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Rupiah up 36 points, closes at Rp13,045 against dollar on Monday

The Indonesian rupiah rose by 36 points to close at 13,045 against the US dollar at the Jakarta inter-bank spot market ...

New Finance Minister Sri Mulyani expected to shore up market confidence

Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the best suited person to hold the post of finance minister because she is known for her ...

President must have conducted comprehensive evaluation before cabinet reshuffle: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo chose to not comment on the second round of the working cabinet ...

State enterprises entering golden era

Rini Mariani Soemarno, a professional woman figure in President Joko Wdodo's cabinet, has heavy tasks as she manages ...

Possibility of failure in tax amnesty policy low: Emil Salim

Senior economist Emil Salim said the tax amnesty policy effective until March 2017, has little possibility of failing ...

Rupiah gains in value against the US dollar on Friday

The Indonesian currency rupiah gained in value closing at the level of 13,103 per U.S. dollar in an inter bank ...

Rupiah`s weeks of appreciation halted

The rupiah appreciation over the past two weeks was halted losing 16 points in the inter-bank transaction on Friday ...

For Chinese officials, Trump perhaps better the devil they don`t know

In 2010, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provoked outrage in Beijing when she pushed the South China Sea to ...

ADB agrees to extend $500 million loan to Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to extend US$500 million in loans to Indonesia to boost public-private ...

World Bank predicts Indonesian GDP growth at 5.1 percent

The World Bank has projected that Indonesian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow at a rate of 5.1 percent in 2016 ...

HKTDC 2Q Export Index: Southeast Asian opportunities, Myanmar shows potential

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has announced its HKTDC Export Index for the second quarter of 2016 ...

Investors still complain about licensing red tape: Indef

Investors still complain about licensing red tape in some ministries despite government regulation to simplify ...

Domestic economic challenges to mount in June-August: economist

An economic analyst said the domestic economic challenges would mount in June-August on high expectation that the ...

Indonesia should reform its pension system: World Bank

The World Bank has suggested that Indonesia should reform its pension system before the country starts facing the ...

Indonesia`s workforce to decline by 2040: World Bank

The World Bank estimates that Indonesia will have a problem of an aging population with the increasing decline in ...