Indonesia upbeat on economic growth despite virus threat


An Indonesian medical team conducting drive-through swab tests for the coronavirus in Tangerang on Monday (April 6). Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is optimistic that his country's economic growth will still grow in the positive zone although it is slowing down amid the outbreak. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is optimistic that his country's economic growth will still grow in the positive zone although it is slowing down amid the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

"Three countries that will still survive or are in the positive zone are Indonesia, China and India," she said during a working meeting with the House of Representatives' Commission XI here on Monday (April 6).

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