Indonesian Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong said that during the recent working visit of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo to the European Union (EU) Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the initial phase of IE-CEPA (Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement), known as scoping, was completed. This is an extraordinary surprise,” the Minister told reporters after a limited […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo hopes that the people can transform and change their orientation from being entirely consumers to being consumers who are able to determine their consumption choices. President Jokowi expressed his hope in his directives conveyed by Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong during the commemoration of the 2016 National Consumers Day (Harkonas), on […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the Government respects the deliberation of Tax Amnesty Bill at the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR-RI). However, the President hopes that Tax Amnesty Law can bring concrete benefits for the sake of the country, particularly to augment state revenues. The President also asked his officials to widen tax base […]

Following working visits to four European countries, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (25/4) at the Presidential Office held a limited meeting discussing the results of the visits. In his introductory remarks, the President hopes that there would be follow-ups to the visits and told his ministers to be focused on following up the visits. […]

The European Union and its businesspeople have a trust in Indonesia’s economy, according to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo during a press statement at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, on Saturday (23/4) afternoon, after a 5-day working visit to Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands. “Our economic de-regulation policies have received positive response,” President Jokowi said.

After conducting the blusukan (impromptu visits) to the Port of Rotterdam, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (22/4) afternoon local time, attended the Indonesia – the Netherlands Business Forum held at the Grand Hotel Amrath Kurhaus, in the Hague, the Netherlands. In his keynote speech at the forum, the President said that amidst global economic […]

After holding a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, President Joko Widodo headed to the Port of Rotterdam. At the Port of Rotterdam, President Jokowi was greeted by the Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb, the CEO of Port of Rotterdam Allard Calestein, at around 10 a.m. local time (22/4). After posing for a group photo […]

Beginning his working visit in the Netherlands on Friday (22/4) local time, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo had a bilateral talk with the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Catshuis, the Hague, the official resident of the prime minister. President Jokowi said to his Dutch counterpart that he was pleased he could pay a visit […]

After meeting with three Presidents of the European Union, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a working visit to Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, on Thursday (21/4) met with the King of Belgium, Phillipe, in the Royal Palace. In the event, President Jokowi on behalf of the Government and people of Indonesia conveyed his condolences to the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (21/4), at the office of the President of the European Parliament, Brussels, met the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in Brussels. Schulz told the President that Indonesia is a very important partner for the European Union (EU). He also supported the progress of the discussion on Scoping […]