Indonesia: 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Indonesia

July 31, 2019

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Indonesia: 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Indonesia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed December 22, 2024

Summary

This 2019 Article IV Consultation discusses that the Indonesian economy performed well in 2018, despite external headwinds, including capital flow reversals. Growth stabilized above 5 percent and inflation eased to around 3 percent. A surge in imports and weak export growth contributed to a higher current account deficit. Growth is projected to remain stable over the medium term. Inflation is expected to remain within the target band and the current account deficit is expected to narrow gradually on lower imports. Risks are tilted to the downside and are mainly external. Reliance on portfolio inflows to finance the twin deficits leaves Indonesia vulnerable to capital flow reversals. Creating quality jobs for the young and growing population to harness Indonesia’s demographic dividend requires a stronger impetus to growth, which has been constrained by structural weaknesses, including low tax revenues, shallow financial markets, and labor and product market rigidities.

Subject: Current account deficits, External debt, Financial crises, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial sector stability, Public debt, Revenue administration, Tax administration core functions

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Core inflation, CR, Deficit, Exchange rate, Financial sector stability, Food price inflation, Global, Headline inflation, ISCR, Market confidence, Money market, Near-term policy mix, Price, Product market regulation, Rupiah bank, Tax administration core functions

Publication Details

Pages:

83
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2019/250
Stock No:

1IDNEA2019001
ISBN:

9781513509129
ISSN:

1934-7685

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