"Dream - Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani revealed that global economic growth in 2024 is predicted to slow down due to uncertainty amidst widening divergence between countries. 'The World Bank in its Global Economic Prospect released in January 2024 predicts that global economic growth will slow down from the previous 3 percent in 2022 to only 2.6 percent year on year in 2023 and further decline to 2.4 percent in 2024,' said Sri Mulyani."

Positive indications are seen from the continued expansion of the Indonesian Manufacturing PMI, high growth in electricity consumption in the business and industry sectors, as well as the sustainability of consumer confidence and real sales indices that are consistently maintained. With that, the projection of economic growth remains in the range of 5%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has decreased to 5.32% and the poverty rate has reached 9.36%.

"The consumption activities of the community are still strong, supported by a relatively controlled inflation rate. There is also a decrease in the unemployment rate, as well as the active role of the state budget in 2023 as a shock absorber that continues to maintain the purchasing power of our society. Investment has also experienced a strengthening trend, especially since the first quarter of 2023. This is in line with the acceleration for the completion of various national strategic projects," concluded the Minister of Finance.