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Indonesia to Expand Farmland by 3 mln Hectares in Self …
网页2 天之前 · PRABOWO SUBIANTO - JAKARTA. Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto plans to expand food crops' planting areas by three million hectares (7.4 million acres) in the next five years to cultivate staples in a food self-sufficiency drive, an official said. Prabowo, who won the February presidential election by a convincing margin, has ...
Higher Biodiesel Mandates in Indonesia to Curb Palm Oil Supplies ...
网页4 天之前 · CPO - KUALA LUMPUR. Implementation of higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, is likely to tighten supplies of the vegetable oil, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday. Indonesia currently has a mandatory 35% blend of palm oil-based fuel in biodiesel and is seeking to ramp up to biodiesel containing ...
ADB Approves US$ 500 Million Loan for Indonesia's Energy …
网页2024年9月20日 · The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday it has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to Indonesia to fund a program designed to help its energy transition efforts. Resource-rich Indonesia, which is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, has been trying to reduce the use of coal with …
Indonesia's Trade Surplus Beat Forecast in August
网页2024年9月17日 · TRADE BALANCE - JAKARTA. Indonesia booked a bigger-than-expected trade surplus in August as exports and imports beat forecasts, official data showed on Tuesday. The country reported a surplus of US$ 2.89 billion last month, compared with US$ 1.96 billion expected in a Reuters poll. Only Rp5,000 to continue reading.
Indonesia's Central Bank Delivers Surprise Rate Cut
网页2024年9月18日 · BI RATE - JAKARTA. Indonesia's central bank delivered its first rate cut in more than three years on Wednesday, opting to move hours ahead of the widely expected start of the U.S. Federal Reserve's easing cycle in a bid to bolster growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy. Bank Indonesia (BI) unexpectedly trimmed the benchmark rate by 25 basis ...
Indonesia Parliamentary Body Approves Higher Spending for …
网页2024年9月17日 · Indonesia's key parliamentary budget committee approved on Tuesday increased spending for the incoming government of President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is set to take office next month. The committee approved a 6% rise in spending to 3,621.31 trillion rupiah ($236.2 billion), versus an estimate of …
Indonesia to Run Thousands of Kitchens as Free Meals Initiative …
网页4 天之前 · Indonesia will open thousands of kitchens across the country next year as the incoming government led by president-elect Prabowo Subianto kicks off his multi-billion dollar free meals programme, the head of the agency running the initiative said on Tuesday. Prabowo will be sworn in as Indonesia's next president on Oct. 20.
Indonesia Kicks Off Japan-Funded Expansion of Capital's Train …
网页2024年9月11日 · MRT - JAKARTA. Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched construction on Wednesday for a new line on Jakarta's mass rapid transit (MRT) system, funded by a loan of nearly $1 billion from Japan, in a bid to alleviate traffic congestion. Sometimes paralysed by some of the world's worst traffic jams, Jakarta is home to more than 10 million, but ...
Indonesian Leader Spends Final Weeks of His Term in Unfinished …
网页2024年9月12日 · Indonesian President Joko Widodo will from Thursday spend the final weeks of his term in the country's planned new capital, Nusantara, amid doubts about the continued pace of development of his flagship $32 billion megaproject. The massive infrastructure undertaking on the island of Borneo has suffered a …