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Indonesia to bring 30 mln MSMEs into digital ecosystem by 2024

The Indonesian government is targeting to integrate nearly 30 million small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) into ...

All MSEs actors should partake in halal certification: VP Amin

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin pressed all micro and small enterprises (MSEs) actors across regions to take ...

WB suggests four strategies for job creation in Indonesia

  The World Bank has recommended four reforms to generate jobs in Indonesia, which has been hit hard by the ...

Bright prospects for SMEs expanding footwear market to Nigeria

Indonesia's small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs (SMEs) have the opportunity to expand the footwear market to ...

Counter-radicalization effort challenged by technological development

Globalization and highly dynamic technological developments currently pose challenges to the endeavors to tackle ...

Increased credit for MSMEs helps expedite economic recovery: Economist

Increasing portion of bank lending for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) could accelerate economic recovery ...

Low demand causal to low lending: Indef Economist

Senior economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Fadhil Hasan attributed limited ...

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New Investment Ministry expected to drive economic transformation

The Joko Widodo administration's decision to upgrade the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) into the Ministry of ...

Structural reforms to boost economic growth: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that the structural reforms being carried out by the ...

Investment Ministry's formation educes positive investor sentiment

The approval to establish the Ministry of Investment at the House of Representatives' plenary meeting will lend ...

ASEAN+3 to remain lucrative for global value chains investment

AMRO Chief Economist Dr. Hoe Ee Khor opined that the ASEAN+3 region will remain a highly attractive location for global ...

Minister believes sharia economy and finance to facilitate recovery

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati laid emphasis that sharia economy and finance should contribute to the recovery ...

House's Legislative Body establishes Committee on alcohol ban bill

The House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg), on Monday, concurred on setting up a Working Committee on the ...

COVID-19 pandemic raises inequality, hinders poverty alleviation: WB

The general, protracted slowdown in economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic has mired poverty reduction and ...

Indonesia can clock seven-percent economic growth in Q3: Ministry

The Finance Ministry has projected Indonesia's economy to grow by up to seven percent in the third quarter (Q3) of ...