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Indonesia and the United Kingdom are united in the push for providing affordable vaccines to all levels of the global community, including in remote areas, said British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins. He made the statement at a virtual press conference in Jakarta on Friday. The ambassador said the joint desire of both countries was reflected in the Global Vaccine Summit, held by the vaccine alliance GAVI on Thursday (June 4, 2020). Ambassador Jenkins said that he is very pleased to say that the UK and Indonesia are united behind this approach, the desire for an affordable vaccine, which is accessible to everyone. The summit was attended by more than 60 ministers, and heads of state and governments, including Indonesia’s Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto, who spoke in support of affordable and accessible vaccines in his video message. The GAVI Summit was held to raise funds to provide vaccines to 300 million children in the world’s poorest countries before the year 2025. The fundraising target was set at US$7.4 billion//ANT

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Bank Indonesia (BI) revealed the flow of foreign capital into Indonesia has begun to rise, from the first week of June this year, reaching Rp7.01 trillion, on the back of improving investor confidence in the country’s economy. As quoted by Antara BI Governor Perry Warjiyo in an online press statement on Friday stated, that the confidence of investors, including foreigners, in the condition of Indonesia's economy is getting better, and that has been proven by the flow of foreign capital into government bonds (SBN). The BI Governor revealed that since the second week of May, 2020, foreign investment has continued to flow into government bonds (SBN) and bond instruments, reaching Rp2.97 trillion. In the third week of May, it totalled Rp6.15 trillion; in the fourth week, it stood at Rp2.5 trillion; and, in the first week of June, it was registered at Rp7.01 trillion//ANT

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After months of praying at home, Muslims in Jakarta are now able to perform the first Friday prayers in mosques, following the transitional period in the capital city, that starts to ease restrictions in public spaces in the capital city. Many Jakartans have also shared their experience participating in Friday prayers with the additional physical distancing measure and health protocols trough social media. President Joko Widodo also performed the prayer in the Baiturrahim mosque situated in the presidential palace complex. Governor Anies Baswedan performed Friday prayer in the Fatahillah mosque located in the City Hall compound To prevent overcrowding in mosques during the weekly prayer, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) had issued a fatwa allowing the prayer to be conducted in turns in two groups, rather than the usual simultaneous prayer at noon. Besides mosques, the Jakarta Administration has also allowed other houses of worship to operate during the transition phase. The Jakarta archdiocese, for example, had been gearing up to open its churches by preparing a new worship protocol following the Religious Affairs Ministers’ announcement that houses of worship would be gradually reopened//JP

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Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo is buoyant about the rupiah strengthening, as the exchange rate traded on Friday afternoon went below Rp14,000 per US dollar, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted in an online press statement as quoted by Antara on Friday, that the rupiah continues to show signs of strengthening in line with our view that the exchange rate for today is still undervalued, so that in future, it still has the potential to strengthen. Until Friday afternoon, the rupiah traded at Rp13,855 against the US dollar and reached Rp13,960 per US dollar. The BI governor highlighted several factors driving the rupiah to strengthen, including inflation and a low current account deficit, differences in domestic and foreign interest rates, and decreased risk premiums. Warjiyo expounded that based on the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) data in May 2020, the inflation rate was low, reaching 2.19 percent from that of last year//ANT