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Social protection programs formulated to lower poverty rate: Minister

The government's social protection programs are designed to reduce the poverty rate, currently above 10 percent, on ...

PC-PEN program protecting vulnerable groups: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said the government's COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery ...

Number of poor dip to 27.54 mln in March: BPS

The number of Indonesians living in poverty fell by 0.01 million to reach 27.54 million in March, 2021 from 27.55 ...

Unemployment rate dropped thanks to social protection program

The social protection program (Perlinsos), in the context of national economic recovery, could reduce the open ...

Three Indonesian provinces to receive grants from US MCC

Three Indonesian provinces will receive Rp4 trillion in grants from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to ...

COVID-19 pandemic raises inequality, hinders poverty alleviation: WB

The general, protracted slowdown in economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic has mired poverty reduction and ...

Indonesia must mainstream technology, innovation to drive development

Technology and innovation must become the mainstay of the economy if national development has to be achieved, Minister ...

Aceh Besar targets 10-11 percent poverty rate reduction by 2022

Aceh Besar Regent Mawardi Ali outlined a target to lower the poverty rate by 10-11 percent by 2022. "We can ...

Pandemic has bumped up Indonesia's unemployment rate: minister

The unemployment rate has risen significantly in Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziah ...

VP believes Indonesia can reclaim status as upper middle-income nation

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin is optimistic that Indonesia would be able to revert to being an upper middle-income ...

Two million children to become poverty-stricken sans social aid

Over two million Indonesian children would be plunged into poverty if the government halted social assistance to poor ...

Central Sumba food estate coverage to reach 10,000 hectares: Jokowi

A food estate project in Central Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), will be expanded to reach 10 thousand ...

Jokowi inspects Central Sumba food estate during day-long work visit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected a food estate in Central Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara ...

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Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

Students pulled out of school, pushed into marriage amid pandemic:

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is forcing students to study online from home, is becoming a trigger for many to ...