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        "id": 1752243,
        "msgid": "prabowo-highlights-indonesian-economy-growing-yet-poverty-rises-and-the-middle-class-shrinks-1779545655",
        "date": "2026-05-20 15:35:17",
        "title": "Prabowo Highlights Indonesian Economy Growing: Yet Poverty Rises and the Middle Class Shrinks",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Summary: President Prabowo Subianto argues that seven years of growth above five percent has not translated into shared prosperity, noting rising poverty and a shrinking middle class. He says Indonesia's wealth and strategic position are not being felt by ordinary citizens and questions why state revenue lags peers such as the Philippines, Mexico and Malaysia. He emphasizes sovereignty and the value of abundant resources such as coal, nickel, copper, palm oil, rare earths, and marine wealth.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - President Prabowo Subianto highlighted\nIndonesia\u2019s economic growth, which has remained above five percent for\nseven consecutive years. However, the figures clash with what he sees on\nthe ground, as he notes poverty rising and the middle class shrinking.\n\u2018I feel as if I have been struck in the pit of my stomach. Ladies and\ngentlemen, seven years times five percent, 35 percent of our economy has\ngrown, but the number of people living in poverty has increased,\u2019\nPrabowo said during the plenary meeting delivering the Macroeconomic\nFramework (KEM) and the Outline of Fiscal Policy (PPKF) of the 2027\nRAPBN, at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday (20\/5\/2026). He\nsaid Indonesia is a country with abundant wealth and a strategic\nposition on the world trade routes. However, all these advantages have\nnot yet been fully felt by the Indonesian people. He even pointed to\nIndonesia having the lowest ratio of government expenditure to gross\ndomestic product (GDP) among G20 member countries. \u2018We must introspect\nand be aware and dare to ask, why can\u2019t we manage our economy so that\nour state\u2019s revenue can be on par with countries such as the\nPhilippines, Mexico? Even now we are still below Malaysia. What causes\nus to be unable?\u2019 asked Prabowo. To ensure that Indonesia\u2019s wealth is\nfelt by its people, Prabowo stressed that sovereignty must be truly\nupheld. \u2018Truly our natural resources are abundant. We have highly\nvaluable commodities. Our coal, our nickel, our copper, our palm oil,\nrare earth metals, and abundant marine wealth,\u2019 he added with\noptimism.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-highlights-indonesian-economy-growing-yet-poverty-rises-and-the-middle-class-shrinks-1779545655",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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