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Indonesia prioritizes accelerating digital transformation in ICT field

Accelerating digital transformation is among the priority programs in the information and communication technology ...

President upbeat about 2021 economic growth target being achieved

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that the economic growth target of 4.5-5.5 percent ...

Bappenas prepares scenarios for achieving net-zero emissions target

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has prepared several scenarios for achieving net-zero greenhouse ...

BI lowers economic growth forecast to 4.1-5.1%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has revised its national economic growth forecast for 2021 downward to 4.1-5.1 percent from 4.3-5.3 ...

BI readies Rp152 trillion in currency for Ramadhan, Eid al-Fitr

Bank Indonesia (BI) has readied currency amounting to Rp152.14 trillion to cater to the public’s needs during the ...

Moeldoko reveals plan of action on corruption

Chief of Presidential Staff, Moeldoko, has explained 12 points of action that will be carried out by the National ...

BI committed to endeavors to expedite economic, financial digitization

Bank Indonesia (BI) asserted its commitment to supporting the acceleration of digitalization of Indonesia's economy ...

Government should re-contemplate halting cash aid for poor: lawmaker

Deputy House Speaker Azis Syamsuddin has appealed to the Social Affairs Ministry to reevaluate stopping cash social ...

Government to disburse social aid to 17 million beneficiary families

The Social Affairs Ministry has set a target to hand out social assistance to 17,496,185 beneficiary families (KPM) ...

President stresses no rice imports have entered Indonesia so far

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has assured farmers that Indonesia will not import rice, at least until June, ...

No rice imports if stocks suffice: KSP

The government will not import rice if the supply is sufficient, and the farmers have entered the rice harvest season, ...

State spending increased 1.2 percent as of February 2021: Mulyani

Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati highlighted a growth of 1.2 percent year-on-year (yoy) in state ...

1,800 Social Affairs Ministry civil servants get COVID-19 vaccination

A total of 1,800 civil servants (ASN) at the Social Affairs Ministry were administered the COVID-19 vaccination in a ...

PT Pos Indonesia disburses social cash transfer of Rp34.7 trillion

Postal service company PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) distributed Rp34.7 trillion (US$2.41 billion) of Social Cash Transfer ...

Central Java governor asks government to reconsider rice imports

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has asked the central government to reconsider its plan to import 1 million tons ...