Agriculture: in France, grasslands, corn and potatoes were the most affected by the drought

France’s tax authorities have begun sending this year’s taxe foncière bills to property owners, ahead of the payment deadlines in October, and people across the country will be noticing an increase in the amount they have to pay.This is due to the high inflation rate currently affecting France as this rate is used in part … Baca Selengkapnya

Macron urges French to save energy, says ready to send gas to Germany

Macron said French gas could help Germany to produce more electricity which, in turn,would allow Germany to contribute electricity to the French power grid during peak hours.Both Germany and France are scrambling to replenish gas reserves after Russia curtaileddeliveries in retaliation for western support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Germany is more dependent … Baca Selengkapnya

Borobudur Temple Becomes the Center of the G20 Culture Ministers Meeting

The Borobudur Temple area in Magelang, Central Java is the center of the ministerial-levelmeeting in the field of culture, titled the G20 Culture Ministers Meeting, September 11-14.Director General of Culture of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and TechnologyHilmar Farid said there were two main agendas, namely the G20 senior official meeting onSeptember 12 and … Baca Selengkapnya

Data protection bill threatens firms with ‘exorbitant’ fines

Planned regulations aimed at strengthening data protection in Indonesia pose a significant threat to companies found to be noncompliant. The private data protection (PDP) bill, which is currently awaiting its final approval at the House of Representatives, stipulates fines of upto 2 percent of annual revenue for organizations guilty of exposing private information. “I need … Baca Selengkapnya

Halim Airport’s VVIP Terminal Ready to Welcome G20 Delegates

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi affirmed that the VVIP terminal of HalimPerdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, is ready to welcome G20 delegates, as the airportrevitalization project, underway since March 2022, was complete. According to Sumadi, the airport resumed operations on September 1, 2022, to servecommercial flights for general passengers after temporarily halting operations in March 2022. Before … Baca Selengkapnya

French taxe foncière bills arriving, inflation means rises

France’s tax authorities have begun sending this year’s taxe foncière bills to property owners,ahead of the payment deadlines in October, and people across the country will be noticing anincrease in the amount they have to pay.This is due to the high inflation rate currently affecting France as this rate is used in part tocalculate taxe … Baca Selengkapnya

France ‘has secured its energy supplies’ as Russia cuts gas deliveries

Emmanuel Macron and his ministers on Friday morning held an ‘energy defence council’ todiscuss the situation, days after Russia announced that it was stopped gas supplies to France’s main supplier Engie. After the meeting, Energy transition minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said that France’s gas reserves are already 92 percent full, putting them two months ahead of … Baca Selengkapnya

G20 DIN to Help Advance Indonesian Start-ups

The Digital Innovation Network (DIN), a side event of the 2022 G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting, can help promote start-ups in Indonesia, Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has said. “G20 DIN will also be useful in collaborating the creative ideas of Indonesian start-ups with venture capitalists. We expect that they can … Baca Selengkapnya

Indonesian Investors Give Foreign Opportunities to Build IKN Nusantara

Bambang Susantono, Head of the IKN Nusantara Authority, attended the 2022 Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) in the Capital City of Seoul on August 30-31 2022. GICC is an annual global forum for infrastructure development. At the event, IKN Nusantara received positive attention from invited guests. The reason is, Indonesia will provide opportunities for potential … Baca Selengkapnya

Fuel Price Increase is the Govt’s Last Option: Jokowi

At the press conference, the head of state was accompanied by Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif, and Minister of State Secretary Pratikno. Minister Tasrif announced an increase in the price of subsidized fuel: Pertalite, from Rp7,650.00 per liter to … Baca Selengkapnya