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APEC's growth surpassed expectations, in 2020: Analysis

New economic data from the APEC region shows a softer economic contraction of 1.9 percent in 2020, with continued ...

President identifies gap in development direction

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has observed a gap in the implementation of development programs by the central and ...

LIPI's Papua information center to serve as data repository

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has launched a Papua information center that will function as a warehouse ...

Six armed Papuan separatist terrorist groups actively operate: police

Papua's police has mapped six armed Papuan separatist terrorist groups actively operating in the province's ...

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Addressing inequality in Indonesia's quality education

Indonesia's educational actors celebrated this year's National Education Day on Sunday. They again celebrated ...

BI persistently pushes for transformation of sharia economy

Bank Indonesia (BI) has made unwavering efforts to boost transformation of the sharia economy and finance (EKSyar) as a ...

COVID-19 pandemic raises inequality, hinders poverty alleviation: WB

The general, protracted slowdown in economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic has mired poverty reduction and ...

APEC lays basis for sustainable fiscal management to drive recovery

Finance and central bank deputies from 21 APEC member economies are laying the groundwork for sustainable fiscal ...

APEC accelerates regional response to COVID-19, boost recovery

Senior officials from 21 APEC member economies are convening virtually to speed up regional response to the protracted ...

Investing in digital up-skilling of APEC's workforce critical: report

Hiring of workers with digital skills has grown substantially in the last three years across the APEC region, according ...

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Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

Economic recovery program rescued five million people from poverty

The national economic recovery program (PEN), especially social protection in 2020, rescued over five million people ...

Indonesia's Gini ratio rises to 0.385

Indonesia’s Gini ratio, a statistical measure used for gauging economic inequality in a population, rose slightly ...

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No cinema, no problem: Films to watch from home in 2021

Theaters have remained closed and many movie productions have been suspended indefinitely as part of precautionary ...

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Expanding utilization of waqf assets

Historically, the waqf has served an important role in economic empowerment of the Islamic community. This can be ...