The Government continues to impose moratorium on regional expansion, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said on Thursday (3/12). To date, Indonesia has 223 New Autonomous Regions (DOB). Based on report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in 2019, most of the budget for 223 DOB established around 1999-2014 are coming from the Central Government’s budget, […]
The Job Creation Law constitutes an extraordinary fundamental reform to create healthier competition in the country, increase productivity, and develop community innovations, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “In the Job Creation Law, there is a section related to the taxation sector. The community can execute their innovative ideas, various initiatives, and capital […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Friday (4/12), ceremonially launched exports of Indonesian products to the global market. “By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I will inaugurate the launching of value-added and competitive exports (products) from our country, Indonesia, to the global market today,” the President said virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java. For the record, the […]
Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo has expressed optimism that national economic recovery can be achieved in 2021. “God willing, the economy will start to grow positively in the fourth quarter of 2020 and increase to around 4.8 to 5.8 percent in 2021. Economic growth will also increase in all regions,” Perry said during […]
Amid the current sluggish global economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed belief that wide export opportunities are open for Indonesian products. “We have to look more closely at the export market opportunities that are still wide open in countries that are also currently experiencing a pandemic,” President Jokowi said at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) to play a significant role in structural reforms the Government is pursuing. “I hope Bank Indonesia will play a more significant role in the fundamental reforms that we are currently executing,” the President said in his remarks at the 2020 Bank Indonesia […]
Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday (3/12) held an online Focus Group Discussion (FGD) under the theme “Performances, Problems, and Risk Mitigation of Indonesia’s Exports and Imports during COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on the National Economy.” Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Economic Affairs Satya Bhakti Parikesit said in his remarks that in a bid to recover the […]
In a bid to support persons with disabilities, the Indonesian Government has passed various regulations derived from Law Number 8 of 2016 on Persons with Disabilities. “From 2019 to the end of 2020, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ratified six Government Regulations and two Presidential Decrees on Persons with Disabilities,” Presidential Staffer Angkie Yudistia said […]
People with disabilities have equal position, rights and roles in the community, Special Staff to the President Angkie Yudistia has said. “Persons with disabilities are part of Indonesian society who have the same position, rights, obligations and roles as other Indonesians. Thus as a human being, we have an obligation to respect the rights of […]
The Indonesian Government. on Thursday (3/12), met with agrarian reform activists to discuss various problems related to agrarian reform as well as to find mutually agreeable solutions. “Finding solutions to issues on agrarian reforms needs to be accelerated,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. For the record, the meeting is part […]
