#first semester

Collection of first semester news, found 491 news.

Government accelerates expansion of 4G technology

The government is accelerating the expansion of fourth-generation technology, or 4G network, across Indonesia, ...

President Jokowi receives chairman, members of Supreme Audit Agency

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received the chairman and members of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) at the Merdeka ...

Ministry destroys illegal refined sugar and expired meat

Indonesias Trade Ministry has destroyed 21.3 tons of illegal refined crystal sugar and 47.9 tons of expired frozen ...

Govt believes economic growth to exceed ADB forecast

National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro believes the Indonesian economic growth rate in 2017 will ...

Pertamax consumption up 73 percent in E Java

Non-subsidized fuel Pertamax consumption in East Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara jumped 73 percent in the first half of ...

State firms post Rp 87 trillion in net profit

Indonesias 118 state-owned companies recorded a net profit of Rp87 trillion in the first half of 2017, down Rp1 ...

Minister expresses concern over CPO import duty to India

Indonesias Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has expressed concern over Indias decision to raise crude palm oil ...

Indonesia`s palm oil exports increase by 25 percent

Indonesias exports of palm oil during the first semester of 2017 had increased by 25 percent as compared to the same ...

Government relies on consumption for growth

In line with its forecast of improved household consumption, investment, and export performance in 2018, the ...

Public consumption attitude changing: Statistics agency

The head of Indonesias Central Bureau of Statistics, Suhariyanto, stated that public consumption behavior has changed ...

Economic growth of 5.01% not bad: Chief economic minister

Considering the current condition, Indonesias first-semester economic growth of 5.01 percent is not bad, Coordinating ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

Astra International`s profit up 31 pct in 1st semester

Publicly-listed company PT Astra International Tbk.s net profit was up 31 percent in the first semester this year to ...

Indonesian minister calls on food, drink industries to increase exports

Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto called on national food and beverage industries to boost exports as part of its ...

Current account deficit to increase in second quarter: BI

Bank Indonesia has predicted that current account deficit in the second quarter will reach two percent of Gross ...