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Commodity price increase to boost growth in 2017: Economist

The increase in the global commodity prices will help galvanize Indonesias economic growth, which is expected to reach ...

VP urges professors overseas to return, serve country

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged Indonesian professors working overseas to return home and serve the country. ...

Jokowi`s calls for unpegging rupiah from dollar quite realistic: Indef

Suggestion by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to not gauge Indonesias economic fundamental on the rupiahs exchange rate ...

President: Greenback no longer relevant economic benchmark for RI

President Joko Widodo said the rupiah rate against the US dollar could no longer be seen as an appropriate economic ...

President asks investors to focus on import substitution

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked that investment flowing into the country be focused on industries that ...

Bank account holder target at 76 percent by 2019: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set a target for at least 76 percent of the countrys population to have bank ...

President attends workshop of 100 Indonesian economists

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended a workshop of 100 Indonesian economists organized by the Institute for ...

Acceleration of infrastructure development is today`s catchword

The key to success in transforming backwardness into modernity is infrastructure. Indeed civilization is often gauged ...

Islamic finance future remains promising: OJK

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has stated that the future of Islamic finance remains promising, despite ...

Istanbul`s airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt

Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbuls international airport on Saturday following a failed coup attempt ...

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 ...

Tax amnesty funds to be used for boosting banks` capacity

The OJK expects that funds sourced from the passage of the tax amnesty bill should be used to increase the capacity of ...

Parliament to wrap up tax amnesty debate in May: Legislator

A leading member of the House of Representatives said debate on the controversial tax amnesty bill could be wrapped ...

VP Kalla addresses Boao Forum in China

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla attended and delivered a speech at the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), which ...

Vice President Jusuf Kalla leaves for Hainan, China

Vice President Jusuf Kalla left here for Hainan, China, on Tuesday to attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual ...