Indonesia suffers first recession in over two decades as COVID batters economy

Indonesia suffers first recession in over two decades as COVID batters economy

Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Bayu Syaits/unsplash

Indonesia suffered its first recession in over two decades in the third quarter and millions of people lost their jobs over the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic battered Southeast Asia’s largest economy, the statistics bureau said on Thursday.

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