#inflation

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Govt urged to anticipate potential global food crisis

The Central Organization for Indonesian Employees (Soksi) urged the government on Wednesday to take prompt steps to ...

Govt taking measures to curb basic necessary price spiral

As basic necessary prices are soaring, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties ...

Free import duty to help offset food commodity prices

As prices are sky-rocketing at home, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties in ...

Inflation to weaken people`s purchasing power

Despite predictions that the country`s economic growth may reach seven percent or over this year, the upward trend in ...

BI monitoring core inflation developments

Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi A Sarwono said the central bank would continuously monitor the ...

Inflation heaviest challenge in 2011: House

The House of Representatives (DPR) reminded the government of the heaviest challenge it was facing in 2011, namely the ...

Economic growth in 2011 may exceed 6.4 pct: BPS

Head of the Central Board of Statistics (BPS) Rusman Heriawan said Indonesia`s economy in 2011 could grow over the ...

6.4 percent growth target too low: VP Boediono

Vice-President Boediono said in his view, the 6.4 percent economic growth target for 2011 was too low considering ...

Govt to increase food production by 5.0 pct

The Agriculture Ministry has set itself the target of increasing food production by 5.0 percent in 2011 as there was a ...

Govt sets 2011 inflation rate at 5.3 pct

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the inflation rate in 2011 was expected to remain around 5.3 percent."We want ...

State budget under great subsidy pressures : President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that the 2011 state budget was still under great subsidy pressures. In his ...

News Focus: Inflation specter looms over RI`s economic horizon

The inflation specter looms over Indonesia`s economic horizon despite the projected sound economic performance for ...

Rates of economy class trains raised 15-75 pct

State railway company PT Kereta Api (PTKA) eventually announced a 15-75 pct hike in the economy class rates as of ...

BI keeps its interest rate at 6.5 percent

Bank Indonesia has decided to keep the BI Rate at 6.5 percent but at the same time also called for close monitoring of ...

Golkar politician slams minister Hatta Rajasa for unrealistic statements

A Golkar Party politician has criticized chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa for creating a "false sense of pride" by ...