Virtual Roundtable Discussion – Governor Ridwan Kamil & Foreign Ambassadors Discuss the Fight Against Covid-19 in West Java

On Monday, 11 May 2020, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) has successfully convened a virtual roundtable discussion involving Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil and several Foreign Ambassadors to Indonesia. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Founder of FPCI. The Governor and Ambassadors had a fruitful discussion on best experiences and practices in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Virtual Public Discussion – Coronavirus Crisis? Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Indonesian and World Economy

The current coronavirus pandemic is creating enormous burden on the global economy. It is already inflicting serious damage on supply chains, demand, and financial market, affecting business investment, household consumption, and international trade. The ADB on 3rd April estimated the pandemic could cost the world economy $4.1 trillion or almost 5% of global gross domestic product. With the uncertainty of when will the pandemic end, governments are bracing for the full impact from the coronavirus economic downturn.

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FPCI Special Update on the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Indonesia

Presently, COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the world, claiming tens of thousands of human casualties. The economic costs of the virus are still on-going but certain to be devastating to the global economy. Travel ban, trade restriction, social distancing and lock down are severely hurting businesses and will create loss of jobs. Indonesian economy has shown several damages that the virus has done to the country’s trade and industry, workforce, and financial market sector.

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FPCI CEO Breakfast Meeting with Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Rini Soemarno

On Friday, 2 August 2019, FPCI held the CEO Breakfast Meeting with Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, H.E. Rini Soemarno at the Borobudur Hotel Jakarta. The agenda of the meeting was to have a discussion on “Reforming the State-Owned Companies (BUMN): Vision, Strategy and Challenges”. Minister Rini was accompanied by two of her Deputy Ministers along with President Director of Bank Mandiri, BNI, Pertamina, Berdikari, and PTPN III. There were 36 (thirty-six) executives from diverse industry background participated in the meeting.

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FPCI CEO Breakfast Meeting with General Tito Karnavian

On Thursday, 31 January 2019, FPCI held the CEO Breakfast Meeting with Indonesian Chief of Police, General Tito Karnavian at the Borobudur Hotel Jakarta. The agenda of the meeting was to have a discussion on “Updates and Insights on Public Safety and Security Situation”. There were 36 (thirty-six) national and international business leaders from diverse industry background participated in the meeting.

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