Day: August 6, 2021

MPR deputy speaker lauds Indonesian govt on economic growth

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Syarief Hasan has lauded the government for Indonesia’s economic growth performance in the second quarter of 2021. The trend of economic improvement should be maintained so that it does not fall back after the implementation of level 4 public activity restrictions (PPKM), Hasan said in a statement

Manufacture industry giving its best amid COVID-19: Minister

The Indonesian manufacturing industry is still capable of contributing its best amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said. This can be seen from its contribution to Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2021, in which the manufacturing industry recorded a growth of 6.91 percent,

Greysia, Apriyani gifted properties worth Rp7.1 billion

Property developer Agung Sedayu Group said it has gifted 2020 Olympic gold medalists Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu properties worth Rp7.1 billion (around US$494 thousand) in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), North Jakarta. According to a statement issued by the company on Friday, it has gifted two homes in Pasir Putih

BRI records Rp12.54 trillion profit in first half of 2021

State-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BR) announced its net profit rose 22.95 percent to Rp12.54 trillion in the first half of 2021 compared to the year-ago period. The profit was chiefly driven by credit growth, which surpassed the national average, BRI president director Sunarso said at an online press conference

Tourism schools asked to be innovative, productive during pandemic

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, has asked tourism schools to stay productive and innovative amid the ongoing global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease that has severely affected Indonesia’s public health and economy. “I have requested all tourism schools to stay productive and innovative during the pandemic, as a

Handling pandemic determines economic recovery in 2nd semester: govt

Indonesia’s economic recovery in semester II-2021 would depend on handling challenges in the third quarter in the form of increasing cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has emphasized. “The process of economic recovery in the second semester will be closely related to the