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State spending grew 15.5 percent as of September 2020

Until September 31, 2020, state expenditure had grown by 15.5 percent (yoy), amounting to Rp1,841.1 trillion, from ...

Health ministry pays Rp7.1-tln claims to hospitals handling COVID-19

The Ministry of Health has paid claims amounting to Rp7.1 trillion to COVID-19 handling hospitals derived from the ...

Indonesia's foreign debts recorded at US$413.4 billion in Aug 2020

Indonesia's foreign debt stood at US$413.4 billion, as of August 2020, comprising $203.0 billion of public sector ...

Government salary subsidies reach 11.9 mln workers

The government has confirmed that it has channeled salary subsidies to 11,850,300 workers, or 97.37 percent of the ...

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Indonesia relying on vaccine procurement to win COVID-19 fight

The Indonesian government has consistently expressed confidence in the potential of COVID-19 vaccines to help it win ...

Government reckons COVID-19 vaccine to be available by Nov 2020

The Indonesian government gauged that supplies of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine will be available by ...

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Omnibus law protests highlight need for dialogue

President Joko Widodo’s goal of getting Indonesia’s first ever omnibus bill passed into law has finally ...

Protests against omnibus law sparked by disinformation: President

President Joko Widodo has said that disinformation and social media hoaxes are to blame for mass demonstrations against ...

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, ...

COVID-19 treatment free at referral hospitals: task force

The Task Force for COVID-19 Response has assured that coronavirus patients treated at referral hospitals are exempt ...

Foreign debt grew at sluggish pace in July 2020: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) highlighted the slow pace of growth of Indonesia's foreign debt in July 2020, by 4.1 percent ...

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 ...

Government disburses Rp5.84 trillion in wage subsidy in two tranches

The Indonesian government has so far distributed Rp5.84 trillion in wage subsidy, in two tranches, to 4.87 million ...

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, ...

Jokowi launches wage subsidy assistance for 15.7 million workers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) launched monthly wage subsidy assistance of Rp600 thousand to be disbursed for a ...