Economic Growth

Objective: Economic Growth Strengthened and Employment Created

Overview

The U.S. government is providing $82.7 million over five years (2004-2008) to assist Indonesia to generate economic growth and create employment opportunities, with an overall goal of helping to ensure that future generations enjoy an increasingly prosperous, democratic and stable country.

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Coffee Production: Grounds for Economic Growth Thousands of tsunami-affected people are benefiting greatly from a USAID initiative to increase organic coffee production.	Jantang Leads Agricultural Recovery Effort in Tsunami Stricken Areas This once thriving agricultural community was withering away in its own salt infested soil, wondering if it existed anymore.
Micro-Credits Bring Business Back to Market With a $50,000 grant from USAID, the Youth Branch of Muhammadiyah in Banda Aceh restarted their revolving loan fund.

Press Releases

| Wednesday, February 14, 2007
U.S. Gifts Sulawesi Farmers with Training to Boost Cocoa Production

Cocoa farmers in Sulawesi will soon enjoy higher yields and produce more premium cocoa for sale to the United States’ chocolate industry, thanks to a new farmer training program announced by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today.

| Monday, February 12, 2007
Gala Celebrates Revitalized Coffee Industry in Gayo Highlands

Dignitaries gathered in the Gayo highlands outside Takengon on February 10 to celebrate the opening of a coffee plantation project that will revitalize the premium coffee industry of Central Aceh.

| Monday, June 12, 2006
USAID Serahkan Penghargaan Investasi 2006 Kepada Kota Batam dan Kabupaten Gianyar

Jakarta | Monday, June 12, 2006
USAID Presents 2006 Investment Award to Batam City and Gianyar District

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presented the fourth annual Investment Awards, in cooperation with the Asia Foundation, the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Regional Autonomy Watch.

Jakarta | Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The U.S. Supports Competitiveness Program in Indonesia

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, launched the SENADA project, or Indonesia Competitiveness Program.

Jakarta | Thursday, March 23, 2006
The United States Supports the First Undergraduate Program on Risk Management in Indonesia

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), assisted the Government of Indonesia to establish the first undergraduate program on Risk Management.

Banda Aceh | Monday, November 14, 2005
U.S. Advances Construction on Banda Aceh to Meulaboh Road

The U.S. Government awarded a $34.9 million contract to Parsons Global Services Inc., a U.S. firm, for the design and construction supervision services of the road from Banda Aceh to Meulaboh. Design activities are already underway.

Jakarta | Monday, October 03, 2005
The U.S. Supports Protection of Bank Deposits in Indonesia

U.S. Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe and Indonesian Minister of Finance Yusuf Anwar inaugurated the Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS) today, with Ambassador Pascoe handing over new Information Technology equipment for LPS operations.

Banda Aceh | Monday, August 15, 2005
USAID and Chevron Alliance Targets Vocational Training for Acehnese Youth

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Chevron Corporation are offering scholarships to over 300 Acehnese youth, aged 18-22, to attend three-month vocational skill-building courses in Riau province, Sumatra. These scholarships will help youth sharpen the skills needed to engage in the reconstruction of tsunami stricken communities.

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Through USAID, the U.S. is working with Indonesians to ensure that future generations enjoy an increasingly prosperous, democratic and stable country.