President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conveyed that the decision over who should handle the development of Jakarta-Bandung fast train project, will be presented by the government at the end August 2015, after obtaining input from the selected consultant. “At the end of this month we will decide, after going through the assessment stages of the consultant […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by a number of Work Cabinet Ministers received the visit of the Minister of National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xu Shaoshi, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (10/8) afternoon. Coordinating Minister for Economy, Sofyan Djalil who accompanied President Jokowi said that in the […]

Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Arief Hidayat accompanied by the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, Janedjri M Gaffar and Minister of State Secretary Pratikno meet President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (10/8). According to Arief, his arrivals is intended for an audience and convey an invitation to the President, […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the market players to remain optimistic amid the global economic slowdown. The President delivered his request as he attended the 38th anniversary of the Indonesian Capital Market in Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI), Region SCBD Jakarta, Monday (10/8). “We have to remain optimistic. Not only the economy of Indonesia, but other […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opened the 19th Congress and 100th Anniversary of Mathla’ul Anwar (MA) in the Alun-Alun (Town Square) Pandeglang, Banten, on Saturday (8/8). In his remarks, President Jokowi stated that Mathla’ul Anwar, which was established by KH M Yasin, KH Tb M Sholeh, KH Mas Abdurrahman and some other scholars in Menes-Pandeglang 100 […]

Minister of Finance Bambang Brodjonegoro has determined the amount of interest subsidy to People Business Credit (KUR), which will be given to the executive banks. This provision is contained in Minister of Finance Regulation Number: 146/PMK.05/2015 on Procedures for the Implementation of interest subsidy to People Business Credit, which is determined by the Minister of […]

Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman argued that the Ministry of Agriculture already anticipating the impact of El Nino early since January, to build tertiary irrigation, until now already 1.3 million hectares. Then there are pumps of approximately 21 thousand units. “As we anticipated are the months from September to October. However, we have done the […]

Despite the slowdown of economic growth continued in the second quarter of 2015, only grew 4.67 percent, Bank Indonesia (BI) predicts the third and fourth quarter 2015 the economy will improve. “Economic growth weakened in line with varius indicators that are monitored in recent months and forecasts of Bank Indonesia,” said Executive Director of Communications […]