Crazy Omicron Makes Two G20 Agendas Must Be Moved From Bali To Jakarta

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JAKARTA - The government is known to have decided to move two important agendas for the physical G20 meeting from Bali to Jakarta because it anticipates the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 case, which is currently increasing.

This information was revealed in an official document circulating on the Ministry of Finance news channel today, Thursday, January 20.

"Considering the development of COVID-19 at the global and national levels, especially from the Omicron variant which has a very high level of spread and considering the results of the G20 delegates' in person survey, it is hereby notified that the 2nd FCBD and 1st FMCBG will be moved from Bali to Jakarta. ," wrote the letter which was affixed with digital approval on behalf of the Secretary I of the G20 Meeting for Logistics, Rudy Rahmayadi.

Meanwhile, the agenda for the 2nd FCBD and 1st FMCBG meetings was originally scheduled to be held on 15-18 February on the Island of the Gods.

"In this regard, the entire agenda of the 2nd FCBD and 1st FMCBG in Bali and the entire series of preparations have been cancelled," said Rudy.

It is not known for certain whether the event in Jakarta will take the same time period as before in Bali or there will be a shift in the date of the event.

For information, the 2nd FCBD and 1st FMCBG events are forums that are included in the Finance Track category initiated by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia and Bank Indonesia.

"We express our gratitude and appreciation to the stakeholders in Bali who have cooperated very well and supported the readiness of the implementation plan," concluded Rudy in the document.