National Economy Still Vulnerable to External Turmoil
The Indonesian economy, at least in the short-medium term, remains vulnerable to external turmoil as the national economic structure still relies heavily on foreign financing.
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Chairman of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) Hariyadi B. Sukamdani; Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Food and Beverage Producers (Gapmmi) Andhi S. Lukman; President Director of PT Kalbe Farma, Vidjongtius; Citi Indonesia Economist Helmi Arman; Lecturer of University of Indonesia Faisal Basri; Deputy Chief Editor of Kompas daily Ninuk Mardiana Pambudy; Bank Indonesia (BI) Senior Deputy Governor Mirza Adityaswara; Director of BI Economic and Monetary Policy Department, Reza Anglingkusumo and Chief Editor of Kompas daily Budiman Tanuredjo attend the Kompas daily discussion with the theme "Anticipating and Facing Volatile Economic Condition" at the daily’s editorial office, Jakarta, Wednesday (6/6/2018).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The Indonesian economy, at least in the short-medium term, remains vulnerable to external turmoil as the national economic structure still relies heavily on foreign financing. Therefore, promoting export-oriented industries will become an effective solution to solve the problem.
The Kompas daily held a panel discussion on the economy in Jakarta on Wednesday titled "Anticipating and Facing Volatile Economic Condition". The discussion was led by Faisal Basri, a University of Indonesia lecturer.