President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana, on Saturday (2/3) paid an impromptu visit (known as blusukan) to Kendari City Central Market in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi province. The President has long been known for the signature blusukan style in the middle of his tight schedule to directly meet the people.

The Government seeks to accelerate land certification in Indonesia through the Land Boundary Marking Movement, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I declare that “Land Boundary Marking Movement” officially begins,” the President said during the launching ceremony of the movement in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Saturday (2/3).

As part of his working visit in Gorontalo province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (1/3) inaugurated a low-cost apartment at the Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo in Gorontalo regency. The inauguration was marked by the signing an inscription by the President himself.

In a series of his working visit to Gorontalo Province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo distributed the 2019 Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) to Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High School students at the David-Tonny Sports Center, Limboto, Gorontalo Regency, Friday (1/3). President Jokowi said that each KIP card is worth Rp450,000 for elementary school students, Rp750,000 […]

Rising corn production is important to meet national demands, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. Nevertheless, the President added, it is very important to export corn if there is a surplus so that domestic corn prices remain stable.

The Government’s policy on corn export and import aims to maintain balance between demand and supply, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Oversupply will cut the price (of corn) and discourage farmers to plant corn. So, last year we exported 380,000 tons of corn and imported 180,000 tons of them to maintain supply and demand,” […]

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that the Ultra Micro (UMi) Financing Program which aims to reach the ultra-micro entrepreneurs is a complement to the already familiar Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) Program. “The UMi is intended for the ultra micro-enterprises with loans given under Rp10 million and similar interest rate as the KUR. It […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on recipients of government-sponsored Ultra Micro financing (UMi) to expand their business. “We hopes (the recipients) could expand their market and pay monthly installment,” President Jokowi said during a meeting with the recipients of Ultra Micro financing (UMi) in his working visits in Central Market, Gorontalo City, Gorontalo province, Friday […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (1/3) started a series of working visits in Gorontalo province. The President Jokowi began his agenda by visiting a traditional market in Gorontalo City. The President also is also slated to attend the disbursement of the Ultra-Micro Financing (Umi) in the province.

Although the Government has distributed hundreds of thousands of waqf land certificates and 12 million land certificates throughout Indonesia for the past few years, there are still millions of uncertified lands across the country that needs to be taken care of soon, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Until today there are still more than […]