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Buoyancy over economic recovery in 2021

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that emerged earlier this year has significantly affected the state of the ...

Indonesia's economy has passed lowest point: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed belief that the Indonesian economy has passed its lowest point and is moving ...

Waskita Karya bags contracts worth Rp15 trillion as of October

State-owned construction firm PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk has secured new contracts worth Rp15 trillion as of ...

Indonesia ends nine-year deficit streak, posts current account surplus

Indonesia posted a current account surplus of US$1 billion in the third quarter of 2020 after suffering current account ...

BI buys Rp342.52 trillion worth of government's sovereign debt papers

Bank Indonesia (BI) bought government-issued sovereign debt papers (SBN) worth Rp342.52 trillion through a market or ...

Indonesia's central bank cuts benchmark interest rate to 3.75 percent

Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to slash its benchmark interest rate, or BI seven-day reverse repo rate, by 25 basis points ...

BI calls to expedite infrastructure development in West Java

Bank Indonesia (BI) has encouraged to accelerate infrastructure development in West Java to support local and national ...

Minister upbeat about Indonesia benefiting from RCEP spillover effect

Indonesian Minister of Trade Agus Suparmanto affirmed that the newly signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...

Indonesia's external debt stands at US$408.5 billion in third quarter

Indonesia's foreign debt reached US$408.5 billion, comprising public sector external debt, raised by the government ...

IHSG ends higher on Friday

The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) ended higher on Friday despite pressures on trade as positive global cues lifted ...

Trade Expo Indonesia - Virtual Exhibition 2020 opens

The biggest trade exhibition in Southeast Asia, Trade Expo Indonesia - Virtual Exhibition (TEI-VE) 2020, was officially ...

IHSG ends higher as vaccine efficacy boosts investor sentiment

The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) ended higher on Tuesday as efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine raised investor ...

Solid money supply growth maintained in September 2020: BI

Broad money (M2), as a measure of liquidity in the economy, maintained solid growth in September 2020 supported by M1 ...

IHSG ends higher on hopes of national economic recovery

The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) ended higher on Friday as economic growth data fueled hopes of a national economic ...

Indonesia's forex reserves in October remain high at US$133.7 billion

Indonesia's foreign exchange (forex) reserves at the end of October 2020 stayed high at US$133.7 billion, albeit ...