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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 ...

Government tightens supervision of social aid distribution

The government has tightened the supervision of social assistance in 2021, both cash and non-cash, to avoid ...

Government to integrate social assistance programs: Monoarfa

The government will integrate several social assistance programs conducted by different ministries and institutions, ...

President holds limited meeting on reforming social protection system

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a limited meeting with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Indonesia Onward ...

Cash assistance must be distributed in full: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked ministries and regional heads to ensure that all cash assistance is received ...

Jokowi confirms stage-wise distribution of 2021 cash assistance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that the community will be able to avail the benefits of the cash assistance ...

President Jokowi launches cash assistance program nationwide for 2021

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conducted the nationwide launch of the cash assistance program for 2021 at the State ...

Govt readies new fraud-proof mechanism for basic food aid distribution

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini spoke of the government having formulated a new-fangled mechanism for ...

Social Affairs Ministry launches social entrepreneurship program

The Social Affairs Ministry has launched the Social Entrepreneurship Program (Prokus) targeting graduated beneficiaries ...