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Indonesian fianance minister highlights persistent threat of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a threat and is causal to uncertainty worldwide, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati ...

PEN realization reaches Rp182.39 trillion

  The realization of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) budget reached Rp182.39 trillion, or 26.1 percent of ...

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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, ...

PEN, vaccination programs, incentives key for sustaining recovery

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has detailed three aspects that are key for maintaining ...

Indonesia's foreign debt swells 4% to $422.6 bln in Feb

Indonesia’s foreign debt reached US$422.6 billion in February, an increase of 4 percent year-on-year (yoy), Bank ...

Missing valid data on migrant workers hinders protection management

The non-existence of valid single data on migrant workers has hindered the management of protection of Indonesian crew ...

Global recovery must be balanced across nations: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stressed that global recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which ...

Govt moves to offer LPG under direct subsidy

The Indonesian government is seeking to revise the 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder and kerosene ...

Indonesia among top ten countries in vaccination coverage: Indrawati

Indonesia has so far administered 12-13 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which puts it in the top ten countries ...

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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

1,121 Social Affairs Ministry staff get COVID shot

The Social Affairs Ministry administered COVID-19 vaccines to 1,121 civil servants and non-civil service staff, in ...

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 ...

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Indonesia ropes in military, police to boost vaccinations

The Joko Widodo Administration has set a very ambitious target of completing the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination ...

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 ...