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Early childhood education paramount for human capital development

Access to high-quality early childhood education is deemed vital to the continued progress in the development of human ...

World Bank approves US$300 million for poverty reduction in Indonesia

The World Bank Executive Board of Directors approved a loan of US$300 million to accelerate poverty reduction and ...

Maluku's economy still depends on primary sector: Minister

Minister of National Development Planning / Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Bambang ...

Government continues to reduce poverty: President

The government continues to reduce inequality and poverty across Indonesia, President Joko Widodo stated. "The ...

News Focus - Village funds improve community economic activities

Viewed in terms of productivity, village funds have been able to create massive economic activities and improve the ...

Livestock markets in Egypt suffer recession ahead of Muslim sacrifice festival

The livestock markets in Egypt witnessed a recession ahead of Eid al-Adha, or the Islamic "Festival of ...

Australia, Indonesia keen to create resilient neighborhood: Ambassador

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Gary Quinlan stated that Australia and Indonesia share a vital common interest to ...

Poverty rate plummeted to 10.12 percent: BPS

The poverty rate in September last year dropped to 10.12 percent, or 26.58 million people, as compared to 27.77 ...

Improving welfare of people of Afrak mountain district

Although the Arfak mountain area had separated from the Manokwari District to become self-autonomous in 2012, it ...

Policy reforms are paying-off in Indonesia: World Bank

World Bank Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific, Victoria Kwakwa, said policy reforms are paying-off in ...

Earth Wire -- Some 48.8 million population of Indonesia live in forest

A total of 48.8 million Indonesians live in forest areas, and 10.2 percent of them are classified as residing in poor ...

Drought hits East Nusa Tenggara

A drought has parched parts of East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia and is feared to cause crop failures, slow ...

Pakistan’s Wasil Foundation Wins Islamic Microfinance Challenge

- The Wasil Foundation, a Pakistan-based microfinance institution, won the Islamic Microfinance Challenge, a global ...

Bill and Melinda Gates: Three Myths that Block Progress for the Poor

- Today, Bill and Melinda will share their co-authored 2014 Annual Letter. This year's letter, "Three Myths that Block ...

President Yudhoyono holds closed-door meeting to discuss fuel subsidy

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a closed-door meeting to discuss the results of a study on fuel subsidy ...