Jakarta, March 1 -- Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and European Commissioner for Economy of the European Union (EU) Paolo Gentiloni discussed the Joint Finance and Health Task Force (JFHTF) Initiative formulated by G20 finance and health ministers.

The two figures engaged in a discussion on the initiative during a meeting held on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday (February 29) local time.

"We are discussing the JFHTF, an initiative jointly devised by finance and health ministers of G20 countries aimed at mitigating the threats of pandemics in the future," she noted in a statement released by the Finance Ministry in Jakarta on Friday....