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Jakarta index closes lower on Friday

The Jakarta composite index (IHSG) closed lower on Friday on negative sentiment with rupiah weakening. Rupiah ...

Bank Indonesia under greater pressure to raise interest rate

With rupiah losing more value, the pressure is greater for Bank Indonesia to raise its benchmark interest ...

ASEAN must remain neutral in US-China trade war: Expert

ASEAN must remain neutral in the United States-China trade war in an effort to maintain peace and stability in the ...

MPR asks government to explain use of debts

Deputy Chairman of the People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nur Wahid has asked the government to evaluate the ...

President, economists discuss food problems

President Joko Widodo has invited 11 economists to the State Palace to discuss food problems in the country. ...

Differences as common force in political year

Being made up of more than 17 thousand larger and smaller islands, Indonesia is known as a very large country with ...

Bitcoin, risk or uncertainty?

Forget a while about a safe and stable investment, now some people worldwide are more attracted to trade and invest a ...

Jokowi underscores importance of economic transformation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has underscored the need for Indonesia to transform its economy from consumption-based ...

President optimistic of economy remaining unaffected by political situation

President Joko Widodo expressed hope that the rate of economic development would remain unaffected by the political ...

Bali`s hotels ready to accommodate delegates to IMF-World Bank meeting

The Indonesian Hotels and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Bali said a number of hotels in the tourist island already ...

BI forecasts balance of payment surplus at US$10 billion

Bank Indonesia (BI) has forecast that Indonesia`s balance of payments (NPI) in 2017 will have a surplus of US$10 ...

Indonesia hopes new Fed chief would have good communication skills

Indonesia hopes the new chief of the Fed would possess good communication skills to make issues clear, preventing ...

Economists sees no decline in people`s buying power

Leading economists Faisal Basri said he saw no a decline in the peoples purchasing power as there is no happening or ...

KPK studying policy and procedures in BLBI scandal

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it is digging up information about how a document has been issued ...

Innovative Hangzhou ranks top developed city in China

Hangzhou, a city in east China which successfully hosted the G20 summit in September 2016, was called a historical and ...