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Indonesia superpower country of culture: UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has considered Indonesia to be a ...

Trillions of funds to flow into villagers` pockets

The government has since 2015 allocated a total of Rp127.64 trillion in village funds to develop infrastructure and ...

Energy Ministry sets 35 percent revenue growth

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is projecting a growth of 35 percent in state revenue from the ...

Indonesia fights negative campaign against palm oil at WTO

Indonesia is fighting a negative campaign against the palm oil industry through the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

Ghana declares "red alert" on illegal fishing

The Ghanaian government has declared a "red alert" in all forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing methods ...

Government, private sectors encouraged to reduce gender inequality

The government and private sectors are encouraged to reduce gender inequality by implementing policies that ensure ...

Banks urged to cut lending rates to follow benchmark interest rate

Banks especially large ones should cut their lending rates to follow Bank Indonesia, which has slashed its benchmark ...

Indonesian govt targets economic growth at 5.4% in 2018

The government has set an economic growth target at 5.4 percent in the 2018 Draft State Budget (RAPBN) to be achieved ...

Boost competitiveness through digital breakthroughs: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on various parties to help boost competitiveness by bringing about several ...

Economic packages have won int`l trust: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the 15 Economic Policy Packages issued since 2015 have resulted in the ...

Middle class withheld spending in second quarter: BPS

Indonesias household consumption growth in the second quarter of 2017 was hampered by the tendency of the middle class ...

BI remains optimistic about 5.2 percent growth for 2017

Bank Indonesia (BI) remains optimistic that the national economy will grow by 5.2 percent in 2017, despite the ...

President Jokowi shows Sumatra toll road progress through vlog

President Joko Widodo has released a video diary, commonly known as a video blog (vlog), about his visit to the ...

Bank Indonesia reviews US fiscal policy

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo has continued to review a recent slowdown in the US fiscal policy and ...

Indonesia`s foreign debts up 5.5 percent as of May 2017

Indonesias foreign debts rose 5.5 percent to US$333.6 billion year-on-year as of May 2017 following a 11.8 percent ...