Repeated warnings<\/p>\n
Three statements, made by three different sources on the same
\nday, Thursday, deserve our attention. During a seminar, the
\nstatement was made that in order to become one of the world's
\nnew industrial giants by the year 2020 Indonesia needs a good and
\nclean government, a comprehensive policy, and a 9 percent to 10
\npercent industrial growth rate in manufacturing.<\/p>\n
The second statement was made by economic guru Sumitro
\nDjojohadikusumo. He said that to shed our dependence on foreign
\nloans the government must eliminate the economic distortions and
\nincrease efficiency in the use of our national savings.<\/p>\n
The third statement came from Prof. Dr. Anwar Nasution, a
\nfinancial expert recently appointed professor of the economics of
\ndevelopment at the University of Indonesia's School of Economics.
\nHe said the sluggishness of our deregulation efforts and the
\noccurrence of errors in the phasing of those efforts have caused
\ncomplications in the form of, among other things, a heating up of
\nthe economy and the emergence of businessmen who are increasingly
\nimmune to those deregulation efforts.<\/p>\n
This week, this republic will be 50 years old. As we celebrate
\nthe 50th year of our independence, we must not only look back on
\nthe past, but also ahead so that we will recognize that the
\nchallenges that lie before us are immense. Unless all those
\nproblems are tackled, we are afraid that our future economy will
\nshow a degree of effectiveness that gives little reason for joy.<\/p>\n
-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/repeated-warnings-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }