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Two million children to become poverty-stricken sans social aid

Over two million Indonesian children would be plunged into poverty if the government halted social assistance to poor ...

Jokowi highlights condition to surpass growth forecast in 2021

Indonesia's economic growth can surpass the global 2021 forecast of four to five percent if it were to unify and ...

State spending expands 4.2% in January

Indonesia’s state spending swelled 4.2 percent to Rp145.8 trillion in January this year compared to Rp139.9 ...

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Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

Policy synergy to support national economic recovery: AMRO report

The economy of Indonesia remains resilient amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2020 Annual Consultation ...

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Government upbeat on 2022 economic growth

There are strong indications the nation is currently in a transitional period and moving toward better economic ...

Local governments should run more labor-intensive programs: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the regional governments to have in place more labor-intensive programs to ...

Government invites strategic partners to monitor social aid program

The Indonesian government has invited several parties to come on board as strategic partners for evaluating and ...

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Indonesia hopes for vaccine-driven economic turnaround

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused severe public health problems, but also crippled the economy of ...

Recovery hinges on speed of policy implementation: BI governor

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo opined that the realization of recovery and economic growth will rely on the ...

Education Ministry's 2020 budget realization reaches 91 percent

The realization of budget funding at the Education and Culture Ministry in 2020 reached 91.61 percent of the budget ...

Maintaining fiscal reform, vaccine key to growth: Hartarto

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has outlined three key steps to accelerate ...

103 schools damaged by strong quakes in West Sulawesi

At least 103 school buildings in West Sulawesi have been damaged by the strong earthquakes that jolted the province on ...

Social Affairs Ministry records budget realization of 97.11% in 2020

The realization of budgetary funds at the Social Affairs Ministry reached 97.11 percent of the ceiling of Rp134.17 ...

State spending up 12.2% in 2020: minister

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that state spending grew 12.2 percent (yoy) to Rp2,589.9 ...