Dark 2023 Economy, Chairman Of Kadin: Optimistic Growing Positive, Don't THINK Negatively

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Arsjad Rasjid. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Global economic recession is predicted to occur in 2023. Global uncertainty is the dark shadow of economic growth in that year.

Even so, entrepreneurs are still optimistic that Indonesia's economic growth will grow positively.

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), Arsjad Rasjid, said that his party is optimistic that next year's economic growth will grow positively above 5 percent.

Arsjad's optimistic attitude is supported by projections issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Where, the IMF projects Indonesia's economic Pertumungan to be at 5 percent to 5.5 percent.

"So if outsiders are so optimistic, it should be around it and Mrs. Sri Mulyani said between that number. So don't think negatively, we have to think positively," he said when met at the Kadin Tower, Kuningan, South Jakarta, Tuesday, November 29.

Furthermore, Arsjad said, to be able to realize Indonesia's economic growth at a positive rate in 2023, the government and entrepreneurs must strengthen the domestic market.

"We have to strengthen the domestic market, I said 55 percent is the support of the domestic market, so that (the crisis outside does not disturb us," he said.

Arsjad also asked the government to pay attention to imports.

According to him, this is important in order to maintain the sustainability of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia.

"That's why we take care of this import, because so that we can walk the umkm. The key is there, remember not 1998, all of which went up by MSMEs. We have to take care of this, while the commodity must go up. For example, textiles, don't disturb them from outside," he said.

"How to ensure that imports are clear. Not only policies, because sometimes policies have important implementation. This must be maintained, because the situation is like this," he continued.