As part of his working visit in Bali province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (02/01) inaugurated Sukawati art market in Gianyar regency. The President expressed hope that the market would be widely known following its revitalization.

Indonesia’s investments exceeded the 2022 target of up to Rp1,207 trillion, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to him, the investment realization is spread throughout Indonesia, with 53 percent outside the island of Java and 47 percent in the island of Java. “This means that we are no longer Java-centric, but Indonesia-centric. (The investment […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (02/01) said that the Government will immediately announce the policy on raw copper export ban. “Nickel ore export has been banned. As I said earlier on the last December, bauxite ore export will be banned on June [2023]. Then, I will immediately declare copper ore export ban. This year, it […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered banking to support and monitor industrial downstreaming carried out by the Government. It was conveyed by President Jokowi in his remarks in Mandiri Investment Forum of 2023, at the Ballroom of Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta, Wednesday (02/01).

In a bid to escape from the middle-income trap, the Government has announced it has formulated a grand strategy by establishing an ecosystem for EVs and EV batteries. “We want to fuse and integrate all these natural wealths into one item that will be highly in demand in the future, namely EV batteries, lithium batteries. It […]

The Government will support the establishment of holding and subholding of the state-owned electricity company PT PLN (Persero), according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “The formation of the holding and the subholding, in my opinion, have no obstacles in terms of taxation. We will support it,” the Minister said after attending a limited […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (01/31) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, received social forestry actors, among others, the Social Forestry Movement (GEMA), the Indonesian Social Forestry Management Association (AP2SI), the Rejo Semut Ireng Association, the Village Corner Forum, and the Volunteer Alliance for Nature Conservation. On that occasion, social forestry actors expressed appreciation to the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan, Head of the National Food Agency Arief Prasetyo Adi, and President Director of the State Logistics Agency (BULOG) Budi Waseso to maintain rice price stability. “This is a matter of distribution, a matter of market operation. Minister of Trade is in charge of stabilizing […]

In a bid to follow up on a number of partnership contracts in oil, gas, and mining production, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo pushed for implementation of the contracts through effective legal mechanism by considering the benefits to the economy and interest of the state and the people. The statement was made by Minister of Investment/Head […]

The Government has announced it will build 47 apartment towers for official residences for State Civil Apparatus (ASN), the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) in the Capital City of Nusantara (IKN). “It has been decided that at an early stage, the construction of 47 towers would immediately be built […]