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Govt to focus spending on food security, ICT next year: minister

Indonesia’s state budget for next year will focus spending on three prioritized sectors — food security, ...

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MSMEs shift to digital transformation amid COVID-19 pandemic

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a halt, with most individuals compelled to remain indoors and ...

Government prepares national economic recovery for 2021

The government, through the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) of the Ministry of Finance, is preparing the National Economic ...

Regional PSBB relaxation to lower mass layoff potential: Bappenas

The potential of mass layoffs over COVID-19 is projected to decline, with some regions relaxing large-scale social ...

COVID-19 will hasten automation: APEC report

The coronavirus pandemic will accelerate the adoption of automation by firms and organizations across the APEC region, ...

Bappenas endorses budget planning to lower impacts of COVID-19

The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) has encouraged local ...

Manpower minister projects over 5.23 million more to become unemployed

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has pegged the number of unemployed people in Indonesia to reach between 2.92 million ...

Open unemployment rate slides to 4.99% in Feb: BPS

Indonesia's open unemployment rate dropped to 4.99 percent in February, 2020 from 5.01 percent a year earlier, ...

Indonesian government to purchase 10,000 tons of rubber from farmers

Indonesia's Public Works and Public Housing Ministry plans to purchase 10,000 tons of rubber from farmers for use ...

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Laid-off workers to benefit from Pre-Employment Card Program

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered massive layoffs globally, including Indonesia, hammering ...

APEC faces output loss of US$2.1 trillion owing to COVID-19

The health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic afflicted over two million people globally, with 40 ...

District head in Maluku to donate salary to COVID-19 fight

Tanimbar Islands district head Petrus Fatlolon has decided to donate his salary to fund the efforts of the district ...

President instructs providing optimal protection for medical workers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered to ensure the provision of best-possible protection to medical workers as ...

Ministry projects COVID-19 to spike unemployment by five million

Unemployment in Indonesia is estimated to increase by five million over the economic pressure caused by the COVID-19 ...

Use of village funds prioritized for COVID-19 efforts: official

The Indonesian Government is prioritizing the use of village funds, allocated from state and regional budgets, for ...