#fiscal policy

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Timely budget spending crucial for economic recovery amid COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) delivered a strong rebuke to ministers and leaders of state institutions over the slow ...

Synergy instrumental in boosting budget absorption in health sector

The Ministry of Finance has intensified coordination and synergy with relevant ministries and institutions to spur ...

Rise in benchmark interest rate to drag down growth: Economist

Bank Indonesia raising its benchmark interest rate, which is expected to continue to be aggressive, is predicted to ...

Indonesia`s economy can grow higher: World Bank

World Bank Chief Economist in Indonesia, Frederico Gil Sander, said that the Indonesian economy could grow higher than ...

Ex-WB executive director inaugurated as finance minister`s expert staff

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has inaugurated former World Bank executive director Andin Hadiyanto as her expert staff ...

Indonesia needs capable negotiators to meet trade war: Finance Minister

Finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Indonesia must prepare a clear stance, materials and capable negotiators ...

Indonesia encourages improvement in US-China trade relations

The Indonesian government is encouraging an improvement in relations between the United States and China, especially ...

NGO criticizes privileges enjoyed by Freeport Indonesia

Indonesia For Global Justice (IGJ) has criticized the privileges being enjoyed by the US-based gold and copper mining ...

Government expresses commitment to increase quality of economic growth

The government has expressed its commitment to increasing the quality of economic growth in an attempt to help reduce ...

Indonesia to reduce energy subsidies to 0.3 pct by 2019

The Finance Ministry plans to reduce the budget for energy subsidies in stages to 0.3 percent of the Gross Domestic ...

Indonesia`s Gini ratio down to 0.408 in 2015: Bappenas

Indonesias income gap ratio, or the Gini ratio, has fallen from 0.413 in 2014 to 0.408 this year, according to an ...

Capital expenditures remain low as expected: Finance minister

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said here on Wednesday that low capital expenditure until April was in line with the ...

Indonesia bestowed Islamic development bank`s award

Indonesias Bandung Institute of Technologys Research and Community Service Center (LPPM-ITB) has received the Islamic ...

Accelerated development of smelters may boost economic growth

The accelerated development of smelters and the issuance of mineral export permits may boost the nation's economic ...

BI: Economic growth not affected by fuel price issue

Bank Indonesia`s board of governors predict Indonesia`s economy will still grow relatively high, in spite of the risk ...