The Indonesian Government has established National Agrarian Reform Team that has responsibilities to set up Agrarian Reform policies and plans, coordinate and resolve obstacles in the implementation of Agrarian Reform, and monitor and report on the implementation of the Reform. Presidential Regulation Number 86 of 2018 on Agrarian Reform, signed by President Joko Widodo on […]

Local governments in Central Sulawesi, including regency/municipality governments and provincial government, have resumed their operation after a major earthquake and tsunami hit the region, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “However, the operation has not fully restored since many families (of the Government officials) are also the victims (of the disasters),” the President told the […]

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad are scheduled to visit quake-hit Palu in Central Sulawesi province, between 12, 13 or 14 October 2018 on sidelines of their schedule to attend the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group. “Their visit is to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, received a courtesy call from Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Tuesday (9/10). After the meeting, Minister Retno Marsudi said that the visit was an introductory visit made […]

Although Indonesia hosts the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Bank Group, in Bali, from October 8 to October 14, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani stressed that Indonesia will not take advantage from this forum to receive loans from the IMF. The Minister also noted that the IMF will only […]

Women entrepreneurs tend to be more persistent, more tenacious, and more meticulous than their male counterpart, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Persistence, tenacity, and meticulousness are prerequisites for becoming successful entrepreneurs,” President Jokowi said during the opening of the 28th National Working Meeting of the Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs Association (Rakernas IWAPI), at Grand Inna […]

Indonesia lacks entrepreneurs, who are very important factors in creating jobs, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President cited the example that in the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Index, Indonesia’s entrepreneurship ranked 90th from 137 countries, 16th out of 24 Asian countries, and 87th from 137 countries in terms of innovations and copyrights.

Village Fund that the Government has disbursed in the past four years is not only for infrastructure development, but is also for human resources development, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “In the past three years, we have focused on building infrastructures, but in the future it is also important for us to develop human […]

“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Bank Group (WBG) Annual Meeting to be held in Bali, October 8-14, will be attended by around 15,000 participants from various countries. This event will bring huge impact for our country. This is our opportunity to present good image of Indonesia as a host,” said President Jokowi to […]

Until Sunday (7/10), the numbers of participants for the IMF-World Bank Group (IMF-WBG) Annual Meetings in Bali have exceeded target set by the National Committee of 2018 IMF-WBG Annual Meetings. Luhut ensured that Indonesia is prepared to host 2018 IMF-WBG Annual Meetings that is participated by 189 countries.