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Gloomy condition feared to continue through 2015: Kadin

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has predicted slowdown would continue to hit the countrys ...

Finance minister optimistic 5.8 percent growth achievable

Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said the country can achieve the 5.8 percent growth target set in the 2015 ...

Bank Indonesia increases BI rate to offset fuel price hike

Reacting to the subsidized fuel price hike, Bank Indonesia decided Tuesday to increase the BI Rate by 25 bps to 7.75 ...

Jokowi leads cabinet meeting, focuses on infrastructure development

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo chaired an extended cabinet meeting on Monday, where he focused the ...

BI predicts 2014 economic growth to reach 5.1 percent

Bank Indonesia predicts the country economic growth in 2014 will reach 5.1 percent which is the low ceiling of growth ...

Jakarta to implement e-money system for transactions in several sectors

The Jakarta government is planning to implement an e-money system to ease transactions in several sectors, Acting ...

Finance minister ready to maintain fiscal and economic resilience

Finance Minister Bambang Soemantri Brojonegoro has pledged to maintain the countrys national economic and fiscal ...

Roaring Lion Africa next global market frontier

Africas image of being ravaged by famine, civil war, malnutrition, and disease has changed to one of deliberate ...

Red-White Coalition to fight if Jokowi recruits Sri Mulyani

A Golkar Party member has said the Red-White coalition (KMP) will strongly oppose if Joko Widodo recruits former ...

Japan's Imperial Hotel Looks East with Its First Singapore Sales Office Opening October 1

-Tokyo's legendary, 124 year-old Imperial Hotel, Ltd. has announced the opening of its first full-service Southeast ...

Indonesian banks called to remain prudent

Indonesian Finance Minister Chatib Basri called on banks in the country to remain prudent as part of efforts to ...

Jakarta index higher, rupiah gains

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed 57.68 points higher on Wednesday to follow regional trend. The index ...

BI not worried by inflation triggered by BBM price hike

Bank Indonesia said it is not worried by inflation triggered by plan to raise the prices of subsidized oil fuel (BBM) ...

BI expects govt to raise fuel prices before Fed rate hike

Bank Indonesia (BI) expects the next government will increase prices of subsidized fuels before the Federal Reserve ...

WHO asks for more health workers to fight ebola as death toll grows

The number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is growing faster than authorities can manage them, the World Health ...