Coping With a Changing Economy

Kompas/Riza Fathoni

Visitors flock to Matahari department store’s Manggarai outlet in Jakarta on Friday (15/9) in search of goods sold at a discount of up to 75 percent.

Editor’s notes: The editorial board of the Kompas daily held a panel discussion on the economy with the theme "Coping With a Changing Economy" on 12 Sept. 2017 at the editorial office of Kompas. The panelists included  Prof. Dr. Ari Kuncoro from the University of Indonesia (UI), Prof. Dr. Dwi Andreas Santoso from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, Faisal Basri from UI, Prof. Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto from the School of Business and Management at the Bandung Institute of Technology, Mohammad Reza Hafiz from Indef, and the chairman of the Association of the Management of Human Resources of Indonesia, Pambudi Sunarsihanto. The discussion was chaired by Prof. Dr. A Prasetyantoko from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Jakarta. The results of the discussion were reported below and on Page 25 and 26 by Ninuk M Pambudy, Dewi Indriastuti, Nur Hidayati, Mukhamad Kurniawan, and staff of Kompas’ Research and Development Division, Gianie.

Throughout the year 2017, the economic situation appeared to shift from the usual patterns, requiring deeper explanations. A number of economic indicators during the first semester, for example, grew relatively well, but the contribution of the consumption sector fell during the period.