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Accelerated state spending to boost economy: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has assured that accelerated state expenditure realization till the end of 2020 ...

Finance Ministry revises Indonesia's economic growth projection

The Finance Ministry has revised downward the economic growth forecast for 2020 in the range of minus 1.7 to minus 0.6 ...

Need to expedite provision of direct cash assistance: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged that the distribution of all direct cash social assistance to the public be ...

Finance Ministry underscores three focuses to address COVID-19 impacts

Director General of Financing and Risk Management of the Finance Ministry Luky Alfriman drew special attention to the ...

Hope wage subsidy increases people's purchasing power: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo has said he hopes the government's wage subsidy program for low-income workers increases ...

Jokowi launches wage subsidy assistance for 15.7 million workers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) launched monthly wage subsidy assistance of Rp600 thousand to be disbursed for a ...

Government lowers growth forecast for 2020

The Indonesian government has revised the economic growth forecast downward for 2020 to minus 1.1-0.2 percent from ...

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 ...

Plantation Company prioritizing palm oil, sugar for food independence

National Plantation Holding, housing the National Plantation Corporation (PTPN) as its subsidiary, will channel its ...

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Endeavoring for a balance between COVID-19 handling, economy recovery

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opined that handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic must be conducted ...

Acehnese fishermen rescue cat shark washed ashore on beach

Several Indonesian fishermen rescued a cat shark that washed ashore on Pasi Gentheng Beach, Blang Padang Village, ...

Government's strategy for economic recovery to drive domestic demand

Chairman of the Financial Services Authority's (OJK's) Board of Commissioners Wimboh Santoso believes the ...

Number of poor in Indonesia swells to 26.42 million amid pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in the number of poor in Indonesia, with the figure reaching 26.42 million in ...

Director general of tax lists economic impacts of COVID-19

Director General of Tax, Ministry of Finance, Suryo Utomo, on Tuesday listed three major outcomes of the coronavirus ...

Social safety net program should list 3.8 million farmers, fishermen

Some 3.8 million farmers and fishermen should be listed in the social safety net program, according to President Joko ...