Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday that the unemploymentfigure declined to 7 million in August, down from 7.04 million in the same month of 2017. The unemployment rate was recorded at 5.34 percent. “The unemployment rate in urban areas was higher than in villages,” said BPS head Suhariyanto in a press conference, adding that the number of manpower reached 131.01 […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter, losing momentum from the previous three months and pointing to tougher conditions for the Southeast Asian economy, which has struggled with capital outflows and weaker exports and household spending. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5.17 percent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, the statistics […]
Read MoreManpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has described the adjusted minimum wage for 2019, an 8.03 percent increase from the current figure, as a fair balance between the needs of employers, employees and prospective employees. The new minimum wage, he said, would below enough so that employers would not need to fire workers, but high enough to […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter, losing momentum after the previous quarter’s pick up and pointing to tougher conditions for the Southeast Asian economy, which has struggled with outflows from its financial markets. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5.17% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said on […]
Read MoreThe Agriculture Ministry is confident that the domestic price and supply of chilies will remain stable and adequate during the Christmas and New Year holidays, thanks to the collaboration of major chili farmers in key producing regions. “These champion chili farmers are the key to maintaining an adequate supply,” said Mardiyah Hayati, the Agriculture Ministry’s head of chili, vegetables and fruit division, on Saturday as […]
Read MoreIndonesia and the United Kingdom have expressed a wish to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries amid rising global protectionism sparked by the trade war between the United States and China. Speaking at the Indonesian Briefing forum in London recently, Indonesian Ambassador to the UK Rizal Sukma stressed the importance for both countries of […]
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