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Government positive economic recovery on horizon

The Indonesian government is optimistic the economy will grow positively this year with indications of an improvement ...

Realization of economic recovery budget reaches Rp172.35 trillion

Realization of the national economic recovery budget (PEN), as of May 11, 2021, had reached Rp172.35 trillion, ...

Transportation Ministry to get Rp2.05 trillion additional budget

The Transportation Ministry is projected to get an additional budget allocation of Rp2.05 trillion from the National ...

Govt highlights increased 2021 PEN budget to reach Rp699.43 trillion

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that budget for the National Economic Recovery Program (PEN) had ...

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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, ...

Students pulled out of school, pushed into marriage amid pandemic:

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is forcing students to study online from home, is becoming a trigger for many to ...

Economic recovery program rescued five million people from poverty

The national economic recovery program (PEN), especially social protection in 2020, rescued over five million people ...

Number of poor Indonesians rose by 2.76 million amid pandemic

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 2.76 million to reach 27.55 million of the population in September ...

Maintaining fiscal reform, vaccine key to growth: Hartarto

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

Affordability challenges realization of food resilience in Indonesia

Affordability is one of the challenges in achieving food resilience in Indonesia, considering the higher rate of ...

Minister readies Rp34.23 tln funding for COVID-19 vaccine procurement

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has prepared Rp34.23 trillion in funds comprising Rp5 trillion for this year and ...

Realization of village funds reaches Rp61.28 trillion

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that the realization of village funds reached Rp61.28 trillion, or ...

Government adjusts budget for health sector to Rp72.73 trillion

The government has adjusted the budget for the health sector to Rp72.73 trillion as part of the economic recovery ...

Govt committed to strengthening social protection: President

The government is committed to strengthening social protection and food security, President Joko Widodo stressed while ...

Govt allocates Rp356.5 trillion to support national economic recovery

The Indonesian government has allocated Rp356.5 trillion in the 2021 draft state budget (RAPBN) to support the national ...