The Government has announced it is set to focus on strategies to reduce the risk of economic contraction in Q3 and Q4 of 2020. According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, those strategies including optimizing the potential budget that may not be absorbed by reallocating it to programs that can be implemented and […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, who also serves as Chairperson of COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (PEN) explained that COVID-19 Handling will focus on reducing the number of red zones in several provinces to become yellow or green zones before the 2020 Pilkada (simultaneous regional elections) is organized. According to the […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Friday (4/9) conducted a working visit to East and South Kalimantan Provinces to monitor and ensure health protocols are strictly implemented in transportation facilities. “We must monitor the condition on the ground to know further measures that need to be taken. Thus, we can take the right and […]

Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) has officially launched a free mentoring program for Papuan employees who have worked in various SOEs in Indonesia. This mentoring program is aimed at 522 best employees who have worked in various SOEs and are part of the recruitment of 1,000 Papuan employees, which was announced by President Jokowi since […]

Commission XI of the House of Representatives overseeing financial affairs and the Government on Thursday (3/9) approved stamp duty bill which will be ratified in a plenary session. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, during a deliberation at the Working Committee level, various policy adjustments on stamp duty have been agreed on aimed […]

In a bid to drive the country’s economy, the National Economic Recovery and Transformation Task Force (PEN) has announced it will realize the absorption target of the national economic recovery budget by the end of this year. Chief of the National Economic Recovery and Transformation Task Force Budi Gunadi Sadikin, during a press conference with […]

In a bid to ensure learning system policies will be well-implemented amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Anwar Makarim together with Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has conducted a coordination meeting with all regional heads. “The principle of policies on education during the COVID-19 pandemic is to maintain the […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has committed to improving road and bridge infrastructure services, both toll roads and national roads to support logistics channels, especially to ensure the national economic recovery due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. One of the toll roads being completed is the 14.19 kilometer Cengkareng – Batu Ceper – Kunciran […]

The Government has announced it has managed to slow down the spread of COVID-19 for the past six months through a number of measures and policies. Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Mitigation Working Committee Wiku Adisasmito cited an example of a zoning system policy that has been in place to determine and control areas. The zoning […]

Office of Assistant to the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Macroeconomics, Investment, and Enterprises of the Deputy for Economic Affairs held a virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD) adopting a theme “Inflation and Digital Technology”, on Thursday (3/9). Assistant to the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Macroeconomics, Investment, and Enterprises Roby A. Brata asserted that the FGD is […]