#first semester

Collection of first semester news, found 499 news.

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 ...

During 2019, Papua police handle 23 cases of armed Papuan groups

The Papua Police recorded that, during 2019, there were 23 shooting incidents involving the armed Papuan groups that ...

Government discusses archetype of new capital city: Minister

The government discussed the archetype of the new capital city in East Kalimantan and will begin the construction of ...

Minister encourages development of industrial zones to drive growth

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is encouraging the development of industrial zones in a bid to facilitate ...

Jokowi hopes infrastructure in 5 "new Balis" to be completed in 2020

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his hope that the construction works of infrastructure to support tourism ...

Phased cuts in corporate tax rates: Sri Mulyani

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani will cut corporate taxes in phases from 22 percent in the 2021-2022 period to 20 ...

F&B industry will grow 8%: Industry Ministry

The domestic food and beverage industry will grow eight percent at the end of 2019, falling short of the target of nine ...

Indonesia's tax receipts until October cross Rp1,000 trillion

Indonesia's tax receipts until the end of October 2019 are estimated to have crossed Rp1,000 trillion, the ...