#second quarter

Collection of second quarter news, found 104 news.

Govt striving for equitable infrastructure distribution: minister

The government is continuing to strive for the equitable distribution of infrastructure development in remote areas of ...

Govt to designate Job Creation Law's revision as priority legislation

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto confirmed the government will inform the House of ...

Financial technology boosts financial inclusion: Aftech

The presence of financial technology (fintech) companies can encourage the acceleration of financial inclusion in ...

Jakarta among 50 cities globally with best COVID response: Governor

Jakarta is among the 50 cities that have been deemed the best globally in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, with ...

Acting head of Sidoarjo district dies from suspected COVID-19

Acting head of East Java’s Sidoarjo district, Nur Ahmad Syaifudin, 57, passed away on Saturday after being ...

COVID-19 test comes positive for South African expatriate in Batam

Batam's COVID-19 Task Force in Riau Islands Province confirmed on Saturday that an expatriate from South Africa had ...

South Sumatra faces resurgence of new COVID-19 clusters at workplace

South Sumatra is currently striving to tackle the appearance of new clusters of the novel coronavirus disease ...

Measures to accelerate state expenditure through programs hihglighted

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto shed light on measures to expedite state expenditure through ...

Jambi police dispatch food aid for COVID-affected households

Jambi police on Wednesday sent a team of personnel to distribute 48 tons of rice to poor households who have been ...

Jakarta police again hand out 15,000 staple food packages

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police again dispensed 15,000 staple food packages to community members in the metropolitan ...

IHSG opens higher before announcement of BI meeting outcome

The Jakarta Composite Share Price Index (IHSG) opened higher, Wednesday morning, ahead of Bank Indonesia's ...

Rupiah weakens against dollar as exports, imports drop

The Indonesian rupiah fell against the US dollar in the interbank Jakarta market on Tuesday evening on the back of a ...

Indonesia records $9.2-bln balance of payments surplus in Q2

Indonesia recorded a surplus of US$9.2 billion in its balance of payments in the second quarter of 2020 after ...

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As Indonesia battles twin crises, calls resonate for preserving unity

The 75th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day was celebrated across the country on Monday even as the nation ...

Government lowers growth forecast for 2020

The Indonesian government has revised the economic growth forecast downward for 2020 to minus 1.1-0.2 percent from ...