Indonesia lowers economic growth forecast as COVID-19 spreads

A temporarily closed announcement is put on the entrance of the Pasar Baru Square in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 1, 2020. Indonesia cut economic growth prediction for this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread in the country. The economic growth is estimated at 2.3 percent this year, lower than the government's scenario of over 4 percent, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)