After paying a state visit to Papua New Guinea to attend the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo headed to Surabaya to conduct a working visit in East Java Province. The Presidential Aircraft carrying the President, First Lady, and the entourage took off […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo had dinner with the leaders of APEC member countries at Kutubu Convention Center, Port Moresby, Saturday (17/11). All guests wore red or yellow outfit as the dress code of the event. The heads of state / heads of government were welcomed by Prime […]

After holding a bilateral meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Rick Nelson Houenipwela, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Saturday (17/11), headed for APEC Haus to attend the “APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with Leaders” meeting with the theme “Inclusion in the Age of Disruption: Charting a Common Future” with a focus on discussions on trade […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the Leaders Retreat and Working Lunch in the last day of the 2018 APEC Summit at APEC Haus, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday (11/18). During the retreat, President Jokowi conveyed several issues, including infrastructure issues in the region.

Reducing inequality is crucial in the era of globalization as it can trigger negative impacts from globalization, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “If we want to talk about inclusive development, we clearly have to talk about micro, small and medium enterprises (UMKM), which are the backbone of the economy,” the President said during the […]

Inclusive economic development using digital platforms has one of the priorities of the Indonesian Government’s priority since 2014 and the country is predicted to be the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia by 2020, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President made the statement during the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with Leaders […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (17/11) arrived in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to attend the 26th APEC Leaders’ Meeting. The President’s first agenda was a bilateral talk with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Rick Nelson Houenipwela, followed by several other events at APEC Haus, including a joint photo session, the APEC Business Advisory Council […]

On the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, (Saturday (17/11), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo held the first ever bilateral meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela and called for closer relations between the two countries. The President also pushed for cooperation in several sectors, including measures to boost Indonesia’s […]

During the bilateral talk with Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed hope that Indonesia and China can work together to overcome trade deficit between the two countries through various means, including providing ease for Indonesia’s tropical fruit exports to China and for China’s swallow nests import from Indonesia. Indonesia’s primary tropical […]

The Government on Friday (16/11) launched the 16th Economic Policy Package that includes a policy to open designated bank account for export earnings (DHE). Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) will issue a designated bank accounts to put the DHE in and ease the supervision of DHE, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin […]