National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro

Indonesia's poverty rate expected to reach nine percent

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia has been striving to reduce its poverty rate. The rate is expected to reach nine percent by the end of this year, National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro stated here on Monday."We have set a target of reducing our poverty rate to the level of 8.5 to 9.5 percent. If we still find that the...

Director General of Animal Husbandry and Health I Ketut Diarmita

Exports of animal husbandry products up 53 percent

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The country's exports of animal husbandry products rose 52.99 percent to 183,414 tons valued at US$474.19 million in the first nine months of this year from the same period last year, the government said. The export volume rose from 119,885 tons and the export value rose even higher by 194 percent, from US$161.17 million, the Central...