The Financial Services Authority, OJK, has prepared six strategic policies in collaboration with Bank Indonesia to maintain financial stability amidst the implementation of “Restrictions on Community Activities” (PPKM). The government hopes that this year’s economy will still be able to
GoTo, Shopee and several technology companies, supported by East Ventures, have raised US$1 million to donate >1,000 oxygen concentrators to priority hospitals, with coordination from the Ministry of Health in Indonesia. Logistics startup, Waresix, is involved in storage and delivery
Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, announced that current lock down measures (PPKM, Community Activity Restrictions) could last up to 6 weeks in response to the increase of Covid-19. The previous announcement was for the measures to last from 3rd to
The Ministry of Health recorded over 34k new Covid-19 cases daily, with cumulative positive cases of Covid-19 reaching 2.37 million. Consequently, Good Doctor, a healthcare technology startup, recorded a six-fold increase in demand for telemedicine services in the past month.
Currently, Indonesia has received 104 million doses of the vaccine, mostly in the form of raw materials. PT Bio Farma ensures that there is sufficient supply domestically to deploy 1 million doses per day. The Government of Indonesia, and Sinovac,
DKI Jakarta residents, aged 18 years and over, are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health ensures the safety of the vaccines, namely the AstraZeneca vaccine. Meanwhile, the provincial governments have been asked to continue prioritizing the
As part of Covid-19 response, the Indonesian government has launched a number of nationwide recovery (PEN) programs, and Bank Mandiri is one of the state-owned banks to be one of the channeling partners. As part of the PEN programs, the
The report titled, “Understanding the Welfare and Livelihood of Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia” aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on gender-based violence and unpaid care work. While the study concluded no significant gender differences in
Sri Mulyani, Finance Minister, announced the state budget’s allocation of IDR 173.3 trillion (US$ ~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
Effective from 13 Feb 2021, Indonesia’s Covid-19 vaccination process is regulated under Presidential Reg No. 14 of 2021. The purpose of this regulation is to ensure that 181.5 million citizens will be vaccinated to help enable herd immunity. The government
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