President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that he had received a report that several matters related to the process of 51-percent divestment of PT Freeport Indonesia’s shares had been completed. “There are several advanced stages that still need a solution that needs to be accelerated,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the Limited Cabinet Meeting […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the issue of legislation is very important and will be handled by the Government in the future. He also expressed hope that a single government legislation agency can be formed after the 2019 Presidential Election.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the 51-kilometer Sragen-Ngawi Toll Road, part of Solo – Ngawi Toll Road, at Rest Area 538B, Sragen, Central Java, Wednesday (28/11). President Jokowi  is glad to be able to inaugurate the Sragen-Ngawi Toll Road because it means that the toll road between Jakarta and Surabaya will be connected soon. “Insyaa […]

The Indonesian Government has decided to remove export tariff for Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and its derivatives if the market price does not exceed US$ 500/ton. The decision was made at the Steering Committee Meeting of the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP-KS) in Jakarta, Monday (26/11).

As many as 75 Indonesian athletes took competency test (SKD) by using Computer Assisted Test (CAT) system as a part of a civil servant recruitment process, at the National Civil Service Agency (BKN), Jakarta, Wednesday (28/11).  The SKD is the second batch following the first batch which was held on 31 October in Cibubur. Youth […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the strengthening of institution is one of the solutions to overcome the issue of ‘regulatory obesity’ and overlapping regulations. “The strengthening of institution is carried out by establishing a single centered body in charge of forming laws and regulations,” said Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung in his keynote speech at […]

In an attempt to de-escalate the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, Indonesia has tried to mediate the dispute between the two economic giants, but to no avail, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said during the 2018 Kompas 100 CEO Forum in Jakarta, Tuesday (27/11). According to the President, the United States and […]

Governor of central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjio said Indonesia’s current account deficit is projected to drop to below 2 percent of GDP in 2024. He added that income per capita is also predicted to increase from the current US$3,500 to US$4,800 in 2024.

After infrastructure development and downstream industrialization, the Indonesian Government will develop and strengthen human capital, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We are promoting vocational education and job skills training,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the opening of the 2018 Kompas100 CEO Forum at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Tuesday (27/11).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed appreciation to central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) for the extra efforts in protecting Rupiah exchange rate amidst global turmoil that continues to affect national economy. “I am very much aware of how hard the battle is from time to time,” President Jokowi said at the Bank Indonesia Annual Meeting at […]