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Tourism Minister: Tourism Workers Grow by 2.5%
Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said the number of workers in the tourism sector grew by around 2.5% along with the number of tourist visits which also increased in the 2023-2024 period. "In terms of workforce absorption, the number of tourism workers in 2024 was recorded at 25.01 million people,…
Paddy Production Targeted to Increase by 52% in January-March 2025
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) targets the production of dry milled paddy (GKG) in January - March to increase by 52.4% or 5.18 million tons to 15.06 million tons compared to the same period the previous year, which was 9.88 million tons. "For rice, production is estimated to increase by…
Airlangga Targets IEU-CEPA Negotiations to be Completed in The First Semester of 2025
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto is targeting the negotiations on the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA) to be completed in the first semester of 2025. "This is the right and important time. Because of course the EU (European Union) has a new government. Well, in…
Central Java's Economic Growth Reaches 4.95% in 2024
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that Central Java’s economic growth reached 4.95% in 2024, slightly lower than the 4.97% growth recorded in the previous year. According to Endang Tri Wahyuningsih, Head of BPS Central Java, the manufacturing industry remains the largest contributor to economic growth, accounting for 33.84%…
