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 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (28/2) at the Merdeka Palace backyard received the 2019 AFF Cup winner U-22 National Team. During the meeting, President Jokowi listened to aspirations and wishes from the players.

Rumors, hoaxes, and slanders could divide the nation if they are not responded properly, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “(Hoaxes, rumors and slanders) are dangerous for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI),” President Jokowi said in his remarks during the Conference of West Java Ulemas and Leaders of Islamic Boarding School […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will provide extra bonus for U-22 National Football Team who have just won the 2019 AFF U-22 Championship after beating Thailand with score 2-1 at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 26 February 2019. Previously on Wednesday (27/2), Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi handed over a […]

Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi on Wednesday (27/2) at Soekarno Hatta International Airport handed over Rp2.1 billion cash bonus to Indonesian U-22 National Team, the Winner of the 2019 AFF U-22 Championship. The Minister symbolically handed over the bonus to the Team’s Captain Bagas Adi Nugroho, who was accompanied by Coach Indra Sjafri, […]