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View all search resultsDuring his working visit to Indonesia, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs on Tuesday. The meeting was in preparation for the Leaders’ Retreat between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Bogor Palace in West Java on April 29.
The current conflict in the Middle East is intensifying with Iran's drone attacks on Israel on Sunday in retaliation for Israel's destruction of the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 2024. Besides escalating regional tensions to a global level, this conflict escalation will also affect the global economy and increase macroeconomic risks for the Indonesian economy.
Responding to various challenges faced by the Indonesian economy, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto continues to echo optimism in regard to the strength of the national economy.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in the latter’s office in Tokyo on Dec. 16 to discuss three priority projects pertaining to energy transition under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) framework, namely the construction of a geothermal power plant in Muara Laboh, West Sumatra, a waste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa) in Legok Nangka, West Java and a peatland management for food project in Central Kalimantan.
The year 2045 will present a valuable moment for Indonesia, as the country will obtain a window of opportunity through a demographic bonus, something that only occurs once in a nation's lifetime.
Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday that discussions at an international summit in the US had not produced “the targeted resolution” on trade due to disagreement over several issues, including critical minerals, a key topic for Jakarta.
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