Amidst the global economic slowdown, Indonesia has managed to keep economic growth slightly above 5%, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “It is not a lot, slightly above 5%, (but) it is good compared to (economic growth) in other countries. Some (countries) post negative (growth). Some are heading to zero (growth). Some report growths of […]

Indonesia’s economy in third quarter of 2019 grew by 5.02 percent year on year compared to that in the third quarter last year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported. “The highest economic growth was reported in other services at 10.72 percent, followed by company services at 10.2 percent; health services and social activities at 9.19 percent; […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 24 October 2019 signed Presidential Regulation Number 71 of 2019 on Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment. The Regulation serves as a follow-up to Presidential Decree Number 113/P of 2019 on the Establishment of State Ministries and the Appointment of State Ministers for the period of 2019-2024.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has yet to make a decision on the issuance of the Revision to Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has said. According to Mahfud, the President is still waiting for the judicial review process […]

Chairman of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Negotiation Committee Iman Pambagyo said that the negotiation agreement of the trade bloc has been concluded by fifteen countries. Nevertheless, India declined to join the trade pact, he added.

Indonesian Workforce and Workforce Participation Rate (TPAK) as of August 2019 grew by 67.49 percent, although it was 0.23 percent higher compared to that in the same period last year, Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Suhariyanto has announced. The improved TPAK, Suhariyanto added, indicates a growing economy in terms of labor supply.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has expressed concern on illegal hazardous waste which has recently been received by several ASEAN countries, including Indonesia. According to President Jokowi, the Indonesian Government has notified embassies of the countries of origin of the waste and has sent the containers back to those countries.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reinforced Indonesia’s commitment to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Indonesia is ready to contribute in accordance with the mandate of the Constitution,” President Jokowi said during the Lunch on Sustainable Development session in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday (4/11).

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will face even greater challenges in the future, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. According to the President, the increased traditional and non-traditional security challenges have made geopolitical and geo-economic rivalry even tighter.

Leaders of 15 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) participating countries have concluded “text-based” negotiations for all chapters in creating the largest free trade bloc in ASEAN and the surrounding regions. “They have concluded both text-based negotiations and essentially all their market access issues,” Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday […]