The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) plans to start gathering e-commerce data in January in order to gain a fuller understanding of the growth of the digital economy and to issue appropriate policies for the sector. BPS chief Kecuk Suhariyanto said the agency would distribute questionnaires to e-commerce platforms to collect the data. “We will start […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia`s foreign debt annually increased as much as 4.8 percent by the end of October 2017 into US$341.5 billion as it is pushed by rising private and public debts. Foreign debt (ULN) of private sector went up 1.3 percent (year-on-year) on October 2017 adding up to US$168.3 billion. The increase is still the same as […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14: Malaysia Airlines was named the leading ASEAN Airline in Indonesia at the recent 8th Indonesia Travel Tourism Awards (ITTA) 2017/18. Featuring an impressive list of travel brands across the Indonesian tourism industry, the airline was among 160 nominees across 50 categories. Receiving the award on behalf of Malaysia Airlines was Regional Manager […]
Read MoreThe World Bank (WB) has said newly appointed Director General of Taxation Robert Pakpahan, who assumed office on Dec. 1, needs to create programs to draw more taxpayers in trying to boost the country’s tax revenue. Speaking during the launch of the World Bank’s December edition of the Indonesia Economic Quarterly, WB Indonesia lead economist Frederico Gil […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia posted a trade surplus for a fourth consecutive month in November, the statistics bureau said on Friday, although narrower than expected. The November surplus was US$130 million, the bureau said, the smallest so far this year. It was supported by continued growth of commodities exports to main shipping destinations such as China and […]
Read MoreIndonesia has won a dispute regarding antidumping duties on fatty alcohol exports with the European Union, based on a World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body decision. The Trade Ministry’s foreign trade director general, Oke Nurman, said in Jakarta on Thursday that the victory would help the product regain its competitiveness in the European Union market. […]
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