United Kingdom-Indonesia trade relations are getting stronger. The agreed UK-Indonesia roadmap is committed to further forge the two countries' £3 billion (US$3.57 billion) trade relationship.

The Communications and Information Ministry is one of 11 ministries/agencies present at the Indonesian pavilion at the 2022 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos.

Digitalization has provided a lot of opportunities to accelerate economic growth. However, it turns out that only 21 percent of MSMEs have been able to take advantage of digital technology.

On its IDX debut, the price of GoTo shares was Rp 380 and then jumped to Rp 412 just 5 minutes after the opening of trade at 9 a.m.

To continue to support economic growth, relaxation in macroprudential regulations is still very much needed, as well as efficiency in the payment system, the deepening and development of the financial Market.

The President also said the digital economy in the country should be further strengthened as Indonesia had great potential to move forward in this area. For example, Indonesia has 2,229 start-ups.

At the ASEAN-Australia Summit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo criticized the formation of AUKUS, which he said could add to rivalries in the region. He asked Australia to be open to ASEAN.

Indonesia has called on fellow members of ASEAN to reinvigorate the spirit of togetherness amid the hardships of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic in order to move forward and recover the region’s economy.