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Rupiah exchange rate to reach Rp13,600 in 2018: INDEF

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has forecast the average rupiah exchange rate next year ...

Indonesia receives US$11.8 billion trust fund from Denmark

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, and Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke ...

Indonesia, Sweden explore cooperation in creative industry

The Indonesian Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf), along with 11 businessmen and representatives of the administrations ...

Investment has grown in line with business confidence: Finance minister

Investment has grown positively in the third quarter owing to business confidence in the countrys economic conditions, ...

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 ...