BI: IMF and Global Investors View Indonesia as Capable of Balancing Stability and Growth

Bank Indonesia (BI) has stated that, from a global economic perspective, Indonesia has once again been affirmed as one of the ‘bright spots’ with strong fundamentals, credible policies, and maintained economic resilience amid increasing global uncertainties.

Director of BI’s Communication Department, Anton Pitono, explained that the IMF and global investors also appreciate Indonesia’s consistency in maintaining macroeconomic stability.

“This includes through solid synergy between fiscal and monetary policies, discipline in keeping the deficit below 3 per cent of GDP, as well as adaptive and forward-looking policy responses in facing external pressures,” said Anton in his statement on Wednesday, 15 April 2026.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva assessed that, amid increasingly complex global dynamics, Indonesia has still managed to optimally balance stability and growth.

“While maintaining growth momentum supported by strong domestic demand,” she stated.

This was conveyed by Georgieva in a meeting with the BI Governor, the Finance Minister, and members of the Indonesian House of Representatives as part of ongoing meetings with global investors at the IMF Spring Meetings on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.

During the IMF Spring Meetings, Anton explained that BI continued outreach to global investors to emphasise that Indonesia’s economy remains on the right track and well-managed amid rising global uncertainties.

With solid economic growth supported by strong domestic demand, inflation kept within target, and recovery in banking intermediation, Indonesia has, in his view, demonstrated consistent resilience amid external pressures.

Anton added that Bank Indonesia also emphasised that the policy responses undertaken are no longer conventional. Instead, they are through an integrated and adaptive policy mix, combining monetary policy focused on stability, pro-growth macroprudential policy, and strengthening the payment system to support economic activity and digitalisation.

Amid increasingly complex global dynamics, BI reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining stability through flexible yet measured exchange rate management, strengthening monetary instruments to preserve the attractiveness of domestic assets, and cautious liquidity management to continue supporting growth.