Jakarta – Indonesia‘s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi sadewa stated tuesdayโฃ he anticipates the nation’s โคeconomicโฃ growth to reach 5.6% to 5.7% in the fourth โคquarter of 2025,and revealed a playful incentiveโค from President Prabowo โคSubianto should that target โขbe met.
“It’s not as I’m good,โ but the President said thatโข if I’m given a prize above 5.5%,I’m actually teaching the prize,”โข Purbaya joked during Ecoverse 2025 at The Westin,Jakarta. “I don’t know what the prize is. This is clear, the important thing is that this growth will continue to beโ maintained in the โfuture.” The promise of a reward underscores โคthe Prabowo administration’s focus on robustโฃ economic performance as aโ key indicator ofโ success.
Purbaya emphasized his commitment toโ ensuring the prosperous implementation ofโ government programs to โachieve the projected growth.โ He plans to activelyโค monitor and address obstacles hindering domestic industry, alongside โprotecting the local marketโค from illegal imports. Currently, he โขnoted, fiscal and monetary policies are aligned and operating effectively.
The Minister indicated a coordinated effortโ involving fiscal,monetary,and privateโข sector initiatives will โbe crucial to โคsustainingโ economic momentum. “Fiscal and monetary are already easy, the path is almost the same, in the โsame rhythm,”โฃ he said. “In theโฃ private sectorโฆI will also go to several industriesโ and โwe will eliminate bottlenecks that areโ hampering โthe progress ofโฃ domestic industry.”
