Day: August 10, 2021

Islamic New Year offers momentum for self-evaluation, introspection

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo believes Islamic New Year offers a momentum to self-evaluate and introspect. “The goal is to evaluate what has been done, so that in future, we can make improvements in everything,” Soesatyo noted in his statement here on Tuesday.

BRIN to aid ‘beyond ordinary’ development in technology: ministry

Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning, Sofyan A Djalil, has said he hopes the National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN) can help Indonesia achieve “beyond ordinary” development in technology. “I hope that through BRIN, the national technology development program will be much faster developed,” Djalil, who is also head of

OJK optimistic of stock market recovering to reach pre-pandemic levels

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) believes the capital market will rise to reach pre-pandemic levels by 2021-end on the back of increase in the number of corporations and investors entering the stock market. Head of the OJK Commissioners Board, Wimboh Santoso, remarked that the total funds collected

Capital market sentiment depends on COVID handling: OJK

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Investor sentiment in Indonesia’s capital market is still dependent on the government’s as well as citizens’ efforts in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoesen, Executive Head of Capital Market Supervision at the Financial Services Authority (OJK),  opined. “However, OJK has deemed that market players are quite ready in responding

Environment Ministry outlines success in reducing mercury use

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Director general of garbage, waste, and toxic materials at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Rose Vivien Ratnawati, highlighted Indonesia’s achievements in eliminating the use of mercury at a press conference on Tuesday. Between 2019 and 2020, Indonesia has managed to reduce the use of mercury

Helping raise digital financial literacy, inclusion in villages: OJK

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) is supporting efforts to increase digital financial literacy and inclusion in villages, OJK’s deputy director of financial inclusion development, Rose Dian Sundari, has said. It is hoped that OJK’s efforts would accelerate the digitalization of both local and national micro, small, and