Eventhough deregulation and debureaucratization packages through First Phase Policy Package on 9 September and Second Phase Policy Package on 29 September have been launched, President Joko‘Jokowi’ Widodo ensured that his administration would continue the breakthrough to solve the investment issues. “The breakthrough to solve the investment issues will continue,” President Widodo said on his facebook […]

After announcing the Economic Policy Package Phase I on September 9, followed by the Policy Package for Phase II on September 29, 2015, the Government in the near future will again launch a Policy Package Early October, which will be delivered next week. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung argued, the package on what, at present being […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has assigned Minister of National Development Planning/ Head of National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Sofyan Djalil to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to talk about the Government’splan ofthe construction of Jakarta-Bandung high speed train. The President also sent a special envoy to meet with the Government of the People’s […]

In order to implement the provision of Article 18B paragraph (1) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 1983, that ammended with Law Number 42 of 2009, President Joko Widodo signed a Government Regulation Number 69 of 2015 on Exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Import and Delivery of Specific […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked Pertamina to recalculate the price of fuel oil (BBM), which on Wednesday (30/9), has been announced by the Director General of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, I Nyoman Wiratmaja, unchanged until January 2016. “Try counted again. Although, it was announced yesterday by the Minister of Energy […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo said the implementation of the Economic Policy Package issued by the Central Government would be optimal if the regional governments in both provinces and regencies could accelerate the development of the effective and efficient governance.   Therefore, through Minister for the Empowerment of State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform, he […]

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution admitted there is 0.05 % deflation in September 2015 as announced by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on Thursday (1/10). However, Darmin asked all not to hasty indicated that the deflation is caused by the improvement in economy. “Actually, it must be measured the reason behind the deflation, […]

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