President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (21/11) ordered his Cabinet ministers to simplify regulations in pharmaceutical and medical equipment industries. Simplifying the regulations are expected to boost the growth of the industries and to provide drugs at lower prices, the President added. “Based on the report, 95% of drug raw materials still depend on imports. […]

The Indonesian Government seeks to improve the country’s ranking in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) index from the current 73rd position to the top 40, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We are eager to break into the top 40 or the top 50 ranking,” the President said in his remarks during a Limited Cabinet […]

In a bid to improve Indonesia’s Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) index, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has authorized the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to oversee all business permits, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “Cabinet Secretariat has sent a letter to the BKPM, conveying direction of the President that the authority of business permit is […]

President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Thursday (21/11) at the Merdeka Palace introduced seven Special Staff to the President. The newly-appointed staffs are young people aged between 23 to 36 years or known as millennial generation.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to accelerate the development of priority tourist destinations. “We are in a neck and neck race with other countries. Tourism sector must become an engine to boost our foreign exchange reserves and to create multiplier effects that stimulate our economic growth,” President Jokowi said in his introductory […]

As a follow-up of the last meeting in September, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (21/11) at the State Palace, Jakarta received representatives of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) and the Indonesian Association of Synthetic Fiber and Filament Producers (APSyFI) to discuss their inputs with the new Cabinet. During the meeting, President Jokowi focused on […]

Millennials who were just appointed as Special Staff to the President recently spoke up about their appointment. “We feel grateful and surprised at the same time because we never imagine we could join the Palace (the Presidential administration) at such a young age,” said Adamas Belva Syah Devara (29), founder and CEO of Ruangguru, an […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) to continuously improve its management. According to the President, the Government until 2018 has spent approximately Rp115 trillion in addition to subsidies provided by regional governments for insurance premiums for 37 million people, as well as 17 million worth of insurance […]

Apart from appointing seven millennials as Special Staff to the President, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ also introduced other five names as Special Staff at the Merdeka Palace. Those special staff, several of whom had worked with President Jokowi since his first-term administration, includes Arif Budimanta, Dini Purwono, Sukardi Rinakit, Ari Dwipayana, and Diaz Hendropriyono.

The Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has announced it will assist investors to obtain business permits. “Prospective investors can come to the BKPM office and ask for assistance particularly on managing business permits,” said Head of the BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia after attending a Limited Meeting on Acceleration of Ease of Doing Business at the Office […]