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Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin received the ranks of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) at the Vice President's Palace, Thursday (4/8/2022).

Chairman of the OJK Board of Commissioners, Mahendra Siregar, said during the meeting the Vice President asked OJK to improve and strengthen the Indonesian economy to face the global crisis.

"We received approval from the Vice President who gave us a provision of trust and confidence in building a complete synergy in our economy to become even stronger in the face of increasingly volatile conditions in the future at the global level," said Mahendra.

“How is the government's hope and desire to see the financial services sector getting stronger. He reminded the importance of the role and health of the financial services sector in the midst of a challenging global economic situation," he continued.

Mehendra also appreciated the Vice President for his attention to the Islamic finance sector and business, as well as his role that can be directly felt by the community, to touch the needs of the lowest level.

"Mr. Vice President pays special attention to the sharia-based financial sector or business, which as a whole has a bigger role and contribution to the overall financial services sector in Indonesia," he said.

On that occasion, OJK, he continued, also reported the growth and development of Islamic finance which is getting stronger and more competitive.

"We report how the priority of the OJK is to see the growth, development of Islamic finance which is getting stronger, more competitive, and maintaining a healthy financial condition and better governance," he said.

On the other hand, regarding the improvement of Islamic financial literacy and inclusion, according to Mahendra, OJK will continue to provide literacy through various existing financial institutions, both at the bank level to microfinance institutions.

"We report and explain how the future priorities are for aspects of literacy, inclusion and understanding of Islamic finance to the public in general which are OJK's priority programs, as well as for coordinating cooperation with various parties," said Mahendra.

Data on the increase in the contribution of Islamic finance in the overall provision of financial services, namely the banking sector which has exceeded 6 percent.

“OJK will continue to strive to develop this potential, both in the priority banking and non-banking sectors. Historically it has been bigger than before, but compared to the existing potential, there is still a lot to be developed further," he concluded. (RRI)

The Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) welcomes the nomination to host the 2036 Olympics in the National Capital City (IKN) of the Archipelago, East Kalimantan. The nomination is a directive from President Joko Widodo and NOC Indonesia is committed to working hard to make it happen.

"We welcome the direction of the President to continue bidding for the 2036 Olympics with the location at IKN. We will carry out this task and work hard so that Indonesia will emerge as the first ASEAN country to host the Olympics," said the Chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee Raja Sapta Oktohari, Thursday (4/8/2022).

Through the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali, Indonesian President Joko Widodo conveyed that Indonesia would continue the bidding process for the 2036 Olympics in the State Capital (IKN). This was said by the Minister of Youth and Sports after accompanying President Joko Widodo who met PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan, Wednesday (3/8/2022).

On that occasion, the government also plans to build a sports training center with complete facilities, both main and supporting. Including soccer practice facilities which will later be used as a training center.

Oktohari said that the plan to build a sports training center would be submitted to the Future Host Commission, part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is tasked with selecting the bidding process for the country that would host the Olympics.

Indonesia has been involved in the bidding process because previously it was aiming to become the organizer in 2032. The bidding for the Olympic host was made by the NOC as stated in Point 4 of NOC's Tasks in the Olympic Charter.

“We have a continuous dialogue status in the bidding process, and we will continue it because the current IOC format prioritizes permanent, ongoing dialogue. This was said by IOC President Thomas Bach when I met at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to him, Indonesia should continue the bidding process for the Olympics because the process is still ongoing," said Oktohari.

"With IKN as the venue, we are optimistic because one of the points being assessed is the venue for the master plan to sustainability and legacy."

Oktohari assessed that the 2023 ANOC World Beach Games in Bali, August 5-12, could be a positive momentum to realize the mission to host the Olympics. Because there will be 1,200 athletes from more than 100 countries. This is the largest water and beach sports multi-event from the number of contestants from participating countries.

Not only that, 205 NOCs around the world will also be on the Island of the Gods to participate in the ANOC General Assembly. Also attending were high-ranking international sports organizations, such as IOC President Thomas Bach, ANOC President Robin Mitchell, and WADA President Witold Banka.

"The AWBG will be an important momentum for Indonesia to approach it directly so that we can get support and prove that Indonesia is ready to host the Olympics," said Oktohari. (RRI)

The number of Covid-19 cases in DKI Jakarta rose to 342 people based on data on Wednesday (3/8/2022).

This brings the total number of active Covid-19 cases in Jakarta to nearly 22,455 people.

"A total of 18,659 specimens have been PCR tests," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control, Jakarta Health Service (Dinkes) Dwi Oktavia in Jakarta, Thursday (4/8/2022).

According to her, from the number of tests, 16,401 people were tested by PCR today Thursday (4/8/2022) to diagnose new cases with 2,532 positive results and 13,869 negative results.

In addition, an antigen test was also carried out on Wednesday (3/8/2022) yesterday as many as 21,899 people were tested with 1,456 positive and 20,443 negative results. Positive antigen test results in Jakarta were not included in the total positive cases because all were reconfirmed by PCR.

"From the total number of positive cases, a total of 1,298,981 people were declared cured with a cure rate of 97.2 percent, and a total of 15,412 people died with a mortality rate of 1.2 percent, while Indonesia's death rate was 2.5 percent," she said.

Dwi also said that the positivity rate in Jakarta again passed the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO).

"The positivity rate or percentage of positive cases in the last week in Jakarta was 16.6%, while the percentage of positive cases in total was 11.6%. WHO also sets the standard for the percentage of positive cases not more than 5%," she said.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government urges residents to always wear masks when they are active outside the home, especially in public places.

"In addition, residents are also advised to immediately complete the Covid-19 vaccination with a booster," said Dwi. (RRI)

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati emphasized that the disclosure of public information, including government financial data, was very important.

According to her, the disclosure of public information is a form of concern for Indonesia, not just the government's responsibility. This is because this is one way to prevent the circulation of hoax information to the public.

"Don't let our country be flooded and dominated by untrue information," said Sri Mulyani in the Public Information Disclosure Webinar, Thursday (4/8/2022).

Furthermore, Sri Mulyani assessed that hoax information was produced by parties who did not want Indonesia to focus on advancing the nation, maintaining unity and integrity, and building a just and prosperous country.

Therefore, Sri Mulyani ensured that her staff at the Ministry of Finance remained committed to fighting hoaxes, by maximally disclosing information.

"So the public can get accurate, timely and quality information about state finances," she said. (RRI)