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Indrawati forecasts COVID-19 pandemic to dampen economic growth

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has projected a slowdown in Indonesia's economic growth to 2.3 percent, and ...

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Indonesian Government insists lockdown not an option yet

The question of imposing a nationwide lockdown in Indonesia is continuing to spark debate even as the authorities are ...

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Economic stimulus, social safety get priority as slowdown looms

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, declared by the WHO as a pandemic, has wreaked havoc on the global economy ...

COVID-19 fallout: Indonesia increases budget spending by $24.8 billion

Indonesia has decided to increase the state budgetary spending for 2020 by Rp405.1 trillion (US$24.8 billion) to deal ...

MPR seeks government's attention for groups prone to COVID-19

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Bambang Soesatyo has called on the government to focus on the basic ...

450-VA customers exempted from electricity tariff for three months

The government will not charge electricity tariff from 450-volt-ampere (VA) household customers in April, May, and June ...

Indonesia set to bolster collaboration with G20 against COVID-19

Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto believes Indonesia is ready to face the humongous challenges posed by the outbreak of ...

Rupiah strengthens as Chinese economy starts to recover

The Indonesian rupiah strengthened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Tuesday morning, as the ...

Indonesian Govt extends working from home period

The Indonesian Government has decided to extend its work-from-home guidance till April 21, 2020 to curb transmission of ...

Government to offer economic stimulus to MSMEs affected by COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s decision to offer economic stimulus to micro small and ...

Jokowi instructs ministries to apply social safety net program

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed relevant ministries and institutions to implement a social safety net ...

Govt considers offering additional stimulus to bolster tourism sector

The Indonesian Government would consider offering additional stimulus for the tourism sector that has apparently borne ...

Government readies social assistance for informal workers

The government has come up with a scheme to offer social assistance to informal workers impacted by the coronavirus ...

Rupiah strengthens on back of historic US$2 trillion stimulus package

The Indonesian rupiah strengthened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Thursday morning on the ...

IMF projects negative global economic growth this year

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at a virtual meeting with G20 members, forecast that ...