#national economy

Collection of national economy news, found 1.602 news.

BI pushes loan growth down to 9-11%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has revised loan growth in 2020 from 10 to 12 percent to 9 to 11 percent, stating that this is a ...

All countries compete to draw foreign investment: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pointed to the competition among countries in the world, including Indonesia, to attract ...

Creative economy instrumental in boosting forex earnings

The Indonesian government believes that development of the creative economy plays a strategic role in contributing to ...

Indonesia's first-quarter economic growth projected at five percent

Mari Elka Pangestu, newly appointed World Bank's managing director of development policy and partnerships, projects ...

BI upbeat about 5.5 percent economic growth despite coronavirus threat

Bank Indonesia (BI) is optimistic that Indonesia will record an economic growth of 5.1-5.5 percent this year despite a ...

Indonesia's BOP for Q4 2019 recorded US$-4.3 billion surplus: BI

Indonesia’s Balance of Payments (BOP) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019 recorded a surplus of US$4.3 billion, ...

Tourism, creative economy emerge as new strengths for national economy

Tourism and creative economy have become the new strengths for Indonesia's economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, a senior ...

Indonesia bans live animal imports from China

The Indonesian government has banned the import of live animals from China following the coronavirus outbreak in the ...

Indonesia records US$0.03 billion trade deficit in December

Executive Director of the BI Communication Department Onny Widjanarko reported that Indonesia's trade balance ...

2019 trade balance deficit reduced sharply to touch $3.2 billion

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that Indonesia's trade balance deficit dropped sharply in 2019, ...

Rupiah's strengthening has yet to impact state budget

Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, stated that the Indonesian Rupiah's appreciation against the US dollar has ...

Indonesia's official reserve assets reach USD129.2 billion in December

Indonesia's official reserve assets stood at USD129.2 billion as of end-December 2019, increased from USD126.6 ...

People's purchasing power must be maintained amid US-Iran conflict

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) believed that people's purchasing power must be ...

Customs increase supervision over imported goods onslaught: Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati urged customs authorities to heighten supervision on the onslaught of illegal ...

Indonesia's economic growth projected at 5.14 percent in 2020

Chief economist of state lender Bank Mandiri Andry Asmoro has estimated the national economy to grow by 5.14 percent in ...