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Indonesia reported the highest daily COVID-19 caseload with 64,718 infections recorded on February 16, according to data released by the national COVID-19 task force.

A senior Indonesian official has reaffirmed the country’s commitment in implementing an energy transition roadmap during a meeting with Managing Director for Operations Axel van Trotsenburg and Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific Manuela Ferro of the World Bank on February 16.

Bank Indonesia (BI) is running a pilot project for a cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkage with the central banks of Malaysia and Thailand - Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank of Thailand (BOT), in a bid to propel digitalisation and make transactions between the said countries more efficient.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 150 million USD loan which aimed at accelerating Indonesia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

International travellers who have already received their COVID-19 booster shots will now be permitted to visit Indonesia with a three-day quarantine period.

Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 members will gather for their first meeting this year in Jakarta from February 17-18 during Indonesia’s G20 Presidency.

The Finance Ministry of Indonesia has raised its tax revenue target for 2022 to 9.3 - 9.5 percent of GDP, banking on the implementation of new tax regulations and continued economic recovery.

Defending champions Indonesia on February 11 announced their withdrawal from the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Youth Championship slated for February 14-26 in Cambodia.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is likely to reach its peak in the next 2-3 weeks, according to Abdul Kadir, Director General of Health Services under Indonesia’s Ministry of Health.

The Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract to buy six 4.5-generation Dassault Rafale fighter jets manufactured in France.

Indonesia on February 9 announced four educational and cultural priorities during its G20 presidency this year, according to an official of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.

The green economy will create 4.4 million new jobs in Indonesia in 2030, Antara news agency reported, quoting Deputy for Economic Affairs at the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti as saying at the Green Jobs Conference.

Indonesia has exceeded Singapore to lead ASEAN in terms of investment in the digital sector, according to Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.

Indonesia targets 200-250 trillion rupiah in investment during its presidency at the 2022 G20 forum, the country’s Investment Minister and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Head Bahlil Lahadalia has said.