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BI Organizes "Explore Babel" to Boost Economic Growth Through MSMEs and Tourism
Bank Indonesia organized Explore Babel 2024 to support the National Movement Proud of Indonesian Products (GBBl), Proud of Indonesian Tourism Movement (GBWl), Indonesian Creative Works (KKl), and Digital Economy and Finance Festival (FEKDl). This annual event by Bank Indonesia's Bangka Belitung Province enhances tourism, MSMEs, and culinary arts while accelerating…
Kadin Indonesia Outlines Three Strategic Economic Issues for New Government
Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), identified three strategic economic issues that the new government must address in the next five years. “These issues are optimizing strategic sectors to drive growth, strengthening the capacity of national SMEs, and enhancing the welfare of the middle…
Indonesia’s OECD Membership Expected to Boost GDP Growth by 1%
The Indonesian government is optimistic that the country's membership in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will boost GDP growth by 1%. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, conveyed this during a press conference at the Workshop on Indonesia's Accession Process into the OECD on Wednesday, 29…
Indonesia Exports 50,000 Tons of Corn to the Philippines
Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman, along with Acting Governor of Gorontalo Rudy Salahuddin, flagged off the first export of 50,000 tons of corn to the Philippines. “This is extraordinary. Just five months ago, we imported 250,000 tons of corn, and today we are exporting 50,000 tons to the Philippines,”…
