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Pandemic uncovered inequalities, environmental challenges: APEC Report

COVID-19 has brought persistent challenges of widening inequalities and environmental damage, yet to be addressed ...

Economic growth in APEC suffers record decline

Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) slumped by 3.7 percent in the first six months of 2020 ...

Online transport services empowering MSMEs: Coordinating Minister

Online transportation services and their ecosystems have empowered many stakeholders, including their driver partners ...

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Government convinced Job Creation Law will boost public welfare

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) finally signed the Job Creation Bill on November 2, 2020, officially making it Law ...

Job Creation Law unleashes chances for MSMEs' business development

The Job Creation Law will unveil opportunities for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to develop their ...

Open, predictable trade environment key to food security: APEC

Agriculture and food ministers and senior representatives from APEC’s 21 member economies have pressed for ...

Malaysia announces first virtual APEC 2020 Leaders' Meeting

Malaysia, the host of APEC this year, has announced that the 2020 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will take place ...

APEC small businesses need to go digital to survive: Malaysia

APEC member economies must jointly promote and encourage the region’s micro, small, and medium enterprises ...

Registration opens for APEC App Challenge 2020

The annual APEC App Challenge is inviting talented software developers and designers from 21 APEC members to contribute ...

Observer: Job creation law simplifies obtaining of permits for MSMEs

Riau University economic observer Edyanus Herman Halim has said he believes the Job Creation Law would allow micro, ...

Job Creation Law supports economic recovery in Indonesia: World Bank

The Omnibus Law on Job Creation, approved by the House of Representatives, can potentially support Indonesia in its ...

Digital transformation of payments effectual in boosting MSMEs: BI

Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo believes that digitalization of the payment system was effective in ...

LIPI's review shows LPM's financial performance fell during pandemic

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) conducted a quick review and unearthed that the financial performance of ...

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Omnibus law protests highlight need for dialogue

President Joko Widodo’s goal of getting Indonesia’s first ever omnibus bill passed into law has finally ...

President cites three reasons why Indonesia needs job creation law

Indonesia needs to implement the job creation law in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to generate jobs, encourage the ...