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Deputy Minister of Cooperatives: Cooperatives Expected to Be Part of Indonesia’s Socio-Economic Transformation
Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Ahmad Zabadi, emphasized that cooperatives, as business entities based on the principle of mutual cooperation, have great potential to empower communities, especially in key sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, and small and medium enterprises. He stated that cooperatives not only improve members’ welfare but…
Minister of Trade: Creative Economy Contributes IDR 1.53 Trillion to GDP
Santoso stated that the creative economy sector contributed approximately IDR 1.53 trillion to the national GDP in 2024. In a signing event for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Creative Economy at Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta, on March 23, 2025, Budi emphasized that developing creative products in Indonesia…
Indonesia and Japan Agree to Cooperate in Developing Fisheries Industry in Both Countries
The Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed on the 'Indonesia-Japan Blue Economy Human Resources Repatriation Project'. This cooperation will run for three years and is aimed at developing the fisheries industry in Indonesia and Japan. The project will involve…
Government Develops Special Economic Zones to Attract Investment
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has announced plans to develop several Special Economic Zones (KEK) in 2025. These include the Two Countries Twin Parks cooperation between Indonesia and Fujian Province, China, to encourage industrial investment in the Batang KEK, with an investment plan of IDR 16 trillion. Secondly,…
