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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 ...

Government reviewing incentive tourism's efficacy, timing over corona

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati affirmed that the government was assessing the efficiency and timing of ...

Ministry to continually monitor COVID-19 impacts on Indonesian economy

The Finance Ministry has constantly monitored the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Indonesia's economy, as the ...

Positive sentiment in financial markets drives rupiah to surge

The rupiah exchange rate traded among banks in Jakarta, Tuesday, 10:22 a.m. local time, strengthened by 45 points (0.32 ...

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Indonesia to tap domestic market, investment to tackle COVID-19 impact

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak hitting China, the world’s second-largest economy, since January-end 2020 has ...

Government undecided over revising 2020 growth forecast of 5.3 percent

The Indonesian government is yet to take a decision on revising its economic growth forecast of 5.3 percent for this ...

Indonesia's first-quarter economic growth projected at five percent

Mari Elka Pangestu, newly appointed World Bank's managing director of development policy and partnerships, projects ...

China injects US$174 bln into markets, Rupiah strengthens

Indonesia’s rupiah closed higher by 27 points or 0.19 percent at Rp13.715 against the United States (U.S.) ...

BI's policy remains accommodative to boost economic growth: Governor

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo affirmed that the central bank's policy will remain accommodative to ...

Global economic risks cast shadow over medium-term development plan

The National Development Planning Ministry/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) predicted that global ...