In what ways have mobile applications helped to limit community transmission of Covid-19 in Indonesia?
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After enjoying years of exponential growth, South-east Asia’s super apps have been forced to reassess their business models as a result of Covid-19, with many refocusing their priorities as they plan for the post-pandemic world.
Economic update | Covid-19 and debt monetisation: will Indonesia blaze a trail for other emerging markets?
21 Jul 2020
To assist the government’s financial response to the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia’s central bank is set to purchase $40bn in sovereign bonds as part of a debt monetisation programme – a strategy seldom used by emerging markets that could have wider implications for the region.
Economic update | Covid-19 and RCEP: make or break?
13 Jul 2020
At the start of 2020, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – potentially the world’s largest free trade deal – seemed on track to be signed by the end of the year. However, the coronavirus pandemic has slowed that process, raising some questions about when the agreement will be formalised.
Economic view | Roberto Lorato, CEO, MedcoEnergi
4 Jun 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic fractures international supply chains and exposes vulnerabilities in the health care systems of emerging markets, Indonesia is looking to strengthen its pharmaceuticals industry through reforms and overseas investments.