JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia DKI Jakarta projects that the Jakarta economy has a higher chance of growing, namely 4.7 percent to 5.5 percent "year on year" (yoy) in 2026.
The growth rate can be achieved by credit disbursement support in the range of 9 percent to 12 percent and inflation is within the 2.5 percent target which is projected to increase or decrease by one percent.
"Bank Indonesia DKI will implement Jakarta's Symphony through three main programs, namely 'Protect Jakarta', 'Connect Jakarta' and 'Forward Jakarta' to achieve this target," said Deputy Representative of Bank Indonesia (BI) DKI Jakarta, Yosamartha at the Bank Indonesia Annual Meeting in Jakarta, Friday, November 28.
He explained that the "Protect Jakarta" Program aims to strengthen resilience through price stability, payment system security and consumer protection.
This effort is realized through strengthening cooperation between regions, supporting social assistance programs, developing a consumer protection ecosystem and cross-authority coordination in preventing money laundering.
Then "Connect Jakarta" aims to strengthen the synergy of various elements of pentahelix in DKI Jakarta, including business actors, banks, investors, academics to the media through strategic forums such as "Jakarta Economic Forum", "Jakarta Creative Festival" and others.
Meanwhile, "Jakarta Forward Program" aims to encourage innovation and digital acceleration through QRIS Tap on transportation services, market digitization competition to accelerate financial inclusion and local government electronification for transaction efficiency and transparency.
He said global and domestic risks still need to be watched out for, including geopolitical uncertainty, global slowdown, and stable purchasing power.
According to him, the focus of policy synergy in 2026 is food security and independence through strengthening the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) and the National Food Inflation Control Movement (GNPIP).
Then strengthening the main economic sectors such as tourism, the creative economy, productive investment, MSMEs, sharia finance and a green economy.
In addition, the expansion of the digital economy and finance, including for the distribution of social assistance and public transportation management. 'With this strategy, Bl estimates that the Jakarta economy will have the opportunity to grow higher next year," he said.
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