Indonesia’s GDP growth predicted to exceed 5 pct in Q4
Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian government expects GDP growth in
the final quarter of 2021 to exceed 5 percent thanks to eased mobility restrictions
and a recovering global economy, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani
Indrawati.
Speaking at a press conference on December 21, Mulyani
said the domestic economic recovery had strengthened following the interruption
by the Delta COVID-19 variant in July and August.
The national response has helped to reduce the
number of COVID-19 cases, thereby allowing the resumption of economic
activities, Mulyani said.
Indonesia’s GDP growth is predicted to expand 3.5-4
percent in the whole year.
According to the
Indonesian Ministry of Finance, in November, state budget revenue increased by
19.4 percent over the same period last year to 1.699 trillion rupiah (117.9
billion USD), mainly from rising revenue of manufacturing and trading companies.
Meanwhile, the number of international arrivals
in Indonesia has increased in the last two months.
According to Spokesperson of COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito, as of October
2021, the number of international visitors to the country reached 1,000 to
2,000 per day.
In December 2021, the number reached around
4,000 arrivals, he said.
In view of the increase in international
arrivals, Adisasmito urged the community to continue tightening the
implementation of the health protocols and avoid traveling abroad to prevent
the spread of the Omicron variant and a surge in cases.
Indonesia has so far recorded 4,260,893
COVID-19 infections, including 144,024 deaths./.