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Bank Indonesia again maintains reference rate at 4.25 pct

Bank Indonesia again decided to maintain its reference rate at 4.25 percent on Thursday in view of economic stability ...

Poverty rate plummeted to 10.12 percent: BPS

The poverty rate in September last year dropped to 10.12 percent, or 26.58 million people, as compared to 27.77 ...

Import restrictions not effective in lowering food prices

The Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) has said that excessive restrictions on imports are ineffective in ...

Agriculture Ministry to evaluate impact of floods

The Agriculture Ministry has evaluated the impact of floods on agricultural production in some regions and will offer ...

Bogor-Bandung double track to cost Rp1.1 trillion

Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said construction of double track railway between Bogor and Bandung via ...

Indonesia`s inflation eases to 0.01 percent in Oct

Indonesias inflation rate in October 2017 eased to 0.01 percent from 0.13 percent a month earlier thanks to ...

Inflation expected to remain under control: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the countrys inflation is expected to remain under control despite factors that ...

Economists sees no decline in people`s buying power

Leading economists Faisal Basri said he saw no a decline in the peoples purchasing power as there is no happening or ...

bi launches food price information center

The central bank of Indonesia, Bank Indonesia (BI), has launched a Strategic Food Price Center website (PIHPS) ...

Indonesian govt taking steps to prevent hoarding of basic necessities

The Indonesian government is making necessary efforts to prevent the hoarding of basic necessities and to control and ...

Fixed ceiling price to help curb inflation: BPS

The plan to impose a fixed ceiling price (HET) for food commodities prone to volatility in rates will help to curb the ...

Indonesian ministry, NU cooperate on agricultural development

The Agriculture Ministry and Indonesias largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have agreed to develop the ...

President asks KPPU to watch competition in food business

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) to keep an eye on ...

Rice production surplus and logistic agency support in C Sulawesi

The Central Sulawesi provincial administration and local farmers are pleased over the success of the governments ...

Fruits of the Past: Revisiting Indonesia’s trade policy

- Indonesia cannot afford to lose its focus on improving its trade policies. Joko Widodo’s administration has ...