The Indonesian Economy Grows 5.05 In The Second Quarter Of 2024, Sri Mulyani: Still Quite Good

JAKARTA - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani opened her voice regarding the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reporting economic growth in the second quarter of 2024 reaching 5.05 percent year on year (yoy). This growth slowed down when compared to the previous quarter which reached 5.11 percent (yoy). Meanwhile, economic growth in Semester I-2024 reached 5.08 percent.

Sri Mulyani said that the momentum of economic growth must be maintained. Such as the investment climate, ease of exports and imports that will become the government's attention.

"As is known, currently BPS has delivered a fairly good growth in the 2nd quarter, which is still quite good and has a momentum that we must maintain. Consumption, investment, exports, imports that we will pay attention to," he said after a limited meeting of the Government Work Plan and RAPBN in 2025 online, Monday, August 5.

Sri Mulyani explained that in the second semester of 2024 or the third and fourth quarters of 2024, the government will continue to see factors to be able to maintain economic growth at a growth rate of 5.1 percent-5.2 percent.

Therefore, Sri Mulyani said the government would issue several policies that would be carried out to maintain recovery momentum and boost economic growth which seemed to be slowing down.

According to Sri Mulyani, this is not easy because at this time the global economy now tends to weaken and fragmentate.

"Well, this is what we together with the Coordinating Minister for the Economy later with the direction of Mr. President Jokowi will take several policy steps for 2024," he said.