The Investment Alert Task Force (SWI) recorded an 80% increase in public complaints for illegal online loans during January to June this year, with >3,365 platforms banned since 2018 to date. SWI anticipates an increase in activities by the illegal
GoTo, Shopee and several technology companies, supported by East Ventures, have raised US$1 million to donate >1,000 oxygen concentrators to priority hospitals, with coordination from the Ministry of Health in Indonesia. Logistics startup, Waresix, is involved in storage and delivery
Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, announced that current lock down measures (PPKM, Community Activity Restrictions) could last up to 6 weeks in response to the increase of Covid-19. The previous announcement was for the measures to last from 3rd to
The Ministry of Health recorded over 34k new Covid-19 cases daily, with cumulative positive cases of Covid-19 reaching 2.37 million. Consequently, Good Doctor, a healthcare technology startup, recorded a six-fold increase in demand for telemedicine services in the past month.
Currently, Indonesia has received 104 million doses of the vaccine, mostly in the form of raw materials. PT Bio Farma ensures that there is sufficient supply domestically to deploy 1 million doses per day. The Government of Indonesia, and Sinovac,
DKI Jakarta residents, aged 18 years and over, are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health ensures the safety of the vaccines, namely the AstraZeneca vaccine. Meanwhile, the provincial governments have been asked to continue prioritizing the
In March, as part of Indonesia’s effort to accelerate the nation-wide vaccination program of its 270 million population, the government introduced a scheme (Gotong Royong) for private companies and state-owned enterprises to procure vaccinations for their own workforce. The scheme
As part of Covid-19 response, the Indonesian government has launched a number of nationwide recovery (PEN) programs, and Bank Mandiri is one of the state-owned banks to be one of the channeling partners. As part of the PEN programs, the
The report titled, “Understanding the Welfare and Livelihood of Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia” aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on gender-based violence and unpaid care work. While the study concluded no significant gender differences in
Sri Mulyani, Finance Minister, announced the state budget’s allocation of IDR 173.3 trillion (US$ ~12.3 billion) to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic, doubling from the 2020 pandemic mitigation budget of IDR 63.5 trillion. According to official reports, the budget will be
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