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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 ...

Rupiah appreciates over positive sentiment toward risk assets

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

Pre-employment cards disbursed to cushion economy from COVID-19 impact

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto rolled out the Pre-Employment Card Program, Friday, aligning ...

BI lowers economic growth projection for 2020 to 4.2-4.6 percent

Indonesia’s central bank trimmed its economic growth forecast for 2020 to 4.2-4.6 percent, from the earlier ...

Working visit budgets channeled to assist Indonesians in need

A top Indonesian minister spoke of the working visit budget encompassing domestic and overseas trips being diverted to ...

Third stimulus package to focus on health sector, says minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has hinted that the third round of stimulus measures will focus on the health ...

Vice Minister apprises foreign embassies of efforts to check COVID-19

Vice Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar highlighted the directives issued by President Joko Widodo on COVID-19, ...

Budget deficit of 2.5 percent of GDP relevant to times

The policy to widen the budget deficit to 2.5 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP) is relevant to the ...

Trade Minister ensures adequate food stocks thru August

Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto assured that food stocks are adequate through August 2020, as rice stocks have reached ...

Govt sets aside Rp160 tln budget stimulus to tackle COVID-19 fallout

The Indonesian government has apportioned Rp160 trillion in budget funding to mitigate the impact of coronavirus ...

Rupiah weakens on decline of risk assets

The rupiah fell against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Wednesday evening following the weakening of ...

BI upbeat on Indonesia clocking 5.2-pct economic growth despite corona

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo expressed optimism of this year’s national economic growth touching ...

Minister forecasts budget deficit to reach 2.2-2.5 percent of GDP

Indonesia's state budget deficit is expected to reach a range of 2.2 to 2.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product ...