BI: The Economy Grows
14 June 2013 16:42 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Nusa Dua – Agus Martowardoyo, Bank Indonesia Governor, said that despite of having experienced a decrease during the first trimester of 2031 due to house consumption and non-construction investment, Indonesia's economy seems to show an improvement in the second trimester.
Agus added that during the second trimester, the economy is likely to weaken with only a 5.9 to 6.1 percent of growth, following the global crisis. Therefore, export and investment growth will remain limited.
World Bank projected that global economic growth will remain at 2.2 percent with a possibiity of improving to 3 percent next year. This trend is likely to follow in 2015, with an expected 3.3 percent growth. Meanwhile, domestic economy is projected to grow from 5.1 to 5.6, and to 5,7 percent.
Lana Soelistianingsih, an economist at Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia, asserted that economic growth in the second trimester will be depending on budget deficit realization, saying that it could be a signal to a fiscal policy that will endorse economic growth.
Moreover, Lana said that loans should be made to fund new economic activities that will generate cash-flows, instead to cover deficit budget.
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