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WB approves financial support for social assistance program

The World Banks Board of Executive Directors approved a US$200-million (Rp2.6 trillion) financing to support the ...

President chairs meeting to discuss preparations for IMF-WB meeting

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a limited meeting to discuss preparations for the annual meeting of the ...

Government to prepare IMF - World Bank meeting in Bali

Jakarta and Bali will be busy preparing the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank ...

Vietnam, Thailand are Indonesia`s competitors in attracting foreign investment: Kalla

Vietnam and Thailand have become Indonesias competitors in attracting foreign investments into the Southeast Asian ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

President urges to improve ease of doing business ranking

President Joko Widodo has called for bringing about improvement in the countrys Ease of Doing Business, taking it from ...

Indonesia hopes ranking in doing business to be double digit

Indonesia hopes its "Ease of Doing Business" ranking would be in the double digits in 2016. "The countrys target ...

Indonesia`s economy expected to perform better this year

The Indonesian economy is expected to perform better this year than it did last year after the government issued a ...

Indonesia govt has disbursed 95 pct of village funds

In Indonesia, based on data at the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 81,309 villages in 2013, consisting of 72,944 ...

Democracy has universal values

Although democracy does not function the same way in every country, it does have certain universal values, and ...

Indonesia drumming up African support for ICAO council seat

The Indonesian government is lobbying African countries for support in its bid to win a seat at the Council of the ...

Indonesia`s Gini ratio down to 0.408 in 2015: Bappenas

Indonesias income gap ratio, or the Gini ratio, has fallen from 0.413 in 2014 to 0.408 this year, according to an ...

Thousands of workers to stage rally outside parliament building

Thousands of workers will stage a rally outside the parliament building on Tuesday (Dec 8) to demand the revocation of ...

2014 CGAP Photo Contest Now Open for Entries

- The annual CGAP Photo Contest, which aims to highlight stand-out photography from amateurs and professionals around ...

Foreign banks to finance infrastructure projects

Several foreign banks including Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, and World Bank member International Finance ...