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        "msgid": "indonesia-maintains-healthy-debt-ratio-amidst-global-pressure-1776088259",
        "date": "2026-04-13 19:58:00",
        "title": "Indonesia maintains healthy debt ratio amidst global pressure",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia is demonstrating economic resilience compared to its peers, maintaining a prudent fiscal deficit below 3 percent and a debt ratio under 60 percent, as stated by the Finance Ministry's director of economic stabilization strategy, Noor Faisal Achmad, at the Central Bank Forum 2026. This stability is evidenced by high economic growth, controlled inflation, and improvements in welfare indicators such as declining unemployment and poverty rates. Amid rising global energy prices, the government is leveraging its strong fiscal position to mitigate external shocks, ensuring the State Budget acts as an economic buffer without burdening the public, while monitoring developments and enhancing revenue efficiency.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cAmidst pressures, including rising global oil prices, Indonesia is\nstronger than its peers. From a fiscal perspective, we maintain a\nprudent deficit, remaining below 3 percent. The debt ratio is also\nmaintained below 60 percent,\u201d the ministry\u2019s director of economic\nstabilization strategy, Noor Faisal Achmad, stated during the Central\nBank Forum 2026 here on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia has so far recorded high economic growth, controlled\ninflation, and a fiscal condition that is considered well-maintained, he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>The economic stability that has been maintained is also reflected in\nimprovements in welfare indicators, such as declining unemployment and\npoverty rates in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>However, he emphasized that a healthy fiscal space is a crucial\nfactor, especially when global energy prices rise and put pressure on\nthe economy.<\/p>\n<p>With a strong fiscal position, the Finance Ministry believes\nIndonesia has a greater capacity to mitigate the impact of external\nshocks without compromising the credibility of the State Budget\n(APBN).<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, amid the risk of rising living costs due to global energy\npressures, the government will continue to strive to ensure that\nexternal shocks do not directly burden the public. In this context, the\nAPBN is once again positioned as a shock absorber for the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The government ensures that it will continue to monitor global\ndevelopments and prepare mitigation measures should pressures increase.\nThese efforts include budget and program efficiency, as well as\nencouraging increased state revenues to maintain fiscal resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Govt to maintain debt ratio, deficit at set limits<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia\u2019s debt ratio at 39.86 percent of GDP, still\nat safe level<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia maintains lowest debt ratio among G20\nmembers: Minister<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Imamatul Silfia, Yashinta Difa<\/p>",
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