Coronavirus Pandemic Seen Pushing Up to 5 Million Indonesian Workers Out of Jobs

State-owned enterprises have been allocated financial assistance of Rp 44.57 trillion.

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Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has trimmed the country’s 2020 GDP forecast on June 18 to a contraction of 0.4 percent or a growth of around 1 percent.

She added that the government is trying its best to mitigate the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The government is working to ensure that the steps it has undertaken will support the Indonesian economy to remain in the positive zone until the end of the year. 

(Writer: Ihsanuddin, Mutia Fauzia | Editor: Bayu Galih, Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan) 

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/06/18/17144901/menaker-antisipasi-tambahan-pengangguran-hingga-5-juta-orang

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