Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005

This October 2005 edition of the Indonesia economic and social update reports that the government moved to address ballooning fuel subsidies and exchange rate instability with a bold policy package. The report emphasizes the importance of a good ma...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
GDP
M1
M2
M3
OIL
ROA
ROE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/379651468043504060/Indonesia-economic-and-social-update
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36674
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spelling okr-10986-366742021-12-09T05:10:38Z Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005 World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK INDONESIA BANK LOANS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BARREL BASE YEAR BUDGET SURPLUS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CENTRAL BANK COMPETITIVENESS CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICE CRUDE OIL PRICES DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT EQUITY MARKETS EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RATIOS FINANCING SOURCES FISCAL POLICY FIXED CAPITAL FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICES GAS EXPLORATION GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION GAS PRICES GAS SECTORS GDP GDP DEFLATOR GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROWTH RATE HIGHER OIL PRICES HOUSING INCOME TAX INFLATION INFLATION RATE INTEREST MARGIN INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT GROWTH KEROSENE LAWS LIQUIDITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS M1 M2 M3 MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICY MONETARY AGGREGATES MONETARY POLICY MONEY SUPPLY MORTGAGE LOANS NET INTEREST MARGIN NOMINAL VALUE OIL OIL AND GAS OIL AND GAS SECTOR OIL IMPORTS OIL PRICE OIL PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT PRICE INCREASES PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATIZATION PROFITABILITY PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REAL GDP REAL INTEREST RATES REFINERY RETURN ON EQUITY RISK PREMIUM ROA ROE STATE BANKS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX LAWS TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TRADE BALANCE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREASURY BILL UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORKING CAPITAL YIELD SPREAD This October 2005 edition of the Indonesia economic and social update reports that the government moved to address ballooning fuel subsidies and exchange rate instability with a bold policy package. The report emphasizes the importance of a good macroeconomic policy, investment climate reforms, and effective expenditure management in Indonesia, comprising a continued focus on reducing the government debt burden (as measured by a trend decline in debt to GDP), and depoliticizing domestic fuel prices by linking them to international prices and monetary policy designed to bring inflation in line with regional averages. It also urged that a clear articulation and coordination of policy announcements be a priority. Improvements to the investment climate would be led by reversing the slide in oil and gas exploration and production, concrete measures to address investor concerns including the time and expense to register a company and redressing cumbersome tax administration procedures. A quick clearance of an investment bill that dramatically reduced red tape would send out a strong, highly visible signal to investors. However, the report notes that Indonesia's key challenge may lie in the allocation and management of public expenditures. The government's reduction of untargeted fuel subsidies and their reallocation to capital and social spending represent an unprecedented opportunity to improve the level and quality of growth in the medium term. The government will need to build on budget reforms to improve the link between government priorities (accelerating infrastructure and reducing poverty, for example), improving the efficiency of budget procedures, and reducing leakages. 2021-12-08T14:00:41Z 2021-12-08T14:00:41Z 2005-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/379651468043504060/Indonesia-economic-and-social-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36674 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling East Asia and Pacific Asia Indonesia
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
AGRICULTURE
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BANK INDONESIA
BANK LOANS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARREL
BASE YEAR
BUDGET SURPLUS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL BANK
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSOLIDATION
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
CRUDE OIL PRICES
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DOMESTIC DEBT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL RATIOS
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICES
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
GAS PRICES
GAS SECTORS
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
GROWTH RATE
HIGHER OIL PRICES
HOUSING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INTEREST MARGIN
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT GROWTH
KEROSENE
LAWS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
M1
M2
M3
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MONETARY AGGREGATES
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY SUPPLY
MORTGAGE LOANS
NET INTEREST MARGIN
NOMINAL VALUE
OIL
OIL AND GAS
OIL AND GAS SECTOR
OIL IMPORTS
OIL PRICE
OIL PRODUCTION
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATIZATION
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY TAXES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
REAL GDP
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFINERY
RETURN ON EQUITY
RISK PREMIUM
ROA
ROE
STATE BANKS
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX LAWS
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES
TRADE BALANCE
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY BILL
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WORKING CAPITAL
YIELD SPREAD
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
AGRICULTURE
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BANK INDONESIA
BANK LOANS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARREL
BASE YEAR
BUDGET SURPLUS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL BANK
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSOLIDATION
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
CRUDE OIL PRICES
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DOMESTIC DEBT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL RATIOS
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICES
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
GAS PRICES
GAS SECTORS
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
GROWTH RATE
HIGHER OIL PRICES
HOUSING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INTEREST MARGIN
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT GROWTH
KEROSENE
LAWS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
M1
M2
M3
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MONETARY AGGREGATES
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY SUPPLY
MORTGAGE LOANS
NET INTEREST MARGIN
NOMINAL VALUE
OIL
OIL AND GAS
OIL AND GAS SECTOR
OIL IMPORTS
OIL PRICE
OIL PRODUCTION
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
PRICE INCREASES
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATIZATION
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY TAXES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
REAL GDP
REAL INTEREST RATES
REFINERY
RETURN ON EQUITY
RISK PREMIUM
ROA
ROE
STATE BANKS
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX LAWS
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES
TRADE BALANCE
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY BILL
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WORKING CAPITAL
YIELD SPREAD
World Bank
Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005
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Indonesia
description This October 2005 edition of the Indonesia economic and social update reports that the government moved to address ballooning fuel subsidies and exchange rate instability with a bold policy package. The report emphasizes the importance of a good macroeconomic policy, investment climate reforms, and effective expenditure management in Indonesia, comprising a continued focus on reducing the government debt burden (as measured by a trend decline in debt to GDP), and depoliticizing domestic fuel prices by linking them to international prices and monetary policy designed to bring inflation in line with regional averages. It also urged that a clear articulation and coordination of policy announcements be a priority. Improvements to the investment climate would be led by reversing the slide in oil and gas exploration and production, concrete measures to address investor concerns including the time and expense to register a company and redressing cumbersome tax administration procedures. A quick clearance of an investment bill that dramatically reduced red tape would send out a strong, highly visible signal to investors. However, the report notes that Indonesia's key challenge may lie in the allocation and management of public expenditures. The government's reduction of untargeted fuel subsidies and their reallocation to capital and social spending represent an unprecedented opportunity to improve the level and quality of growth in the medium term. The government will need to build on budget reforms to improve the link between government priorities (accelerating infrastructure and reducing poverty, for example), improving the efficiency of budget procedures, and reducing leakages.
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title Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005
title_short Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005
title_full Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005
title_fullStr Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005
title_full_unstemmed Indonesia : Economic and Social Update, October 2005
title_sort indonesia : economic and social update, october 2005
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/379651468043504060/Indonesia-economic-and-social-update
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36674
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