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Presidential Debate

Jokowi`s B100 vision difficult to achieve: Indef

Incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo`s (Jokowi) vision to develop 100 percent blended biodiesel (B100) will be ...

News Focus

Awaiting Jokowi`s insightful responses to questions on toll roads By Rahmad N

The second round of Indonesia`s presidential debate, due to be held on February 17, is a golden opportunity for ...

Toll roads will not significantly reduce logistics costs: economist

Senior economist of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Faisal Basri opined that toll roads ...

Optimism amid gloomy global economic condition by Citro Atmoko/A. Saragih

Optimism is strong that the country`s economic condition would continue to improve. The signs were quite obvious from ...

Rupiah predicted to gain more strength until the end of 2018

An economist predicted that the country`s currency rupiah would still gain more strength until the end of this ...

Black campaigns against palm oil has to be stopped: Indef

An economic observer said the black campaigns against palm oil has to be stopped to prevent it from hurting the ...

News focus - Government needs to ensure enough rice stocks by Andi Abdussalam

The government needs to take anticipatory steps in case of a possible scarcity of rice stocks ahead of the Christmas ...

Task forces deployed to monitor year-end food prices

Supplies of food and other basic necessities usually run short in the run-up to Christmas and New Year, thereby often ...

Indef warns government of year-end inflation threat

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has reminded the government of the need to pay ...

Indef projects Indonesian economy to grow 5.1 percent in Q3

Indonesia`s third-quarter economic growth is projected to fall to 5.1 percent from 5.27 percent a quarter earlier, ...

Parental attention can help overcome malnutrition

Several factors, including the lack of parental attention due to busyness factor, can lead to nutritional deficiency ...

Bold step to end years of deficit in current account balance

The government has taken a drastic step by curbing imports mainly import of consumer goods in a bid to prevent a ...

Market response to announcement of presidential candidates is temporary: Indef

Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Enny Sri Hartati stated that the response ...

Q2 economic growth of 5.27 percent temporary: INDEF

Executive Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Enny Sri Hartati said the ...

Minister predicts 2nd quarter growth at 5.2-5.3 percent

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution has predicted the Indonesian economy will grow 5.2-5.3 ...