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Government should make greater efforts to reduce poverty rate: BPS

The government will need to put in greater efforts to lower the poverty rate in Indonesia to less than 10 percent, ...

Government expresses commitment to increase quality of economic growth

The government has expressed its commitment to increasing the quality of economic growth in an attempt to help reduce ...

WB approves financial support for social assistance program

The World Banks Board of Executive Directors approved a US$200-million (Rp2.6 trillion) financing to support the ...

Presiden Jokowi wants to prune routine spending in state budget

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Tuesday opened a plenary session of his cabinet on draft budget for 2018, asking for ...

E-commerce crucial to reducing poverty: Riady

Founder of Lippo Group Mochtar Riady has opined that the system of electronic commerce, or e-commerce, plays an ...

President asks W Nusa Tenggara to maintain economic growth momentum

President Joko Widodo has asked the West Nusa Tenggara provincial government to maintain high economic growth momentum ...

Military actively participating in food sufficiency program

The Joko Widodo administration is committed to achieving food sufficiency, as the government aspires to transform the ...

Indonesia wants World Bank to help overcome poverty

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has asked the World Bank to give Indonesia advice on a more effective ...

Yearender - Indonesia on track to revitalize industrial sector

The government will continue to focus on restoring and revitalizing the industrial sector because of its vital role as ...

No decision over joining tpp: Minister

Indonesia has yet to reach a decision over joining the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Coordinating Minister ...

Indonesia proposes ASEAN Pacific Alliance alternative to TPP

Indonesia has proposed a new cooperation forum of ASEAN-Pacific Alliance as an alternative to Trans-Pacific ...

Indonesian minister hands over compensation to ex-East Timor families

The Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa handed over the compensation amount to 24 families ...

Expansion of bank services can enhance financial literacy: President

President Joko Widodo said expanding bank services in the countrys remote areas would enhance peoples financial ...

Banten police arrest 70 foreign workers

The Banten Police have arrested some 70 Chinese working for a cement production firm PT Conch in Cilegon, Banten. ...

Indonesian labors object to massive inflow of foreign workers

The Indonesian Labor Confederation (KSPI) has strongly objected to the massive inflow of foreign workers, terming it ...