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Integrated teams to combat stunting, enhance human resources quality

The Joko Widodo administration has outlined a reduction in the stunting and poverty rates as among the key targets for ...

Govt gives incentive to tourism sector through flight fare discounts

One of the incentives provided to the tourism sector to overcome the impact of the coronavirus, was discounts on ...

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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 ...

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Adapt together or be eliminated: land subsidence in North Jakarta

The soil along the alley of Blok Empang at Muara Angke, a coastal area in North Jakarta, appears far from normal, its ...

All countries compete to draw foreign investment: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pointed to the competition among countries in the world, including Indonesia, to attract ...

Government stresses on curbing stunting to improve work force quality

The government has given due emphasis to efforts to reduce stunting in Indonesia under its program to boost the quality ...

Finance minister urges European companies to avail tax holiday

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati here, Monday, urged European companies operating in Indonesia to utilize tax ...

Indonesia's economic growth may slow down after coronavirus

The novel coronavirus outbreak has become a new challenge for the world's economy and Indonesia is predicted to ...

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 ...