World Bank adjusts Indonesia forecast
The World Bank has slightly reduced its GDP growth forecast for Indonesia in 2013 as the pace of domestic investment recedes and pressures on the country’s external balance intensify due to massive fuel imports.
The bank put Indonesia’s economic growth for this year at 6.2 per cent , a notch below the previous forecast of 6.3 per cent. The growth projection for 2014 remains unchanged at 6.5 per cent, the World Bank said in its quarterly report issued on March 18.
Indonesia’s economy grew by 6.2 per cent last year, down from the 6.5 per cent expansion recorded in 2011. Indonesia’s economy has grown by more than 6 per cent annually for the past three years.
“The biggest risk to near-term growth may come from domestic investment,” the World Bank said in the report
The World Bank also noted that investment “is likely to face some headwinds from ongoing, and possibly further, regulatory uncertainties and political noise as the 2014 elections approach.”
Inflation accelerated in February to 5.3 per cent year-on-year compared to 4.6 per cent pace in January. This could erode people’s purchasing power and force the nation’s central bank to tighten monetary policy, both of which could put a brake on investment.
[caption id="attachment_7733" align="alignleft" width="140"] Jakarta Skyline with the iconic UOB bank tower © Arno Maierbrugger[/caption] The World Bank has slightly reduced its GDP growth forecast for Indonesia in 2013 as the pace of domestic investment recedes and pressures on the country’s external balance intensify due to massive fuel imports. The bank put Indonesia’s economic growth for this year at 6.2 per cent , a notch below the previous forecast of 6.3 per cent. The growth projection for 2014 remains unchanged at 6.5 per cent, the World Bank said in its quarterly report issued on March 18. Indonesia’s economy grew by...
The World Bank has slightly reduced its GDP growth forecast for Indonesia in 2013 as the pace of domestic investment recedes and pressures on the country’s external balance intensify due to massive fuel imports.
The bank put Indonesia’s economic growth for this year at 6.2 per cent , a notch below the previous forecast of 6.3 per cent. The growth projection for 2014 remains unchanged at 6.5 per cent, the World Bank said in its quarterly report issued on March 18.
Indonesia’s economy grew by 6.2 per cent last year, down from the 6.5 per cent expansion recorded in 2011. Indonesia’s economy has grown by more than 6 per cent annually for the past three years.
“The biggest risk to near-term growth may come from domestic investment,” the World Bank said in the report
The World Bank also noted that investment “is likely to face some headwinds from ongoing, and possibly further, regulatory uncertainties and political noise as the 2014 elections approach.”
Inflation accelerated in February to 5.3 per cent year-on-year compared to 4.6 per cent pace in January. This could erode people’s purchasing power and force the nation’s central bank to tighten monetary policy, both of which could put a brake on investment.
