Indonesia's 2024 budget deficit at 2.3% of GDP, smaller than expected
Indonesia's unaudited budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year was 507.8 trillion rupiah ($31.38 billion), or 2.29% of GDP, ...
Indonesia launches free meals program to feed children and pregnant women to fight stunting
Indonesia’s new government has started an ambitious $28 million project to feed nearly 90 million children and pregnant women ...
Indonesia's budget deficit in 2024 at 2.3% of GDP
Indonesia's unaudited budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year was 2.29% of GDP, smaller than the finance ministry's earlier ...
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Indonesia launches free-meal program to combat stunting
Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal program on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo has pledged to ...
Indonesia President Dismisses Palm Oil Deforestation as ‘Oil Palms Have Leaves’
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, accounting for about 56%. The industry has caused large-scale ...
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Indonesian president says palm oil expansion won’t deforest because ‘oil palms have leaves’
In a controversial speech, Indonesia’s new president argued oil palm plantations are like forests, calling for their ...
Indonesia's president says VAT hike to apply only on luxury goods
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday said a planned increase in value-added tax (VAT) rate by one percentage ...
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Indonesian President Prabowo orders action against budget markup practices
He said that preventive measures have been implemented to avoid markups, including digitalisation programmes for procurement.