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Fuel price hike not to boost inflation

The government, along with analysts, has predicted that if it raises subsidized fuel price hikes next month with a ...

Finance Ministry predicts first-quarter growth at 6.3 pct

The Indonesian economy is expected to grow at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2013 as the global economy has not ...

President wants implementation of oil policy to be smooth

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wishes any policy to be taken to curb oil consumption should be able to be done ...

Grand harvest could curb inflation

Inflation that surged to a record high in February could be pressed down if the country has a good harvest in March, ...

Indonesia government studies impact of postponement in LPG price hike

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said the ministry is studying the effect of the decision to postpone raising the ...

Government to tighten control of consumption of subsidized oil fuels

Head of the Fiscal Policy Agency at the Finance Ministry Bambang Brodjonegoro said tighter control would be imposed ...

Indonesia`s economic growth best after China

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said Indonesia`s economic growth in 2012 was good, rating it as the best after ...

Fuel oil imports contribute to deficit

Fuel oil imports have contributed to the deficit reaching US$1.33 billion in 2012, a finance ministry official said. ...

Year-ender: Govt aims to create 1 mln jobs per year

The issue of jobless people drew the attention of the Indonesian government this year, despite a drop in the country`s ...

Economy predicted to grow below targets

Ministers and observers have predicted that the country`s economic growth this year, as well as next year, would fall ...

Subsidy may increase state budget by Rp70 trillion

Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said the 2013 State Budget can increase by Rp70 trillion if consumption ...

CPO price fall this year predicted to continue in 2013

This year, the Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) industry has witnessed a decline in its commodity prices. The CPO ...

Riau contributes Rp9.55 trillion in CPO export tax

Riau contributed 33.4 percent to the state revenue in crude palm oil (CPO) export tax, Governor of the province H.M. ...

Official expresses pessimism in reaching economic growth target

An official predicted that it would be difficult to reach Indonesia`s economic growth target of 6.2 percent in the ...

Indonesia finance ministry proposes three options to curb fuel subsidies

The Finance Ministry has proposed three options to curb fuel subsidies and strengthen the state budget next year. ...