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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 ...

Tourism, creative economy emerge as new strengths for national economy

Tourism and creative economy have become the new strengths for Indonesia's economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, a senior ...

Global economy to rebound amid coronavirus outbreak: Pangestu

The global economic growth is estimated to rebound in 2020 amid the Coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 25 ...

Economic integration may cut world's learning poverty: Pangestu

Economy integration among the poor and lower-to-middle income countries may reduce the world's learning poverty ...

WB reviews mobilization of financial resources following coronavirus

With the novel coronavirus spreading, the World Bank Group is assessing financial and technical resources that can be ...

Expanding middle class can help Indonesia grow faster

Expanding the middle class can help Indonesia grow faster and share prosperity more broadly across the population, ...

Manpower minister awaits decision over Chinese workers

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah is awaiting Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto's steps over the restrictions on ...

Indonesia centers attention on deepening trade cooperation at WEF

Indonesia can step up trade cooperation to the maximal level through closer collaboration with trade partners in the ...

Sigi's sunday market reopened after being destroyed by 2018 earthquake

The residents of Bulubete Village in Dolo Selatan Subdistrict, Sigi District, Central Sulawesi Province, who severely ...

Indonesia to apply rules pertaining to sovereign wealth fund

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) confirmed that Indonesia will soon have in place rules concerning sovereign wealth fund ...

Indonesia's official reserve assets reach USD129.2 billion in December

Indonesia's official reserve assets stood at USD129.2 billion as of end-December 2019, increased from USD126.6 ...

Indonesia's reputation as investment destination must be maintained

Indonesia's reputation as an investment destination, particularly that of the capital market, should be maintained, ...

President targets 14-percent reduction in stunting rate in five years

President Joko Widodo is zeroing in on reducing the prevalence of stunting or chronic hunger in Indonesia by at least ...

WB slashes Indonesia's economic growth forecast for 2019

Global lender World Bank has projected Indonesia's economy to grow by five percent in 2019 or lower than the ...

$5.2 billion losses from forest, land fires: WB

Land and forest fires that affected several parts of Indonesia from June to October 2019 inflicted losses of US$5.2 ...