INDONESIAN ECONOMY 1ST QUARTER 2010
The Threat of Stagnation
The Indonesian economy during the first three months of this year has shown faster growth than that of the last quarter of 2009. Both exports and investments have risen despite the lack of recovery of the world economy. Nevertheless, there are now indications of stagnation. If the government does not want the economy to slow down, it must control the price of food, increase the intermediary role of banks and sort out what is slowing down expenditure of the State Budget.
June 9, 2010
Still a Question of the Real Sector
The Indonesian economy was still showing an increase in growth during the first quarter of this year. During the first three months, Indonesia's annual economic growth had already reached 5.7 percent which is much higher than that of the previous quarter which only reached 4.2 percent. Household expenditure remains the biggest economic growth booster. What is interesting is that exports are starting to rise despi
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