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East Java optimistic of eradicating extreme poverty in 5 districts: VP

The East Java provincial government is optimistic that it will be able to bring down the rate of extreme poverty in ...

VP chairs meeting to reduce extreme poverty in East Java

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin chaired a coordination meeting with the East Java regional government to discuss efforts ...

Govt proposes incentives for regions eliminating extreme poverty

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has proposed incentives for local governments that manage to eliminate extreme ...

Govt addresses extreme poverty by disbursing more cash social aid

Vice President Ma'uf Amin stated in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday that the government had disbursed additional ...

VP chairs meeting to address extreme poverty in West Java

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin chaired a working meeting to address extreme poverty in the five districts of Cianjur, ...

VP urges BPS to generate qualified statistical data

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, in a statement here on Monday, urged Statistics Indonesia (BPS) to generate qualified ...

Extreme poverty reduction in 2021 to be toughest challenge: VP

The target to reduce extreme poverty by 20 percent in 2021 in seven provinces would be the toughest challenge for the ...

President leading rapid handling of COVID-19 pandemic: Hartarto

Chairman of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, has said that the rapid handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is being ...

VP seeks consolidation of data on pandemic-induced extreme poverty

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged ministers, heads of institutions, and regional heads to consolidate data on ...

Manpower Ministry outlines strategy for reducing poverty

Reducing the financial burden on the unprivileged community and boosting people’s income have become a part of ...

BPPT supports emerging tech start-ups, social entrepreneurs

The Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), through the Institute of Technology Incubators (BIT), ...

wage subsidy recipients use aid for daily needs during pandemic: govt

Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara expects beneficiaries of the wage subsidy program (BSU) to utilize the ...

Indonesia trying hard to reduce poverty : Vice President

The Indonesian government has been trying hard to tackle poverty through provision of social assistance, education, ...

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 ...

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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, ...