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Cash assistance must be distributed in full: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked ministries and regional heads to ensure that all cash assistance is received ...

Jokowi confirms stage-wise distribution of 2021 cash assistance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that the community will be able to avail the benefits of the cash assistance ...

President Jokowi launches cash assistance program nationwide for 2021

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conducted the nationwide launch of the cash assistance program for 2021 at the State ...

Year Ender 2020

Year ender - Not the time to let guard down on COVID, govt warns

It has been 10 months since the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed Indonesia, disrupting public health, weakening the economy, ...

BPS records 0.15-percent rise in agricultural labor wages in Nov-2020

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the wages for farm workers in November 2020 reached Rp55,848 per day, ...

Economist advocates credit guarantees for business actors in 2021

Economist Chatib Basri has spoken in favor of credit guarantees to businesses in 2021 to support economic growth, which ...

Pandemic handling and economic recovery must be balanced: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo urged the Committee for COVID-19 Handling and Economic Recovery, Task Force for COVID-19 ...

Infrastructure development helping revive economy: minister

Infrastructure development is among the main factors responsible for restoring the positive trend in economic growth, ...

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Indonesian economy shows signs of recovery

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that the Indonesian economy had contracted 3.49 percent year-on-year (yoy) ...

Lowest point of economic crisis passed and recovery begun: KSP

The Indonesian economy had surpassed its lowest point and currently begun showing signs of a recovery, according to the ...

Indonesia's economic growth shows improvement in 3rd quarter: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that economic growth in the third quarter of 2020 would lie around minus ...

Twofold increase in e-commerce transactions clocked in 2020 first half

The number of e-commerce transactions in Indonesia doubled in the first half of 2020 as compared to the figure recorded ...

Manpower Ministry apportions Rp37.7 trillion for wage subsidies

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah confirmed her ministry allocated Rp37.7 trillion as wage subsidy for 15.7 million ...

IHSG ends lower on profit-taking, trade data

The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) ended lower on Thursday as investors chose to book profits following the ...

Investment in housing has big economic impact: minister

Minister of Finance (Menkeu), Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has said any investment into the housing sector has a huge impact ...