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Economic Commentary on Indonesia’s Recent Challenges and Policy Responses

The video features a detailed economic analysis by a contributor, likely Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, addressing Indonesia’s recent economic challenges and policy responses.

Economic Background and Experience

The speaker shares his extensive experience as an economist, having worked since 2000 in the financial sector. He has advised government officials, including Presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Joko Widodo (Jokowi), and contributed to economic policy during various crises.

Lessons from Past Crises

1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis: Indonesia’s key mistake was implementing contradictory monetary policies—raising interest rates sharply while simultaneously expanding the monetary base. This mismatch led to economic collapse. This experience shaped the speaker’s understanding that monetary policy involves more than just interest rates; controlling base money growth is crucial to ensuring liquidity.
2008-09 Global Financial Crisis: Indonesia successfully responded by expanding fiscal spending and lowering interest rates to maintain liquidity and stimulate growth, helping the country avoid a severe downturn.

Recent Economic Slowdown (2023-2024)

Since mid-2023, money supply growth slowed significantly, reaching zero by the second half of 2024. This slowdown in liquidity caused a contraction in the real sector, leading to economic difficulties experienced by the public. The speaker attributes this to:

Domestic policy errors, particularly slow government budget spending
Monetary tightening by the central bank

Fiscal and Monetary Policy Disconnect

Despite large funds (up to hundreds of trillions of rupiah) parked in the central bank, these funds were not effectively re-injected into the economy. This created a “dry system” that throttled economic activity and contributed to public dissatisfaction and protests.

Call for Accelerated Budget Spending

The speaker urges the government to speed up budget spending to inject liquidity back into the economy. Key points include:

Idle funds in the central bank do not stimulate growth
Returning funds to the banking system, even if not immediately spent, is better than leaving them dormant

Comparison with Previous Eras

President SBY’s Era:
- Monetary base growth averaged 17%
- Credit growth averaged 22%
- Supported approximately 6% GDP growth
President Jokowi’s Era:
- Monetary growth slowed to about 7%
- Experienced periods of zero growth before the current crisis
- Contributed to economic stagnation

Current Economic Outlook and Strategy

The speaker warns that if fiscal and monetary policies remain restrictive, the economy could worsen, with both government and private sector engines stalling. His role is to:

“Restart both engines” by coordinating fiscal and monetary policy
Restore economic growth
Seek parliamentary support for these measures

Criticism of Parliamentary Oversight

He questions why Commission 11, responsible for overseeing finance, did not raise concerns earlier about budget spending and monetary policy, suggesting inadequate scrutiny before the crisis escalated.

Next Steps

The speaker has reported to the President and plans to prioritize fixing fiscal and monetary policy coordination as a “quick win” before pursuing broader structural reforms.

Presenter/Contributor: - Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (implied main speaker)