID-19 control

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has called on the government to focus more on ...

Indef lays greater weightage to social distancing over lockdown

Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Executive Director Tauhid Ahmad believes that the social ...

Indef asks firms to allocate CSR funds for coronavirus fight

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has appealed to national companies, particularly ...

Ma'ruf Amin, JK and Sri Mulyani practice corona greetings

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, former vice president Jusuf Kalla and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani practiced corona ...

BI to intensify digitalization of MSME payment system

Bank Indonesia (BI) will boost digitalization of the payment system for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) ...

SOEs to partake in bidding to manufacture 1,050 train cars

State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir confirmed that several Indonesian SOEs operating in the railroad ...

Indonesia, Bangladesh review cooperation on power plant development

The governments of Indonesia and Bangladesh are assessing their cooperation agreement to construct a power plant in ...

US unilateral decision may affect Indonesia's current account

The United States (U.S.) government's unilateral decision to exclude Indonesia from the list of developing nations ...