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Fitch Downgrade Won't Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal Program
... stopping its multibillion-dollar free meal rollout despite Fitch’s ... well-implemented school-feeding program could “deliver $7 returns ... to higher social spending, including the free meal whose price tag ... ($19.8 billion) to the free meal program. As of Feb. 21, ...Business Mar 5, 2026 | 7:13 pm
Free Meal Program Could Add Up to $1.54 Billion to Economy: BRIN
Jakarta. Indonesia’s flagship Nutritious Free Meal program (MBG) championed by President ... trillion for the program in early 2026. The spending contributed to total ... Read More: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output ...Business Mar 5, 2026 | 3:13 pm
Prabowo’s Free Meals Program Absorbs $2.17 Billion as Beneficiaries Top 60 Million
... The acceleration of MBG spending has contributed to stronger ... program in early 2026. Meanwhile, non-ministry/agency spending ... assistance and public service spending. Transfers to regional ... Food Safety in Free Meal Program After 4.5 Billion ServingsNews Feb 24, 2026 | 10:44 am
Government to Pay $3.2 Billion in Ramadan Bonuses Early as Part of Q1 Stimulus
... ($52.6 billion) in spending to support the economy. ... to accelerate the free nutritious meals program, Rp 55 trillion ... With faster regional government spending and coordination with the ... we’ll celebrate with a meal together,” he joked. Under Indonesian ...Business Feb 18, 2026 | 6:57 pm
Prabowo’s Free Meals Cut Daily Family Costs, Limited Economic Impact: RISED
... flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program is helping stabilize household spending and ... Prabowo Hails Food Safety in Free Meal Program After 4.5 Billion Servings The institute ... be redirected toward more productive spending, such as education and health ...News Feb 13, 2026 | 8:39 pm
Danantara Could Add Lasting Boost to Economy, Indef Says
... , rather than routine state budget spending. The model, she said, is ... social programs such as the free nutritious meal program (MBG) can help cushion ... Outflows Linked to SOE, Danantara Spending, Says BIBusiness Jan 23, 2026 | 2:51 pm
JCI Passes 9,150 Mark, Defying Global Trade Pressures
... fiscal front, the government’s Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is targeted to reach ... service units (SPPG kitchens), the program carries a Rp 335 trillion budget ... , however, that the scale of spending requires strong governance to prevent ...Business Jan 20, 2026 | 9:51 am
Economist Says 6% Growth Target Becomes Ever More Elusive
... human resources.” On government spending priorities, Lili said ... funding allocated to the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG), arguing that ... . “This suggests the program should be targeted at ... government needs to prioritize spending that directly supports ...Business Jan 14, 2026 | 10:57 pm
Free Meals Built Prabowo’s Brand, Now They Test His Leadership
... the idea of the free meal program, but they are disappointed ... ) Indonesia, said the free meal initiative has boosted job ... half of total education spending. Eliza warned that expanding ... said. But politically, the free meal program is unavoidable. It is ...News Jan 9, 2026 | 8:17 am
Danantara, Tariffs, Purbaya: Indonesia’s Economic Surprises of 2025
... ’s brainchild, the nationwide free meal rollout, as the program’s spending remains sluggish. As of ... Dec. 15, the meal rollout had ...Business Dec 31, 2025 | 12:41 pm
Free Meal Rollout: Danantara to Feed Poultry Farmers $1.2 Billion
... President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meal program aimed at improving kids’ ... that Danantara was mulling spending Rp 20 trillion to ... last week that the free meal program had served around 41.6 ... are taking part in the program. BGN’s estimates showed that ...Business Nov 17, 2025 | 9:42 pm
Indonesia Prepares $3 Billion Stimulus to Boost Year-End Economic Growth
... through faster and more efficient spending,” he said. Read More: Prabowo ... on Track for 8% Growth as Free Meal Program Feeds ‘Seven Singapores’ Daily Indonesia ...Business Nov 6, 2025 | 11:47 am
Businesses Upbeat Indonesia’s Growth to Exceed 5.03% This Year
... In terms of public spending, there are indeed budget ... the rural cooperatives program and the free meal rollout," Anindya told ... special attention to the free meal program. As of early October ... every $1 spent on the free meal drive could generate between $5 ...Business Oct 22, 2025 | 7:25 am
Indonesia Delays Full Free Meal Target to February 2026
... preparing the lunches. The free meal program took center stage in ... money next year for the free meal program, a huge jump from ... flagged concerns over the program’s sluggish spending. As of early ... October 2025, the school-feeding program ...News Oct 21, 2025 | 10:52 am
From Free Meals to UN Debut: Prabowo Marks First Year in Office
... to put the budget-heavy free meal program in motion. Prabowo, a ... Photo/Irfan Sumanjaya) The free meal rollout was at the center ... concerns over the sluggish spending. The program has, unfortunately, seen ... cases. That means the program has a 99.99 percent ...News Oct 20, 2025 | 1:45 pm
Gov't to Cover Medical Bills of Thousands Who Fall Sick from Free Meals
... President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meal program. The National Nutrition Agency ... I will continue implementing the program unless the president gives a ... other programs if the spending remained sluggish. The Prabowo ... From Government Meal ProgramNews Oct 2, 2025 | 2:57 pm
Free Meal Budget Might Miss Those Who Need It Most: UI Economist
... President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program may come at the ... Populism: Economists Call for Impactful SpendingBusiness Sep 24, 2025 | 10:17 am
Indonesia Mulls Reallocating Unspent Free Meal Program Money
... funds for the budget-heavy free meal rollout, a proposal backed ... spending. BGN is the agency responsible for overseeing the meal ... According to Qodari, the meal program should have “zero tolerance ... said. Read More: Indonesia’s Free Meal Agency Gets $16.3b to ...Business Sep 20, 2025 | 8:22 pm
Indonesia’s Free Meal Program May Cost $18B a Year by 2026
Jakarta. Indonesia’s flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program could require more than ... . Read More: Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal Program Reaches 15 Million Beneficiaries at ... Rp 7.9 trillion on the program, with spending expected to rise sharply ...News Aug 13, 2025 | 3:51 pm
Gov’t Lifts Hotel Meeting Restrictions as Industry Faces Financial Crunch
... part of a nationwide cost-cutting program but was blamed for worsening ... trillion in state spending to fund his administration’s flagship free meal program for schoolchildren ... back public events, and consumer spending is also weakening.” He added ...Business Jun 4, 2025 | 9:46 pm
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