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Realization of national economic recovery budget reaches 45.8%

The realization of the national economic recovery budget reached Rp318.5 trillion, or 45.8 percent, of the total ...

Indrawati seeks adaptive, responsive approach to overcome pandemic

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati laid emphasis on the need for all levels of the Finance Ministry to be adaptive, ...

Government disburses Rp304.6 trillion for handling COVID-19

The government has disbursed Rp304.6 trillion of its Rp695.2-trillion budget for COVID-19 handling and the economic ...

APEC finance ministers to advance COVID-19 response, recovery

Finance Ministers from 21 APEC member economies have pledged to continue to use all available policy tools to support ...

Government spending becomes backbone of Indonesian economy: official

Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara stressed that government spending in the state budgets (APBN) and regional ...

Prioritize efforts to thwart spread of COVID-19: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called to give top priority to endeavors to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, ...

Statement on one-year anniversary of Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Please find the statement below from Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator leadership regarding the one-year ...

Ensure social safety net is effective and on target: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on his staff to ensure that programs under the social protection net scheme ...

Government anticipates improved economic growth in 3rd quarter

The Committee for COVID-19 Handling and Economic Recovery expects the Indonesian economy to grow at a faster pace in ...

Govt to release funds for incentives to paramedics soon

The National Committee for COVID-19 Handling and Economic Recovery (PC-PEN) has assured that the government will ...

APEC pushes for deeper cross-border health cooperation, integration

Health officials from APEC member economies are stepping up regional cooperation to strengthen health capacity and ...

ADB to mobilize funding for 'green' recovery in Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a host of financial supports and solutions through the operation of ...

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 ...

2021 fiscal policy will prioritize public welfare: Sri Mulyani

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has assured that the government's fiscal policy for 2021 will be directed ...

Indonesia's poverty rate to touch 11.5 percent amid COVID-19: VP

Indonesia's poverty rate would likely rise to 11.5 percent by 2020-end in the event of no significant flattening of ...