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2022 state budget targets expediting social, economic recovery: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that the 2022 state budget (APBN) policy draft focused on supporting the ...

Economic recovery hinges on progress in COVID-19 handling: Ministry

Head of the Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (BFK), Febrio Kacaribu, believes that the direction of ...

Govt to maintain focus on economic recovery strategies: ministry

The government will continue to focus on five strategies for strengthening economic recovery, following the ...

Low vaccination rates impact economic recovery: Ministry

Low vaccination rates in developing countries can potentially impact sustainable economic recovery in future, according ...

Social protection programs formulated to lower poverty rate: Minister

The government's social protection programs are designed to reduce the poverty rate, currently above 10 percent, on ...

Govt raises health budget to Rp214.95 trillion

The Indonesian government has decided to increase the health budget under the national economic recovery (PEN) program ...

Govt to boost social protection budget by Rp33 trillion

The Indonesian government is preparing to increase the social protection budget under the national economic recovery ...

Govt pays Rp10.6 trillion towards COVID-19 patients' medical bills

The Indonesian government has paid Rp10.6 trillion towards the settlement of medical bills of COVID-19 patients as of ...

Govt, House agree to revise rupiah exchange rate for 2022

The government, the central bank, and the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to revise the US dollar-Indonesian ...

APEC looks to partnerships to back business recovery

Finance ministers and business leaders from APEC member economies convened virtually, Friday, to deliberate on the ...

Government highlights pledge to boost oil, gas investment climate

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif has reaffirmed the government's commitment to improving the ...

Government readies stimulus to expedite upstream deep-sea oil project

The government is readying a stimulus package to expedite the completion of the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) ...

Govt pegs 2022 budget deficit at 4.5% - 4.8%

The Indonesian government has set a budget deficit target of Rp808.2 trillion-Rp879.2 trillion, or 4.51-4.85 percent of ...

Govt moves to offer LPG under direct subsidy

The Indonesian government is seeking to revise the 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder and kerosene ...

Indonesian economy to grow by 8% in second quarter: ministry

A Finance Ministry official has projected that Indonesia's economy will grow by around 7-8 percent in the second ...