President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Wednesday (2/5) opened the 42nd Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Convention and Exhibition (Convex) held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). In his opening remarks, the President mentioned a report from Bloomberg regarding electric buses and electric cars in China. “One of the cities (with electric buses and electric cars) is […]
In order to realize the smooth management of upstream oil and gas business activities and to improve the performance accountability and financial management, the Government considers it necessary to restructure the organization as well as the sources and mechanisms of operational financing for the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas). Based […]
Building Indonesia from the peripheries is one of President Joko Jokowi Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kallas Nawa Cita (nine priority programs). Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has built roads and bridges in the border areas and the outer islands in the country. One of those bridges is Wear Arafura Bridge […]
Indonesia supports the revitalization of Wasatiyyat Islam in Islamic World. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made the statement in his remarks at the opening ceremony of High Level Consultation of World Muslim Scholars on Wasatiyyat Islam at Bogor Presidential Palace on Tuesday (1/5). “We believe in Wasatiyyat Islam. We want to show the world that Islam is a […]
Prior to the opening High Level Consultation of World Muslim Scholars on Wasatiyyat Islam, President Joko Jokowi Widodo received a courtesy call from Vice President of oIslamic Republic of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, at Bogor Presidential Palace, Tuesday (1/5). During the meeting, President Jokowi emphasized the importance of promoting Islamic values […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 17 April 2018 signed Government Regulation Number 14 of 2018 on Foreign Ownership of Insurance Companies to implement the provisions of Article 7 paragraph (3) of Law Number 40 of 2014 on Insurance. The Regulation stipulates that Insurance Company shall only be owned by: a. Indonesian citizen and/or Indonesian legal […]
The Indonesian Government expressed its readiness to host a meeting between Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un and the President of the US Donald Trump to discuss peace process on the Korean peninsula. The willingness and readiness of Indonesia were conveyed directly by President Joko Jokowi Widodo after a meeting with South Korean […]
Prior to the High Level Consultation on Wasatiyyat Islam Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar on Monday (30/4) paid a courtesy call to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Speaking to reporter after the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the President and the Grand Sheikh discussed the role of Indonesian Government […]
Indonesia’s economic fundamentals are still in good condition and inflation can be controlled at around 3.5 percent, President Joko Jokowi Widodo said. The President added that the countrys exports are also still in positive condition and balance of trade deficit is also getting better. It means our macro fundamentals are good, said President Jokowi in […]
After nearly 25 years of cooperation, Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) has achieved a number of strategic goals, including 4.4 percent of economic growth in IMT-GT region in 2016 and an increase of total GDP per capita from US$11.508 in 2011 to US$14.557 in 2016. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made the statement during the 11th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand […]
