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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 ...

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 ...