Pandemic Control Keeps Economic Recovery on Track
Having gone down to the lowest point in the second quarter of 2020 with a contraction of up to minus 5.32 percent, economic performance began to lift up in the following three quarters.
/https%3A%2F%2Fkompas.id%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2F41e92654-cef2-4843-b53d-51e192ab9358_jpg.jpg){kind=logo}
Office buildings in Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/5/2021). Indonesia\'s economic growth in the first quarter of 2021 is still negative. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the economy in the first three months of this year was minus 0.74 percent. However, the economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic has consistently improved compared to last year.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - With improved conditions in the first quarter of this year (I-2021), business circles are optimistic that the economy will grow optimally, provided that Covid-19 pandemic mitigation efforts are maintained. Controlling Covid-19 is the key to sustaining economic growth.
Despite contracting 0.74 percent, the Indonesian economy in the first quarter showed improvement. Having gone down to the lowest point in the second quarter of 2020 with a contraction of up to minus 5.32 percent, economic performance began to lift up in the following three quarters, thanks to the recovery policies.