Tag: GDP
ADB: Asia’s Economies Slowing Down in 2019, 2020
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasted the declining of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for developing Asia, from 5.9 percent in 2018...
Insight: Projections the Benefits of Jakarta MRT for Indonesia
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Indonesia has entered a new phase with the launched of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project by President Joko Widodo on...
Indonesia Targets Income per Capita US$31.000 in 2045
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – The Indonesian government is targeting national income per capita US$31.000 in 2045. Currently the country' income per capita only $3.800.
Minister of...
Indonesia Eyes 5.5% Economic Growth in 2020
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesian government eyes a higher economic growth in 2020 compared to this year. At plenary cabinet session led by President Joko Widodo, government...
Japan’s Economy Bounces Back 0.3% in 4Q 2018
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan' economy bounce back 0.3 percent in the last quarter (4Q) of 2018 compared to previous quarter, as business and consumer spending...
Morning Briefing: Tensions over the Brexit Negotiations
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Good morning! British' Prime Minister Theresa May just finished her negotiation with European Union (EU) officials over the Brexit agreement. As...
Indonesia’s Forex Reserves Lowers to US$120.1B in January
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank Indonesia (BI) noted foreign exchange (forex) reserves at the end of January 2019 amounted to US$120.1 billion, a decreased 0.49 percent from $120.7 billion...
China’s GDP Growth Decelerated to 6.6% in 2018
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - China' GDP grew 6.6 percent in 2018, down 0.2 percentage point from 2017, in line with the IHS Markit forecast, said the research...
WB: East Asia Needs to Adapt its Development Model to Sustain...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – East Asia’s remarkably successful development model – a combination of outward-oriented growth, human capital development, and sound economic governance – needs to...
Japan’s Downside Revision to Q3 Real GDP May Indicate Slower Growth...
Jakarta (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s real GDP growth in the third quarter (Q3) was revised down to a contraction of 0.6 percent quarter to quarter (q/q,...
FinMin: For the First Time Indonesia’s Revenues Exceed Target
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Minister of Finance (MoF) assured that Indonesia's revenues will exceed the target in 2018 State Budget. First time in the history.
By the end...
Goldman Sachs: Indonesian Economy Slackening to 5% in 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Goldman Sachs predicted Indonesia economic growth will be slackening to 5 percent in 2019, lower than this year’s projection at 5.2 percent. The...
Weekly briefing: From ongoing Lion Air JT-610 Search Operation to FOMC...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Indonesian flight carrier Lion Air JT-610 search and rescue operation after its crash, Monday (29/10) extended to three days until Wednesday...
Solid Capital Expenditure Boosts Japan’s GDP Growth for Q2
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s real GDP growth for the second quarter of 2018 was revised up to 0.8 percent quarter to quarter (QoQ, or 3.0...
Government of Indonesia: Deficit Reduction Continues in 2019 Budget
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Last week, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo announced in the 2019 budget that the government will seek to narrow the fiscal deficit...
Indonesian Govt Prepares US$29B for Infrastructure Projects in 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesian government prepares Rp420.5 trillion (US$29.41 billion) for infrastructure projects in 2019 State Budget, said Finance Minister on Thursday (16/08). The amount...
Morning Briefing: Above Expectation Q2 GDP Growth Fuels Widodo’s Confidence
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good morning. The release of Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) data was a surprise and one that may give President Joko...
Morning Briefing: Q2 Growth Data Due Today, Kalla’s Fate Hangs in...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning. All eyes will be on the announcement of Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter (2Q) by the Statistics Indonesia today....
Morning Briefing: Indonesia’s GDP Reaches the Highest Ever, BI Rate Announces...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good morning. For the first time ever, the gross domestic products (GDP) of Indonesia reached Rp2,000 trillion (US$139.86 billion). Meanwhile Bank...
Global Economy Insight: Steady Growth Amid Gathering Storm Clouds
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - World real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to hold steady at 3.3 percent this year before easing to 3.2 percent...
Global Review: No Change to Japan’s GDP growth in Q1
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The revisions to Japan’s real gross domestic (GDP) growth’s stayed close to the first preliminary figures, which confirms a contraction of...
Indonesian Gov’t to Revise Macro Economics Assumption
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia plans to revise the macro assumption in the State Budget of 2018 to better reflect the recent development, Finance Minister Sri...
BI Released New Reserve Requirement Rule to Drive Bank Loans
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia's central bank (BI) has issued a new regulation on reserve requirements, which aim to stimulate lenders to pump liquidity into the...
Bank Indonesia Leaves Rate Unchanged in March
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesian central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave its benchmark interest rate — BI 7-Days Reverse Repo rate – unchanged at 4.25...
Policy Review: Bank Loans Growing at Slower Pace, Who’s to Blame?
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – President Joko Widodo on Thursday (15/3) held a gathering with the country’s top banking officials at the State Palace. The President...
President Widodo Aims for US$2 Trillion GDP by 2032
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - President Joko Widodo estimates that Indonesia's economic value could reach US$ 2 trillion in the next 14 years, or by 2032.
As...
Government Focus in 2019 will be on Equality & Quality Growth
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – The government has set the main theme for 2019 Work Plan (RKP 2019) on ‘equitable development’ and ‘quality growth’, switching from...
Japan’s Real GDP Growth Softens in the 4Q of 2017
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Japan’s real GDP growth in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017 rose 0.1% quarter to quarter (q/q), or 0.5% q/q annualized. As...
Indonesia’s Economic Growth is Far from Target
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) achievement is far from its target 5.2 per cent in the State Budget for 2017, Statistics...
Indonesia to Issue All Sovereign Bonds in H1 to Mitigate Risk
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - In anticipation of lingering global uncertainty, the government will issue 100 per cent of its foreign currency bonds (or sovereign bonds) during...
