The Government ensures there will be no hike in basic electricity tariffs until the end of 2019, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan has said, The statement was delivered in a press conference on the 4-Year Report on President Joko Jokowi Widodo-Vice President Jusuf Kalla Administration on Wednesday (24/10).
The Indonesian Government continues to develop tourism sector in order to promote competitiveness and to make it as the main source of foreign exchange, according to Indonesian Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya The Government also continues to improve the development of national tourism infrastructure and accessibility that spread from all over Indonesia. Compared to the […]
Indonesian Minister of Health Nila F. Moeloek said, since 2015 until now the maternal and newborn mortality rate continue to show a downward trend. This is the result of the JKN (National Health Insurance) program which covers childbirth by health workers, which is now evenly distributed, the Minister said in the 4-Year Report on President […]
The Indonesian Government has been accelerating infrastructure development since 2015, but there is still room for improvement since the Government aims to join the top 40 in global competitiveness index, according to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono. “In fact, our competitiveness has only raised 2 levels, from 47 to 45. We […]
Urban village fund aims to benefit the people and will be allocated for local infrastructure, including repairing roads and sewers, according to President Joko Jokowi Widodo. “It shows Government’s commitment to the communities and the people,” President Jokowi said in his remarks when delivering land certificates at Ahmad Yani Football Field, South Jakarta, Tuesday (23/10).
In 2015, fisheries sectors GDP increased by 7.35% and 7.89%, and it continues to rise by 5.95 percent in 2017. This achievement is stimulated by the Governments decision to implement the eradication of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing or illegal fishing activities that are not reported to authorized institutions or have not been regulated […]
Indonesias foreign debt remains at a safe level, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. According to her, the Government controls the debt by keeping the debt ratio within a safe limit in the range of 30% of the GDP. The debt has been used for productive sectors to support the development of infrastructure, […]
The realization of Indonesia’s export value in recent years continues to show growth, according to Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita. The Minister added that realization of Indonesia’s export value in 2016 reached US$145.1 billion, while in 2017 it was recorded at US$168.7 billion.
The Jokowi-JK leadership has managed to balance supply and demand sides, according to Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution.
Although currently Indonesias nation brand is not as strong as the neighboring countries, the Government is quite optimistic that Indonesia will be able to increase its branding, particularly through culinary. The popularity of Indonesian food was once recognized by CNN when they released the Worlds 50 Best Foods list, which include rendang as one of […]
