EABER/SABER Newsletter December 2016

EABER/SABER Newsletter December 2016

December, 2016
Mari Pangestu
Despite major domestic and external challenges, Indonesia is expected to grow at around 5 per cent again this year — much like last year — and only slightly below the official estimate of 5.3 per cent but much lower than the 7 per cent the new government had targeted. Compared to continued downward global growth, including that of China and its ASEAN neighbours, Indonesia’s stable growth looks quite respectable.
Mari Pangestu is a Senior Fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and was formerly Indonesia’s Minister of Trade and Tourism and the Creative Economy.