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JAKARTA - Indonesia can easily achieve 8% economic growth, President-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Qatar Economic Forum on Wednesday, and he said the country is not protectionist.
Prabowo is set to assume leadership of Southeast Asia's largest economy of 270 million people in October, having pledged eradicate poverty and to continue his predecessor President Joko Widodo's policy of processing natural commodities onshore.Speaking at the forum, Prabowo said Indonesia could"easily achieve" 8% economic growth within 2 to 3 years.
Indonesia's economy grew an annual 5.11% in the January-March quarter, the highest growth rate in three quarters, government data showed earlier this month. Prabowo said he would uphold the tradition of"prudent fiscal management", saying he intended to keep the fiscal deficit ceiling at 3% of gross domestic product .
"It's a matter of refocusing and cutting down the waste, cutting down the allocation to non-essential activities," he said."Now I think it's time to be more daring within good governance."It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home.
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