Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his government to cut spending by 306.7 trillion rupiah ($18.8 billion) this year, a finance ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.Prabowo has frequently highlighted the need for efficient spending under his administration.

Indonesia and France will sign an agreement on Friday for the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row since 2007 for alleged drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister has said.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's free meal programme has reached 650,000 school children in 31 provinces, according to President Prabowo Subianto.

In the first phase, Indonesia gradually reduced KUR interest rates and expanded the pool of recipients, opening doors for MSMEs underserved by financial institutions, increasing the volume of loans, and boosting MSMEs’ confidence in using KUR financing to expand their businesses.

Paulus company was awarded the contract to produce 44 percent of the e-ID cards under a project valued at Rp 5.9 trillion.

Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields.

President Prabowo Subianto’s about-turn on membership of the economic grouping is about status rather than material gains.

Indonesia, having worked with China to drive competitors out of the nickel industry market, is now working on a plan to cut production to boost the price.

(Reuters) -Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan posted a drop in fourth-quarter production on Thursday and said that its costs would rise more than expected this year, sending the company's shares down more than 4%.

Indonesia's antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for Google Play Store,

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his government to cut spending by 306.7 trillion rupiah ($18.8 billion) this year, a finance ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.