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RI must increase social spending before joining OECD: economist

Indonesia will need to increase its social expenditure before joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...

Cash waqf can boost people's welfare: Indonesian VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said on Monday that the management of cash waqf (endowment) has significant ...

Minister Hartarto forecasts drought, price volatility in S Sumatra

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has projected that drought and commodity price ...

Prabowo sets ambitious 8 percent growth target for Indonesia

President-elect and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has reiterated his belief that Indonesia will script economic ...

Ministry presses for native Papuans' involvement in development

Deputy Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (PDTT) Paiman Raharjo called ...

West Java aims to economically empower 600,000 women

West Java is targeting to boost the economic competitiveness of at least 600 thousand women by 2025 so that they can ...

Ministry targets alms collection reaching Rp100 trillion

The Religious Affairs Ministry has targeted the collection of zakat (alms), infaq, and donation to reach Rp100 ...

Accurate alms distribution helps in eradicating poverty: VP

Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin called for the accurate and timely distribution of alms (zakat), especially for ...

Kazakh screenwriter contributes to China-Kazakhstan friendship through artworks

A report from People's Daily: "Friendship and mutual trust are particularly important in a world that is undergoing ...

VP expects continuity in programs on stunting, development in Papua

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin expressed hope that the programs to handle poverty, stunting, and Papua's ...

1,938km toll roads built in decade using state budget: govt

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the state budget was used to build 1,938 kilometers of toll roads ...

Poverty rate of 9.03% in March lowest in 10 years: Minister Effendy

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has said that the national poverty rate ...

Eradicating human trafficking through bolstering collaboration

With human trafficking cases continually recorded in Indonesia, Mahfud MD, while serving as coordinating politics, law, ...

Ministry initiates PENA Muda to encourage youth entrepreneurship

The Social Affairs Ministry has initiated the Youth Nusantara Economic Heroes (PENA Muda) program to encourage youth ...

Number of poor down by 3.06 mln in last decade: BPS

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported that the number of people categorized as poor in Indonesia has declined by ...