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Business 6 years ago

Govt hopes to tackle inequality between regions

The government expects inequality will reduce to 0.380 on the Gini coefficient and the poverty rate to 8.5 percent of the population next year.

Business 6 years ago

Poverty rate falls but disparity remains high

As of March, the poverty rate was recorded at 6.69 percent in urban areas and at 12.85 percent in rural areas.

Business 8 years ago

Indonesia to push down poverty, inequality rates

The government is accelerating efforts to bring down Indonesia’s Gini ratio to 0.370 by 2019, from the current ratio of 0.393.

Business 8 years ago

Poverty, inequality rates stagnant

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced Monday that the poverty rate and inequality rate or Gini ratio were stagnant from September 2016 to March 2017 as a result of government spending not reaching a level that could offset inflation.

Opinion 8 years ago

PREMIUM
The economy, inequality and populism

One aspect that has contributed to the rise of populism is high inequality. In Indonesia, populism is largely associated with Islam.

Opinion 9 years ago

Lingering problems behind surging inequality

A recent report released by Credit Suisse placed Indonesia as the fourth most unequal country, with a disparity rate of 49.3 percent.According to the report, 1 percent of the richest people in Indonesia control 49.3 percent of the assets.

Business 9 years ago

Gini ratio slightly down in September: Central Statistics Agency

Indonesia's Gini ratio decreased slightly from 0.397 points in March 2016 to 0.394 points in September, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has said.

Opinion 9 years ago

COMMENTARY: High noon for Jokowi's social welfare ambitions

To develop social welfare appears to be President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s resolution for the new year of 2017. In his first Cabinet meeting this year, Jokowi stressed the importance for his ministers to “work as hard as we can” to narrow the country’s widening inequality.

Business 9 years ago

President orders ministers to cut economic disparity

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his ministers to further reduce economic disparity by stepping up the implementation of the government’s poverty eradication program.

Business 9 years ago

Local level guidance needed to reach development goals: NGO

The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) has published a guidebook to help local administrations implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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gini-ratio

Govt hopes to tackle inequality between regions

Poverty rate falls but disparity remains high

Indonesia to push down poverty, inequality rates

Poverty, inequality rates stagnant

PREMIUM The economy, inequality and populism

Lingering problems behind surging inequality

Gini ratio slightly down in September: Central Statistics Agency

COMMENTARY: High noon for Jokowi's social welfare ambitions

President orders ministers to cut economic disparity

Local level guidance needed to reach development goals: NGO

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Your Opinion Matters

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PREMIUM
The economy, inequality and populism