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Indonesia’s poverty rate falls to 20-year low in March 2025

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the poverty rate in March 2025 stood at 8.47 percent, or 23.85 million people, ...

March 2025 sees drop in extreme poverty: BPS

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded that the number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia has declined to ...

Window-shopping behavior needs further study: BPS

The phenomenon of window-shoppers, colloquially known as rojali (groups of non-purchasing mall visitors), needs to be ...

Vice President calls for prudent use of wage aid funds

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has asked beneficiaries of the Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU) program to use the ...

Indonesian VP warns against using wage subsidy aid for online gambling

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has warned the public not to misuse funds from the Wage Subsidy ...

Indonesia disburses $421 million in wage aid to workers

The Indonesian government has disbursed Rp6.88 trillion (over US$421 million) in Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU) to 11.4 ...

Basic food aid: Rp20.26 trln in cash given to 18.2 mln families

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati informed that Rp20.26 trillion (US$1.2 billion) in basic food aid has been ...

Wage subsidy assistance sustains workers' purchasing power: Ministry

The Ministry of Manpower ensured that the wage subsidy assistance (BSU) disbursement continues to run to maintain ...

Indonesian VP monitors wage subsidy distribution in Tangerang

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka visited a post office in Tangerang City, Banten, on Wednesday to ...

Government urged to boost business loans to support SMEs: DPR Chair

Chair of Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR), Mukhamad Misbakhun, has called on the government to ...

RI Govt says Toyota, Suzuki, Daihatsu promise no layoffs, price hikes

The Indonesian government has secured a commitment from three major Japanese automotive manufacturers — Toyota, ...

Rice fraud crackdown aims to protect economy: Sulaiman

The government remains committed to combating rice fraud to help sustain national economic growth and strengthen ...

Indonesia's FM says food security must remain ASEAN Plus Three focus

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized that food security should continue to be the focus of ASEAN Plus ...

Indrawati forecasts 5 percent national economic growth in 2025

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Tuesday projected that Indonesia’s economy will record around 5 percent ...

Indonesia needs $465 bln in new investments for 2026 growth: minister

Indonesia will need at least Rp7,500 trillion (approximately US$465 billion) in new investments to sustain strong ...