Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (Gojek) have signed a cooperation agreement (PKS) to facilitate small- and micro-sized businesses in the culinary industry to enter the digital market, Jakarta, Thursday (6/5). “Through this agreement, Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs small- and micro-sized businesses in the culinary […]

The Government through Ministry of Transportation launched an integrated coordination post to monitor transportation control following mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid-al-Fitr) ban. The monitoring will be carried out during the mudik ban period on 6 – 24 May 2021. Unlike the condition before the pandemic that the post was established to secure the mobility […]

  Transportation and passenger movements have significantly decreased on the first day of mudik (annual exodus) ban, Thursday (6/5), according to Spokesperson for Ministry of Transportation Adita Irawati. “Based on transportation control monitoring result, on the first day, the number of transportation and passenger movements on land, sea, air, and railways have decreased significantly compared […]

  The Investment Vigilance Task Force has announced that as of April 2021 it has found 86 illegal peer-to-peer financial technology (fintech) lending platforms and 26 unlicensed business activities. Activities carried out by those twenty six illegal investment entities include money game activities from eleven investment entities, unlicensed cryptocurrency investments from three investment entities, one […]

In a bid to boost national economic recovery, the Government has made several changes in the regulation on Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) that serves as the primary financial driving force for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) amid the passivity of other credit distribution schemes. “The Government has made several changes in KUR regulation, one […]

In a bid to further develop halal tourism, the Indonesian Government has announced its commitment to improving public literacy on sharia economy, including the importance of developing halal tourism. “Sharia economy is something good, it is just, it brings goodness from various sectors,” Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said in Jakarta, Thursday (06/05). Halal tourism development […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has issued Circular Number 07 of 2021 on Guidelines for Organizing the 1442 Hijri/2021 AD Eid al-Fitr Prayer during COVID-19 Pandemic. “The guidelines aim to provide a sense of security to Muslims in organizing Eid prayers and prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the country. The Circular covers […]

In a bid to support national economic recovery amid COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian Tuesday (04/05/2021) urged regional governments to speed up the realization of this year’s regional budgets (APBD) by providing crash programs. Tito also urged regional governments to work together to boost the APBD realization in the second quarter. […]

  Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT) continue to complete new toll roads, one of which is the 34-kilometer Cibitung – Cilincing Toll Road, which is included in the National Strategic Projects (PSN). This toll road consists of four sections with the overall construction progress having […]

Indonesia’s fishery products can still offer promising business opportunities for the global market, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President made the statement after inspecting PT Bumi Menara Internusa (BMI), a seafood processing factory that has exported its products to several countries, in Lamongan Regency, East Java, Thurday (6/5). “The production processes as we […]