In a statement on Thursday, Indonesia’s finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawat said, Jakarta has signed a $1.09 billion (A$1.5 billion) loan agreement with the Australian government. The money will be used to help fight the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic which emerged from Wuhan, China.
“Everybody, all parts of society, are hurt by this COVID-19 (outbreak) and the role of fiscal policy together with other instruments, like monetary policy, is very critical during this difficult time,” Sri Mulyani .
Indonesia has seen the highest number of coronavirus infections and fatalities in Southeast Asia, with 448,118 cases and 14,836 deaths as of Wednesday, according to its COVID-19 task force.
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