Indonesia targets 5.6 percent economic growth in 2020
The Indonesian government has set an economic growth target of 5.6 percent in 2020, up from the 5.3 percent targeted this year, said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto.
The Indonesian government strives to bring the country's economy to grow to 5.6 percent in 2020 (Photo by Indonesia's Coordinating Economic Ministry)Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian
government has set an economic growth target of 5.6 percent in 2020, up from
the 5.3 percent targeted this year, said Coordinating Minister for the Economy
Airlangga Hartarto.
The figure is mainly supported by investment and exports, which are expected to increase by 7.0-7.4 percent and 5.5-7.0 percent, respectively.
On the supply side, economic growth is expected to be supported by the industrial sector which will increase between 5.0-5.5 percent. The unemployment rate is expected to fall to 4.8-5.0 percent, accompanied by a reduction in the poverty rate of between 8.5 and 9.0 percent.
In a speech at the 2019 US-Indonesia Investment Summit in Jakarta on November 21, Hartarto said the government has mapped out strategies and priorities to be made to face economic challenges in 2020, both internally and externally, to achieve the target.
The Indonesian government will increase economic growth through structural transformation to strengthen domestic demand and international trade performance.
It will maintain macroeconomic stability by positioning domestic prices and the exchange rate at a stable and competitive level. It will also increase an inclusive and sustainable economy.
He affirmed that increasing competitiveness will also be a focus, adding that sustainable economic growth is needed to rise above the poverty line and encourage human development.
The minister revealed that economic stability has a positive impact on investment attraction. Based on data from the Bank Indonesia, the capital and financial account recorded a surplus of 7.6 billion USD in the third quarter of 2019. The country’s balance of payments recorded a controlled deficit of 46 million USD in the period, well below the deficit of 2 billion USD in Q2.
The balance of payments is also supported by the current account deficit which is managed at 2.7 percent of gross domestic product./.
The figure is mainly supported by investment and exports, which are expected to increase by 7.0-7.4 percent and 5.5-7.0 percent, respectively.
On the supply side, economic growth is expected to be supported by the industrial sector which will increase between 5.0-5.5 percent. The unemployment rate is expected to fall to 4.8-5.0 percent, accompanied by a reduction in the poverty rate of between 8.5 and 9.0 percent.
In a speech at the 2019 US-Indonesia Investment Summit in Jakarta on November 21, Hartarto said the government has mapped out strategies and priorities to be made to face economic challenges in 2020, both internally and externally, to achieve the target.
The Indonesian government will increase economic growth through structural transformation to strengthen domestic demand and international trade performance.
It will maintain macroeconomic stability by positioning domestic prices and the exchange rate at a stable and competitive level. It will also increase an inclusive and sustainable economy.
He affirmed that increasing competitiveness will also be a focus, adding that sustainable economic growth is needed to rise above the poverty line and encourage human development.
The minister revealed that economic stability has a positive impact on investment attraction. Based on data from the Bank Indonesia, the capital and financial account recorded a surplus of 7.6 billion USD in the third quarter of 2019. The country’s balance of payments recorded a controlled deficit of 46 million USD in the period, well below the deficit of 2 billion USD in Q2.
The balance of payments is also supported by the current account deficit which is managed at 2.7 percent of gross domestic product./.
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