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Rice imports aimed at curbing poverty rate: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla defended rice imports from Pakistan and India, saying they are aimed at curbing poverty ...

Poverty rate rose in September 2015

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 780 thousand to 28.51 million in September 2015, from 27.73 ...

Indonesia still needs to import food in 2016

Although it claims to have had a surplus of rice in 2015, Indonesia still imported rice throughout the year and will ...

Five ministers discuss annual inflation

Five ministers of the working cabinet gathered at Bank Indonesias office on Wednesday to discuss the projected ...

Rupiah falls 0.63 percent against dollar in November

The Indonesian rupiah registered a drop of 0.63 percent against the US dollar in November 2015, according to the ...

RI`s imports in November up 3.61 percent

Indonesias imports in November 2015 rose by 3.61 percent to US$11.51 billion from US$11.10 billion a month earlier, ...

RI`s exports record 17 percent drop in November

Indonesias exports in November 2015 fell 17.58 percent to US$11.16 billion compared to US$13.54 billion recorded in ...

Ngurah Rai serves 2,283 aircraft destined for foreign countries

Denpasars Ngurah Rai International Airport in the Indonesian island resort of Bali served 2,283 wide-bodied aircraft ...

2015 inflation may stay below 4 percent: BPS

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has predicted the national inflation rate will stay below the earlier forecast of ...

Tourist arrivals may surpass 10-million target this year

The number of tourist arrivals hit a nine-month high of 869,179 in September 2015, shoring up optimism about achieving ...

Bank Indonesia has yet to lower its benchmark interest rate

Bank Indonesia (BI) has yet to lower its benchmark interest rate (BI rate), even though the inflation rate remains ...

Inflation target of 4 percent may be achieved: BPS

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) believed that it was possible to achieve Bank Indonesias inflation target of 4 ...

Indonesian government concerned over September deflation

The government has expressed concern over the 0.05 percent deflation in September 2015. "On one hand, it is good ...

North Sumatra sees deficit of $119 million in trade with Malaysia

North Sumatra saw a deficit of US$119.673 million in its trade with Malaysia in the year ended July 31, 2015. ...

Tourist arrivals in RI jump 4.76 percent in July

The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in July 2015 rose by 4.76 percent to 814.2 thousand from 777.2 ...