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Government prepares national economic recovery for 2021

The government, through the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) of the Ministry of Finance, is preparing the National Economic ...

Sulawesi's Family Hope Program recipients express gratitude to Jokowi

Recipients of the government's Family Hope Program (PKH) in Palopo, South Sulawesi Province, were thankful to ...

Government targets output of 49 products in PRN 2020-2024

Indonesia's National Research Priority (PRN) 2020-2024 targets the output of 49 products to boost national economy ...

Number of poor in Indonesia swells to 26.42 million amid pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in the number of poor in Indonesia, with the figure reaching 26.42 million in ...

East Kalimantan is striving to eliminate child marriages

East Kalimantan has been striving to eliminate underage marriages as the province's child marriage rate is recorded ...

EU signs agreements worth Rp86 billion to help Indonesia on COVID-19

The European Union (EU) has signed three grant agreements worth €5.3 million or Rp86 billion with European and ...

COVID-19 crisis to deepen economic slump in APEC: report

The economic contraction from the coronavirus pandemic in the APEC region is expected to be deeper than previously ...

Govt's intervention to curb increase in poor population: Bappenas

Governmental intervention to disburse social assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic will curb the increase in the poor ...

Bappenas endorses budget planning to lower impacts of COVID-19

The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) has encouraged local ...

Minister forecasts last year`s economic growth to reach 5.15 percent

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has forecast that the Indonesian economic growth in 2018 may reach 5.15 ...

Poor and backward Lebak brisker with economic activities

Economic activities are brisker in the village areas in the backward district of Lebak, Banten, thanks to village ...

News Focus - President continues to increase village budget from year to year by Eliswan Azly

President Joko Widodo will continue to increase the amount of village budget from year to year in a bid to create ...

Finance Minister asks W Papua to improve performance

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani has asked the Governor of West Papua, Dominggus Mandacan, to continue to improve the ...

Indonesia`s unemployment rate falls drastically: Manpower Minister

Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri claimed Indonesia`s unemployment rate fell drastically during the government of ...

Indonesia welcomes agreement to adopt Paris Work Programme

The Indonesian government welcomed the agreement to adopt the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) carried out at the ...