#poverty rate

Collection of poverty rate news, found 64 news.

Concept on poverty elimination must be changed

The government should now change its poverty eradication concept and focus on improving the welfare of the people, a ...

Indonesia`s economy to continue to grow

Indonesia`s economy will continue to grow despite increasing political activities ahead of the general elections in ...

Indonesian govt builds houses for poor families

The government will build about one million houses for poor families as part of its efforts to further reduce the ...

Indonesia strives for economic growth in equity

To the surprise of many people, poverty problem is now found not only in least-developed countries, but also in ...

Effectiveness of social security spending must be improved

Coordinating minister for economic affairs Hatta Rajasa has called for the improvement of social security spending to ...

Poverty remains high, minister says

Poverty remains high in the country and therefore it needs serious handling, Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al ...

Govt`s poverty reduction target remains despite fuel price hike

The government assured the public here on Wednesday that it would not cut its poverty reduction target despite its ...

Govt prepares programs to improve fishermen`s welfare

Indonesia has the world`s second longest coastlines after Canada, and therefore it is not surprising if around 60 ...

Minister outlines strategies to improve fishermen`s welfare

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has outlined eight strategies to improve the welfare of ...

Peru quick count says Humala leads Fujimori

Left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala was leading right-wing lawmaker Keiko Fujimori in Peru`s presidential election, a ...

RI`s per capita income 600 pct up in 10 years

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said here Friday per capita income in Indonesia has risen 600 ...

Govt projects annual growth of 7 pct until 2014

The government has projected the domestic economy to expand by an average of 7 percent annually in the 2010-2014 ...

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Meeting with president normative, unsubstantive: religious figure

The results of Monday`s meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and inter-faith figures were normative and ...

President to have teleconference on food resilience

President Susilo Bamang Yudhoyono is scheduled to hold a teleconference on food resilience with three provincial ...