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Employers Association proposes 20 pct increase of minimum wage in 2014

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has proposed a 20 percent increase of provincial minimum wage or UMP in ...

Govt, businessmen agree to maintain growth momentum

The government and businessmen agreed to keep the momentum of growth so that the economy would remain to be above six ...

Fuel subsidy should go to poor people: Minister

Increase in subsidized fuel prices should be accompanied with a step to provide subsidy for poor people who need it, ...

Textile and footwear industries main contributors

Textile and textile product (TPT) industry and footwear industry are major contributors to sustaining the country`s ...

Singapore developers explore investment in Indonesia

Some members of the Real Estate Developers` Association of Singapore (REDAS) are currently exploring investment ...

President asks new finance minister to manage fiscal policy well

Chatib Basri said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked him to manage the fiscal policy. "I was asked to ...

Minimum wage increase not applicable to all industries: Ministry

The Industry Ministry`s Director General for Manufacturing-based Industry, Panggah Susanto, said that the increase of ...

Tthree factors blamed for growth failure

The government has set an economic growth target for 2012 at a range of between 6.3 percent and 6.5 percent but in ...

Weakening of exports slows economic growth: Deputy minister

Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi said that the government failure to achieve its economic growth target at ...

Increase in electric tariff a threat to labor intensive industries

The government plan to raise electric tariff is a threat to labor intensive industries, the Indonesian Association of ...

Year-ender: Govt aims to create 1 mln jobs per year

The issue of jobless people drew the attention of the Indonesian government this year, despite a drop in the country`s ...

Workers reject 15 pct wage increase proposal

Industry Minister MS Hidayat`s idea to raise regional minimum wages by 15 percent for labor-intensive and small ...

Indonesia govt making efforts to overcome drought impact

It is currently estimated that the drought, which has hit nine provinces in Indonesia, will affect at least 127,000 ...

Non-oil/gas manufacturing industries grow 6.8 pct in 2011

Indonesia`s non-oil/gas manufacturing industry grew 6.8 percent last year compared to 5.1 percent a year earlier, ...

Banking sector supports national steel industry development

The banking sector in Indonesia pledges its support to the development of the national steel industry as this industry ...