Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that to meet the target of economic growth within the range of 5.4%-6.1% in 2018, the Government must also see the development until the first semester this year and the growth of investment. “Mr. President puts an extra emphasis that any scenario needs more investment. So, investment growth has […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo wants that the formulation of fiscal capacity and indicative ceiling of the Draft State Budget (RAPBN) must be with the spirit of optimism and done in a realistic and credible way at the same time. “In line with the improvement of the global economy, Indonesia should raise the target for economic […]

President Joko Widodo(Jokowi) had an amicable gathering with heads of government instutitions at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (14/3). In the meeting, that started at 11.15 a.m. Western Indonesia Time, the President asked inputs to solve a number of problems, including the problem of economic gap. “I will continue to enhance good relations with […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo invited South Korean businessmen to continue to boost  its investment in Indonesia. For the record, South Korea has become the third-largest foreign investor in Indonesia. President Jokowi said that South Korean companies have a major contribution in Indonesia’s basic industries such as in the steel sector, petrochemical sector, the Korean shoe […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo congratulated Indonesia’s badminton Men’s Double Pair Gideon Marcus Fernaldi /Kevin Sanjaya for winning the title at the 2017 All England badminton championship; that keeping Indonesia’s gold tradition alive at the All England. “Indonesia is proud of our Men’s Double Pair Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya for winning the #AllEngland title after beating Chinese pair–Jkw,” the […]

President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Akio Toyoda, accompanied by President Director of PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) Warih Andang Tjahjono, met President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (13/3) morning. On that occasion, Akio Toyoda extended the commitment of Toyota to continue its participation and contribution in developing Indonesia’s […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated 17 Indonesian Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to friendly countries on Monday (13/3), at the State Palace, Jakarta. The inauguration was conducted under Presidential Decree Number 32P and 35P of 2017, dated 10 March 2017, on the Designation of Indonesian Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The inauguration ceremony was begun when Indonesian […]

In order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of government affairs, the Government deems it necessary to dissolve a non-structural agency – the Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Agency (BPLS). On the basis of these considerations,  President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, on 2 March 2017, signed a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 21 of 2017 on […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo called King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday (12/3) at around 08:30 am Western Indonesian Time or 09:30 am Central Indonesian time. “In a telephone conversation, President Jokowi expressed his gratitude to the King Salman and his delegation for the visit to Indonesia,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi […]

  President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that e-KTP (Electronic Identification Card) caseis a big issue. He said that if  the process of making the e-KTP is perfect and accurate, it would have solved many problems.“For example, it can be used for passport as well as driver’s license application, tax, banking, and elections matters without providing […]