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Sri Mulyani expects economic improvement to shore up tax revenue

Minister of Finance (Menkeu), Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said she expects the improvement in economic performance, ...

Some 300 residents employed in Bogor-Sukabumi railway line project

The Transportation Ministry has recruited at least 300 local people to support the Bogor-Sukabumi double-track railway ...

Focusing on distributing social assistance funds: PEN task force

Chairman of the National Economic Recovery and Transformation Task Force (Satgas PEN), Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said the ...

Need to expedite provision of direct cash assistance: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged that the distribution of all direct cash social assistance to the public be ...

Govt to extend aid distribution for low-wage workforce until Q2-2021

The government has planned to extend the disbursement of aid until the second quarter (Q2) of 2021 for formal workers, ...

Govt to cut per capita rice consumption by 2024

The Indonesian Agriculture Ministry has set itself the target of lowering national per capita rice consumption by 7 ...

2021 draft budget falls short on lifting purchasing power: Indef

A senior economist with the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Didin S Damanhuri, has opined ...

Jokowi supports BPK auditing state finance for COVID-19 handling

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is in favor of the audit to be conducted by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in the ...

Indonesia's new cases reach 2,880 on Monday, with total 196,989

Indonesia recorded 2,880 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, thereby bringing the total tally of infections to ...

Govt to ensure social assistance distribution continues next year

President Joko Widodo’s administration is working to ensure that the distribution of social assistance, as part ...

Social Minister ensures adequate rice supply for social assistance

Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara has ensured adequate rice supply for social assistance to 10 million ...

Minister: Economic growth in 2021 will hinge on 4 factors

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Tuesday outlined four factors that could help the Indonesian government ...

COVID-19: President asks businessmen not to give up, stay motivated

President Joko Widodo has appealed to micro and small businessmen in the Special Province of Yogyakarta not to give up ...

WB: Data synchronization critical for Indonesia's social aid program

The Indonesian government needs to carry out data synchronization to accelerate the distribution of social assistance ...

Rupiah weakens prior to end of PSBB transitional period

The Indonesian rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Wednesday prior to the end of ...