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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 ...

Remaining funds for handling pandemic can be used in 2021: Sri Mulyani

Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, confirmed the residual funds in the special account for handling the ...

Industry Ministry organizes 2020 Cosmetic Virtual Expo

The Industry Ministry organized the 2020 Cosmetic Virtual Expo to encourage small- and medium-scale enterprises (SME) ...

Indef projects Indonesia's economic growth at 2.5-3 percent in 2021

Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Deputy Director Eko Listiyanto forecast Indonesia's ...

Pertamina ensures strategic projects running despite pandemic

State-owned oil company PT Pertamina (Persero) has ensured the running of strategic investment projects for national ...

Indonesia's sharia financial industry is a sleeping giant: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that the government will endeavor to drive development of the domestic sharia ...

Indonesia secures 100 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine from UK

The Indonesian Health Ministry has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC ...

Realization of national economic recovery budget reaches 45.8%

The realization of the national economic recovery budget reached Rp318.5 trillion, or 45.8 percent, of the total ...

COVID-19 pandemic dampens Indonesia's palm oil exports by 11 percent

Indonesia's palm oil exports decreased by 11 percent from the corresponding period in 2019, as the world grapples ...

South Korean investment realization leaped by 340 percent in Q2-2020

The Indonesian government has been aggressive in picking up investment from South Korea as was demonstrated by the ...

BI provides Rp662.1-trillion liquidity boost for banking system

Bank Indonesia (BI) has added bank liquidity (quantitative easing/QE) amounting to Rp662.1 trillion as of September 15, ...

UAE retailer expands presence, opens fourth hypermarket in Depok

Continuing with its aggressive expansion in Indonesia, United Arab Emirates-based retailer Lulu Group has officially ...

2021 draft budget falls short on lifting purchasing power: Indef

A senior economist with the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Didin S Damanhuri, has opined ...

Finance Ministry empowers export-oriented MSMEs to boost economy

The Finance Ministry has empowered export-oriented micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises (MSME) to step up their ...

Gas sales predominantly contribute to PGN's US$1,469.17 million income

State-owned oil and gas company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) posted an income of US$1,469.17 million for the ...