INDONESIA has a raft of stimulus options available to bolster the South-east Asia’s biggest economy if global conditions worsen, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said. The government is prepared to boost spending and “reactivate” measures used during the global financial crisis if domestic growth needs a boost, Ms Indrawati said on Tuesday in an interview […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has pledged to improve policies and create more tax incentives in an effort to boost the creation of new instruments in the capital market. Speaking at the Capital Market Summit and Expo in Jakarta, Sri Mulyani expressed hope about the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) […]
Read MoreIndonesian President Joko Widodo will announce the site of the country’s new capital on Monday, ending months of speculation about the location of the new city to replace Jakarta as the administrative headquarters. The announcement will be broadcast live from 1 p.m. Jakarta on the official YouTube channel of the president’s secretariat. Jokowi, as the […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, has told some retailers in Jakarta to remove food products with “palm oil-free” labels from their shops, a government official said, as it seeks to protect its key export. Palm oil is under scrutiny over environmental concerns including in the European Union. The European Commission said earlier […]
Read MoreIndonesia unexpectedly cut interest rates for a second straight month to spur an economy facing increasing risks from a global slowdown and intensifying trade war. Indonesia unexpectedly cut interest rates for a second straight month to spur an economy facing increasing risks from a global slowdown and intensifying trade war. Bank Indonesia lowered its seven-day reverse […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA: Leading palm oil players in Indonesia see production growth being hit in the short to medium term, as the world’s top grower of the edible oil faces drought across major planting regions that is expected to delay fruit ripening and lower output. Drought has hit large parts of the archipelago as a mild […]
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