Day: February 17, 2022

Infrastructure, human resources pose challenges to agriculture sector

Supporting infrastructure for agriculture until the post-harvest period and requisite human resources are deemed to be challenges in developing Indonesia’s agriculture sector, National Development Planning Agency’s (Bappenas’) policy analyst Jarot Indarto stated. At the G20 agriculture sector online discussion on food resiliency and sustainable farming on Thursday, he noted that

Need for corporate financing in January still high: BI survey

A Bank Indonesia Survey on Banking Financing Demand and Supply has indicated that the need for corporate financing remained high in January this year, an official informed in Jakarta on Thursday. “The demand for corporate financing was indicated to be still high in January 2022, although it was slower than

All nations should bolster global health architecture: Indrawati

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati urged all countries to strengthen the global health architecture through Indonesia’s G20 Presidency to build a world that is more resistant to the COVID-19 pandemic or upheaval in future. “The theme ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’ under Indonesia’s G20 Presidency underscores the significance of global

Police chief reminds public to comply with health protocols

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo cautioned the public to stringently implement health protocols despite being vaccinated to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases in the nation. “The government has issued a regulation concerning crowding and activities. Please comply with this to maintain the public’s safety and health,” he

Govt seeking to slash extreme poverty to 1.5% by 2023

The Indonesian government is targeting to reduce extreme poverty to 2.0–1.5 percent by 2023, National Development Planning Minister and head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, has said. “We can reduce poverty approximately in 2.5 million–3 million people, and it is expected to keep decreasing and be

Pre-employment cards shown to improve recipients’ know-how: Hartarto

The pre-employment card program has been shown to improve the know-how of 11.4 million recipients since its launch in April 2020, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said. “On average, the post-test score of participants increased to 68 compared to their pre-test score of 53. This suggests that the