In a bid to accelerate BI-FAST transaction services, central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) on Monday (08/29) added 25 new bank participants to its BI-FAST system. “On August 29, 2022, Bank Indonesia added the fourth phase of 25 new BI-FAST bank participants, consisting of two direct participants and 23 indirect participants,” Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (08/28) inspected Cicaheum Market, Bandung city, West Java province to mark his working visit to the province. At the market, the President accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, distributed social assistances, namely capital assistance and cash assistance to the beneficiaries including sellers and street vendors. He expressed […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Sunday (08/28) kicked off the Merah Putih (red and white) parade, which began in front of the Merdeka Palace. The parade was joined by community organizations, university students, and the general public. “I, along with Chief of the Indonesian Police and Habib Luthfi bin Yahya, by saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, hereby officially kick […]
The Government has announced that it will prepare a number of social assistances and market operations to reduce the impact of the recent spike in global food prices. “The Government has prepared several social assistances to deal with the impact of the global crisis,” said Vice President Ma’ruf Amin after reviewing Islamic student palm-based entrepreneur […]
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin Thursday (08/25) inaugurated the conversion of regional conventional bank Bank Riau Kepri (BRK) to sharia bank BRK Syariah at Dang Merdu BRK Tower in Riau provincial capital Pekanbaru. In his opening remarks, the VP unveiled three strategies to develop BRK Syariah. “To start off the journey of Bank Riau Kepri Syariah, […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and King of Eswatini King Mswati III Thursday (08/25) witnessed the signing of an MoU to strengthen bilateral partnership between Indonesia and Eswatini. The signing was carried out by Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Eswatini Thulisile Dladla. “The signing of […]
The Government is building the Sepaku ring road in East Kalimantan province which serves as the main access to Indonesia’s new capital. According to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono, the development of the new Nusantara Capital City (IKN) has now entered into the land development phase or land mapping. “After […]
Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa underscored the importance of accelerating digital transformation of procurement of goods and services in order to improve the quality of government spending. “This is vital because we want to improve the quality of our spending so that there’s no duplication […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (08/25) ordered his Cabinet to facilitate entry process of goods into e-catalog so the procurement of government goods and services can be simpler. “The National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) has cut the processes to just two processes, from previously eight processes,” Head of the LKPP Abdullah Azwar Anas said limited […]
The Government continued to take measures to improve MSMEs’ competitiveness, including MSMEs and micro enterprises (UMi) throughout the land of Papua that has enormous potential. The statement was made by Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate at the peak event of the “Proud of Indonesian Products” National Movement (Gernas BBI) Binar Digital Papua […]
