In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto has approved the proposal to impose Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan Province and Tarakan City,  North Kalimantan Province . The approval for the imposition of the resrictions is stipulated in the Decrees of Health Minister Number […]

  The Government has decided to extend the work-from-home order for the country’s civil servants to 13 May 2020. “(The work from home order) will be extended to 13 May 2020 and will be further evaluated should the need arise” Secretary of Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms Dwi Wahyu Atmaji said in […]

The Indonesian Government has announced several measures to provide safety and protection for Indonesian citizens abroad amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Friday (17/4) during a press statement through a video conference unveiled several points as follows: First, as of 17 April the number of Indonesian crew members who […]

In a bid to deal with the impact of coronavirus pandemic, the Government has announced plan to provide Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) taken from Village Funds for underprivileged citizens in rural areas, according to Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar. “This assistance will be given in form of money not in […]

Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) which is sourced from the Village Funds will be disbursed to the people in April to June 2020, Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has said. The allocation of the Village Funds for the BLT is aimed to provide cash assistance to people living in […]

Budget realization of state expenditure grew by 11 percent as of March 2020, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. Personnel expenditure accounted for 8 percent of the realization growth because at the beginning of this year some ministries/institutions disbursed performance allowance. “In contrast, goods expenditure shows contraction of 6.6 percent. In total, the state […]

The Government’s spending in the next few months will change as state revenues are under pressure and government expenditure is increasing. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the expenditure is particularly allocated to provide assistance for health and social sectors, as well as boost the economy. The Minister also said that the State […]

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that global economy will rebound by 2021 only if every country could take appropriate measures to prevent the economic slowdown. “The IMF has projected that almost all countries will experience ‘fixed recovery’ in 2021. That is certainly a quite optimistic outlook about the ability of world economies […]

The Government is preparing steps to anticipate economic slowdown following the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in various regions. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, the restrictions order has pushed the community and business sectors to the edge as their income has drastically dropped, forcing them to even shut their business for an […]