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Government continues to reduce poverty rate

The government has reduced Indonesia`s poverty rate and will continue to do so until it brings the rate down to 8 ...

Indonesian fuel oil resilience still raises concern

Fuel oil resilience in Indonesia still raises concern and is left far behind that of other countries in Asia, such as ...

Subsidy may increase state budget by Rp70 trillion

Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said the 2013 State Budget can increase by Rp70 trillion if consumption ...

Greater effort needed to eradicate cataract

Greater efforts are needed to eradicate cataracts, which still haunt the Indonesian people. A cataract can occur ...

CGAP Announces Winner of 2012 Photography Contest

- The winner of the 2012 CGAP Photo Contest is Yavuz Sariyildiz of Turkey. His photo won out over a record number of ...

Power rates to increase quarterly in 2013

The government will impose a quarterly 4-percent automatic power rate hike beginning January next year in an effort to ...

Indonesian govt groups poverty alleviation programmes under four clusters

The Government of Indonesia has implemented various programmes, grouped under four clusters, in its effort to ...

High per capita income no guarantee for prosperity

The relatively high per capita income of US$3,000 is no guarantee for the prosperity of all people as the economic gap ...

Govt needs to evaluate quality of economic growth: Legislator

The government needs to evaluate the country`s economic growth quality, particularly its effect on enhancing and ...

RI`s poverty level falls by 0.53 pct in March

The number of poor people in Indonesia dropped to 29.13 million in March 2012, about 890,000 less than the figures ...

Indonesia's poor decreasing in 2012

As of March 2012, the number of poor people in Indonesia has decreased from 30.02 million people seen last year to ...

RI not to adopt financial inclusion principles from other countries

Indonesia has its own model of financial inclusion and it does not need to adopt the models of other countries, ...

Bali tourism not fully benefiting locals

Tourism development in Bali, Indonesia`s primary tourism province which contributes some 30 percent to the country`s ...

President signs regulation to draw up 2013 work plan

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential regulation that will serve as a reference for ministries, ...

India Joins Ranks of CGAP Members

-     In a clear sign of its increasing influence on the global financial stage, India has today ...