#first semester

Collection of first semester news, found 491 news.

Indonesia's trade deficit with China narrows by nearly 46.08 percent

Indonesia curbed its trade deficit with China by nearly 46.08 percent in the first half of 2020, with exports surging ...

BRI books Rp10.2-trillion consolidated profit in Q1-2020

State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) posted a consolidated profit, along with its subsidiaries, of Rp10.2 trillion ...

Indonesia, China train sights on economic diplomacy in TTI sectors

Indonesia's relations with China are concentrated largely on economic diplomacy in the trade, tourism, and ...

BNI posts Rp4.46 trillion net profit

State-owned lender Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) posted a net profit of Rp4.46 trillion in the first half of 2020 owing ...

East Nusa Tenggara governor confirms 55 deaths from dengue fever

Governor Viktor Laiskodat confirmed that dengue fever had claimed 55 lives in East Nusa Tenggara Province in the first ...

Ministry upbeat about food and beverage exports rising amid pandemic

The Trade Ministry is optimistic of exports of food and beverage products increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic, with ...

Bulog registers rise in online rice sales through iPangananDotCom

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) pointed to a 74-percent hike in online selling of rice during the first semester of ...

Ministry encourages cosmetic industry to use local resources

The Industry Ministry has encouraged cosmetic industry to use local natural resource as raw material, with the rich ...

Investment in manufacturing sector soars 23.9 pct during Jan-June 2020

Investment in the manufacturing sector in the first semester of 2020 rose 23.9 percent to reach Rp129.6 trillion, from ...

Food and beverage industries contributed highest to exports: minister

The food and beverage industry continued to make the largest contribution to exports in the manufacturing sector, with ...

COVID-19 dampened investment realization by 4.3 percent in Apr-June

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) registered a 4.3-percent decrease in the realization of investment during the ...

Minister Pandjaitan targets advancement of MSME through digitalization

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has been aggressively involved in ...

Ethiopian, Indonesian universities agree to enhance cooperation

Several Ethiopian universities are keen to establish cooperation with their Indonesian counterparts in the field of ...

BI upbeat about 5.5 percent economic growth despite coronavirus threat

Bank Indonesia (BI) is optimistic that Indonesia will record an economic growth of 5.1-5.5 percent this year despite a ...

Indonesian soldier in Papua loses life in shoot-out

Several Indonesian soldiers engaged in a gunfight with an armed Papuan group's members in the Kaliasin area, Keerom ...