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Active generosity should be reflected in anti-poverty efforts

Over 74 years after it gained independence, Indonesia continues to face the challenge of poverty inflicting several ...

President targets RI standing 40th in WB ease-of-doing business index

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has targeted Indonesia to rank 40th in the World Bank's (WB’s) Ease of Doing ...

WB points to learning poverty afflicting one-third Indonesian children

Over one-third of the children in Indonesia experience learning poverty, or are incapable of reading and comprehending ...

Pertamina earmarks US$2 billion for geothermal energy development

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina will allot US$2 billion (Rp27 trillion) for the development of geothermal ...

Trade Ministry encourages strengthening of logistics system

The Government through the Ministry of Trade is seeking to improve the efficiency of the logistics system in Indonesia ...

Indonesia renews EoDB target to reach 50th ranking

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) renewed the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) target ranking to 50th, Head of the Investment ...

Jokowi's second-term cabinet lineup features less women ministers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President KH Ma’ruf Amin declared the names of ministers in their cabinet ...

Rp4 trillion for Toba infrastructure development to be disbursed

The Indonesian government will disburse Rp4.04 trillion in budget funding to develop infrastructure in support of the ...

Indonesia requires strong institutional reform: World Bank

Urbanization has the potential to be a major driver of prosperity and inclusiveness in Indonesia, but fully realizing ...

Pakistan keen to intensify cooperation in HRD with Indonesia

Pakistan has expressed willingness to bolster its cooperation with Indonesia in the area of human resource development ...

Government adopts WB's ACT recommendation: Minister

Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said the government has adopted the principles of Augment, Connect, Target ...

World Bank approves $150 million geothermal energy loan

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$150 million loan for Indonesia to scale up ...

Strong domestic consumption to back Indonesia's economic growth: ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) affirmed that robust domestic consumption will maintain the growth rate of the ...

Early childhood education paramount for human capital development

Access to high-quality early childhood education is deemed vital to the continued progress in the development of human ...

Minister optimistic of 2019 tax revenue target realization

Strong external pressure from the global economic slowdown failed to dampen Finance Minister Sri Mulyani ...