"Tidak ada Alasan Sebut Indonesia di Ambang Krisis"
"There is No Reason to Say that Indonesia is Entering a Crisis"
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Keuangan Chatib Basri mengatakan tidak ada alasan untuk menyebutkan bahwa Indonesia saat ini memasuki krisis ekonomi.
"Tidak ada alasan untuk sebut Indonesia berada di ambang krisis. Tidak ada juga istilah mini krisis. Sekarang kondisi ekonomi justru sudah mulai stabil," kata Chatib Basri di saat berbicara di ´Mandiri Ivestment Forum di Jakarta, Senin (11/11).
Menurut Chatib, semua indikator termasuk data-data yang dikeluarkan lembaga ekonomi asing menunjukkan bahwa kondisi ekonomi Indonesia tetap bagus.
"Kalau Anda sempat khawatir rupiah anjlok seperti yang terjadi pada September, kini (volatilitasnya) sudah stabil," katanya.
Keyakinan Chatib bahwa ekonomi Indonesia akan lebih stabil dan mampu mengatasi krisis ke depan, didorong kebijakan pemerintah dalam menyederhanakan peraturan soal investasi.
"Saat ini pemerintah sedang merevisi Daftar Negatif Investasi, ini diharapkan mampu mendorong peningkatan investasi, dan mengurangi repatriasi sehingga dampak positifnya tidak hanya tahun 2013 tetapi juga berlanjut pada tahun-tahun berikutnya," ujarnya.
Selain itu, tambah Chatib, Bank Dunia menempatkan posisi Indonesia pada ranking 120 dari sebelumnya pada 128 dalam kemudahan berinvestasi (easy doing business).
"Dari sisi tingkat kompetitif bisnis, Indonesia juga melonjak menjadi ranking 32 dunia, dari sebelumnya ranking 50 dunia," kata Chatib.
Mandiri Investment Forum 2013 digelar Bank Mandiri bersama Mandiri Sekuritas dan Goldman Sachs yang mempertemukan sekitar 400 investor dalam dan luar negeri guna mendorong peningkatan investasi di Tanah Air.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Finance Minister Chatib Basri said there was no reason to believe that Indonesia is having an economic crisis.
"There is no reason to say that Indonesia is entering a crisis. There is also nothing such as a mini-crisis for Indonesia. Now, the countrys economic conditions have become stable," he said after speaking at the "Mandiri Investment Forum 2013" here on Monday.
He added that all indicators, including data issued by foreign economic institutions, have shown that Indonesias economic conditions remain positive.
"The rupiah exchange rate has now remained stable after dropping in September," he said.
Chatib noted that he was also convinced that the economy would become more stable and Indonesia would be able to overcome a future crisis due to the governments plan to simplify investment rules.
"Right now, the government is compiling a revision of the list of negative investment areas, which is expected to be able to increase investment and reduce repatriation of capital so that a positive impact would not only be felt in 2013, but also in the years to come," he said.
He added that the World Bank has also raised the countrys rank from 128 to 120 in its ease of doing business index.
"In terms of business competitiveness, Indonesias ranking has also jumped from 50th to 32nd in the world," he added.
Several quarters had earlier said that Indonesias economy was suffering from a mini-crisis as its growth had dropped to below six percent.
The Mandiri Investment Forum 2013, which was organized by state-owned Bank Mandiri in cooperation with Mandiri Sekuritas and Goldman Sachs, brought together some 400 investors from home and abroad to boost investment in the country.
