Why is Indonesia growing so slowly? The very question seems absurd. A huge exporter of coal, liquefied natural gas and palm oil, Indonesia’s economy continues to rattle along at 6 per cent. Driven in large part by domestic demand, it is reckoned to be among the most resilient economies to external shock. Its finances look rock solid too. With near-balanced budgets, low inflation and a debt-to-gross domestic product ratio of 25 per cent, it is enough to turn a Greek statistician honest.
印尼為何增長如此緩慢?這個問題似乎很可笑。作為煤炭、液化天然氣和棕櫚油的大型出口國,印尼經濟繼續以6%的速度增長。該國經濟的動力主要源自于國內需求,因此被列為在對外部沖擊面前最為抗跌的經濟體之一。印尼財政看上去也非常穩固。印尼的預算近乎平衡、通脹處于低位、債務與國內生產總值(GDP)之比僅為25%——如果擁有這樣的數字,希臘統計學家根本用不著撒謊。