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Indonesia to launch Sharia Economy Masterplan in May
The government plans to launch the 2019-2024 Sharia Economy Masterplan on May 14, as a road map for the development of the sharia economy to support national economic development in the country that has the largest Muslim population on the planet.The masterplan draft highlights four main strategic recommendations to develop…
Indonesia aims for 15 percent growth of car exports
Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said the government aims for a 15 percent growth of car exports in 2019, from 346,000 in the previous year to 400,000. The minister said he sees high demand for Indonesian cars from ASEAN countries.“The ASEAN market has big potential. The most Indonesian car exports…
Calls for RI to offer renewable energy not coal at BRI forum
Indonesia should take advantage of the trillions of US dollars that will be spent under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to develop clean energy in the country.Adhityani Putri, the director of regional energy think-tank the Center for Energy Research Asia (CERA), said in order to avoid further environmental damage,…
Innovation needed to boost production of medical devices
Health Minister Nila Farid Moeloek has called for the greater production of health devices amid a further increase in imports for medical equipment and raw materials for the production of medicine.The ambition was expressed on Tuesday when state-owned pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma launched its rapid test strips, a device made…
