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High demand for skilled workers in textile industry: Kartasasmita

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said his ministry is working on developing a competent workforce for ...

Eye on economic recovery, BI holds benchmark rate at 3.5%

During a meeting on Thursday, Bank Indonesia’s board of governors decided to leave the BI Seven-Day Reverse Repo ...

Indonesia remains resolute to realizing SDGs targets amid pandemic

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto reaffirmed the Indonesian government’s commitment to ...

Govt extends micro-scale restrictions till June 28

The Indonesian government has decided to extend micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM) by two more weeks, ...

Ministry clarifies VAT imposition solely on premium basic necessities

The government will solely impose value-added tax (VAT) on premium basic necessities through amendment to Law No. 6 of ...

LPEI continues to support exports by MSMEs through training

Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI), or Indonesia Eximbank, continues to encourage exports by Micro, Small, and ...

Indonesia needs US$247 billion to achieve Paris Agreement's target

The 2018 Second Biennial Update Report highlighted that Indonesia requires US$247.2 billion, or Rp3,461 trillion, to ...

Government should review VAT imposition plan on basic needs: DPR

DPR Vice Chairman Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar sought governmental review on a plan to impose value-added tax on basic ...

MPR deputy chief questions VAT imposition plan on food stuffs

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Vice Chairman Arsul Sani questioned the government's plan to impose ...

Unemployment rate dropped thanks to social protection program

The social protection program (Perlinsos), in the context of national economic recovery, could reduce the open ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 vaccination program draws praise from WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) commended Indonesian President Joko Widodo's commitment to expediting and ...

PEN budget realization reaches 29.9% of Rp699-trillion budget ceiling

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto emphasized that budget realization under the National ...

Sumadi stresses on transportation connectivity to strengthen logistics

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has asked his staff to consistently maintain connectivity of transportation ...

Minister Thohir praises cooperation between Waskita Karya and CCCC

State Enterprises (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir lauded a cooperation agreement signed between Indonesia's state-owned ...

Sharia ecosystem must incorporate digitalization, local wisdom: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has said the development of the sharia ecosystem in Indonesia must be based on the use ...