Jakarta (ANTARA) – Some 47.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to Indonesians by July 6, with the daily dosage being increased to 1-2 million in August, Coordinating Economic Affairs Ministry’s special staff, Raden Pardede, stated. “In the attempts to stem the transmission of COVID-19 and to achieve
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves rose to US$137.1 billion at the end of June, 2021 from US$136.4 billion at the end of May, 2021, Bank Indonesia (BI) reported. The position of the foreign exchange reserves is equivalent to financing 9.2 months of imports, or 8.8 months of imports
Jakarta (ANTARA) – House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Puan Maharani has sought governmental breakthroughs in handling patients exposed to COVID-19 in Indonesia to ensure the provision of adequate treatment. “What is required now is an emergency or field hospital. Patients with moderate or severe symptoms do not know where else
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s digital economy has the potential to expand further, particularly amid the pandemic, which has led people to increasingly rely on technology for activities and transactions, Minister of Trade, Muhammad Lutfi, has said. “E-commerce, the digital economy, is not a new trend, but will become a major
Jakarta (ANTARA) – PT Indofarma is pursuing the production target of COVID-19 therapeutic drugs — Remdesivir, Oseltamivir, and Ivermectin — to be achieved during the July-September 2021 period in Indonesia. “The vial form of Remdesivir (Desrem) is still imported. We are producing Oseltamivir 75 mg in capsule form in the
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Realization of the national economic recovery program (PEN) budget in the first semester of 2021 had reached Rp252.3 trillion, or 36.1 percent of the Rp699.43-trillion ceiling, Raden Pardede, coordinating economic affairs minister’s special staff, stated. “Realization of the PEN budget has continued to be accelerated and reached