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.
印尼爲何成長如此緩慢?這個問題似乎很可笑。作爲煤炭、液化天然氣和棕櫚油的大型出口國,印尼經濟繼續以6%的速度成長。該國經濟的動力主要源自於國內需求,因此被列爲在對外部衝擊面前最爲抗跌的經濟體之一。印尼財政看上去也非常穩固。印尼的預算近乎平衡、通膨處於低位、債務與國內生產毛額(GDP)之比僅爲25%——如果擁有這樣的數字,希臘統計學家根本用不著撒謊。