Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs (SMEs) have the opportunity to expand the footwear market to Nigeria, according to the Trade Ministry. “Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trade Ministry has continued to facilitate businesspersons, especially SMEs, to expand their export market. SMEs are expected to seize the market
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The World Bank has recommended four reforms to generate jobs in Indonesia, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, in its Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) report titled ‘Boosting the Recovery’. “The reformation plans for creating jobs can be built on four pillars,” World Bank’s representative
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The national COVID-19 task force has said it is considering eliminating long holidays altogether to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections in the community. “So, we are considering eliminating the long holiday, as it is always followed by an increase in cases,” said the task force’s head
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian currency gained an average of 0.49 percent against the US dollar since early June, driven by foreign capital inflows into the domestic market, according to Bank Indonesia (BI). “The rupiah’s exchange rate strengthened along with foreign capital inflows and BI’s stability measure,” BI Governor Perry
Jakarta (ANTARA) – More than 11.963 million Indonesians have received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of Thursday afternoon, according to data provided by the Task Force for COVID-19 Handling. With 147,512 people receiving their second jab in the last 24 hours, the total number of fully vaccinated
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has asked Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to strengthen the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) without delay to accelerate development in Papua province. Amin had summoned Indrawati to his official residence in Jakarta to discuss the budget, the Vice President’s spokesman,