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Economist pushes three agendas in COVID-19 related expenditures

Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) senior economist Fadhil Hasan pushed three agendas in ...

Jan-July 2020 state budget deficit totaled 2.01 percent of GDP

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati noted that the 2020 State Budget (APBN) deficit during the period from January ...

State spending grew by 1.3 percent until July 2020: Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that until July 2020, state spending grew by 1.3 percent year-on-year ...

Govt accelerates absorption of budget to boost economy

The Indonesian government is making efforts to accelerate the absorption of the budget prepared by it, including the ...

Digital transformation can help cut govt spend: Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Finance, Suahasil Nazara, has said digital transformation can lead to cuts in government spending, ...

Indonesian economy in better shape than other countries: minister

Despite contracting 5.32 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the second quarter of 2020, the Indonesian economy is still in a ...

KKP encourages speedier budget absorption to support economic recovery

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has encouraged to expedite budget absorption to facilitate the ...

BPJS Kesehatan warns hospitals over not charging for rapid tests

The Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) warned its partnering hospitals to not charge the ...

BPJS Kesehatan to cover hospitalization costs of COVID-19 patients

The hospitalization fees of COVID-19 patients in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Province would be covered by the Health ...

President cautions of food crop sub-sector contracting in Q1 2020

President Joko Widodo expressed concern over the contraction in several sub-sectors, including food crops, thereby ...

Improved macroeconomic will have positive impact on stocks: Study

Investment management company, Eastspring Investment Indonesia, believes the improved macroeconomic conditions in 2020 ...

President stresses on reform in insurance industry, pension fund

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) laid weightage on the need to reform non-banking financial institutions, including the ...

Almost 35 percent informal sector workers have no health insurance

Almost 35 percent of the 1,800 household heads employed in the informal sector in Indonesia's six provinces have no ...

Indonesia's economy estimated to grow five percent in 2019: economist

Chief economist of state lender Bank Mandiri Andry Asmoro has projected the national economy to grow five percent ...

Ministry of Finance insures 1,360 buildings worth Rp10.8 trillion

The Ministry of Finance insured 1,360 buildings, with asset value of Rp10.8 trillion, in 2019, by a consortium called ...