Category: Market

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has said that a road map is necessary to eliminate the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining (ASGM), an endeavor that has been initiated through the GOLD-ISMIA project. The project, a collaboration between the ministry, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and UNDP, has helped slash mercury use […]

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahudin Uno has called for the development of digital talent to push the growth of the local gaming industry. According to Uno, this is needed so that local game industry players can end the domination of game developers from abroad and lead the domestic market. “For me, the next generation […]

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has urged Asian-Pacific countries to encourage efforts toward inclusive and human-centered post-pandemic recovery that are in line with the International Labor Organization’s (ILO’s) campaign. “It is time for Asia-Pacific (countries) to rise together by promoting cooperation, solidarity, social justice, and the spirit of humanity,” she said at the ILO’s 17th Asia […]

Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves swelled to US$134 billion at the end of November 2022 from US$130.2 billion in October, Bank Indonesia (BI) reported on Wednesday. The increase in the foreign exchange reserves in November was supported by tax and service revenues as well as oil and gas foreign exchange receipts, among other things, Executive Director […]

The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has asked ministries/agencies to collaborate on eliminating stunting to ensure the competitiveness of the nation’s children at the global level in the future. “This is a challenge for nutrition policy in Indonesia. We are experiencing various dynamics to improve nutrition in Indonesia,” Director of Public […]

Investment is still needed to optimize Indonesia’s digital economy potential, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said here on Wednesday. The investment he referred to is for telecommunications infrastructure strengthening and equalizing access such as the provision of an Internet network from upstream to downstream. Pandjaitan said he made the statement based on his […]