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Ratio of home loans to GDP is meager 2.9 percent

State-owned lender Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) President Director Maryono pointed to the dismal ratio of home loans ...

BI to likely lower key rate to stoke economic growth

Bank Indonesia (BI) is projected to lower its key rate at the board of governors' meeting, June 20, with focus on ...

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WTO reform deemed urgent in shadow of escalating trade war

The G20 Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on June 8-9 was just ...

Bank Indonesia emphasises importance of continuing financial reforms

Bank Indonesia has emphasised the importance of continuing financial sector reforms, in order to reduce financial ...

Stock price index strengthens after Eid al-Fitr holidays

The Indonesia Stock Exchange's Composite Stock Price Index on Monday strengthened after the lengthy holidays of Eid ...

Stock trading remained strong during May 22 riot: BEI

The trading of shares on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) remained uninterrupted during the past week, following the ...

APEC to generate additional jobs across Asia-Pacific through tourism

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has endeavored to generate several million additional jobs across the ...

Indonesia's first-quarter current account deficit in 2019 shrinks: BI

Indonesia's current account deficit narrowed to US$7 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, thereby making its ...

Rupiah depreciates to Rp14,455 Tuesday morning over US-China trade war

The exchange rate of the Indonesian rupiah, transacted between banks in Jakarta on Tuesday morning, weakened over ...

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Indonesia's economic growth remains robust

Global economic gains are occurring, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, along with less uncertainty originating in ...

Indonesia's first-quarter economic performance remains positive: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) has stated that the country's economic performance in the first quarter of 2019 remained ...

Imperial Pacific Seizes Opportunity on US Saipan to Create an 'Ocean Miracle'

Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States in the western Pacific, ...

UI team bags Platinum Prize at Asian Students' Venture Forum

A delegation of the University of Indonesia's (UI's) Faculty of Engineering emerged the winner, bagging the ...

Minister unperturbed by US$193.4 million first-quarter trade deficit

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has maintained his composure and remained undeterred by the first-quarter trade ...

Indonesia posts unexpected US$540 million trade surplus in March: BPS

Indonesia booked a US$540 million trade surplus in March 2019 in comparison with 330 million in February, the Central ...