Surabaya, taixiusunwin Indonesia
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Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Deposit Insurance Corporation (
LPS
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Purbaya
Yudhi Sadewa is optimistic
economy
Indonesia can still grow rapidly even though the global economic situation is turbulent.
Purbaya optimism is based on data on economic growth in the second quarter of 2025 5.12 percent (yoy) revealed by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).He said that people do not need to be afraid because the prospects of the Indonesian economy are bright.
“Don’t be too afraid, we still have our economic hope to grow better in the future,” Purbaya said while speaking at the 2025 LPS Financial Festival at the Dyandra Convention Center Surabaya, Thursday (7/8).
Purbaya conveyed that the Indonesian economic sign is fine is the purchasing power of people who are maintained.However, he saw that people were still careful to use their money.
He also revealed the growth of savings as a good economic indicator.Community savings rose Rp2 billion or 8 percent in June 2025.
“This is mostly
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Those who have money and seem to be getting ready to channel it to the economy, “he said.
Purbaya said that Indonesia’s economic conditions are currently answering the doubts of many parties, including International Monetary Funds (IMF).He alluded to the predictions of some parties about the economy to collapse April 2025.
That prediction, he said, did not happen.That was due to the steps of President Prabowo Subianto to hold an economic workshop that raised optimism among business actors.
Furthermore, he also told a story, had been criticized because of a different view from international economists.Some time ago, he doubted the IMF statement about the prediction of the Indonesian economy.
“I am often criticized when the IMF lowering Indonesia’s economic projection, all immediately joined pessimistic. I said, don’t just believe it,” he said.
The IMF in April 2025 cut the projection of global economic growth to 2.8 percent.However, three months later the IMF hoisted projections of world economic growth to 3 percent.
At the same time, the IMF raised the prediction of Indonesia’s economic growth from 4.7 percent to 4.8 percent.Purbaya also said there was a possibility that the IMF returned to increase the prediction of Indonesia’s economic growth to 5 percent.
“We may hold the predictions of the world economy experts, but don’t be very afraid as long as we know what we do,” he said.
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(FRD/DHF)