Coordinating Ministry for the Economy Pushes for Synergy to Control Inflation
The government is partnering with various strategic entities such as PT Pos Indonesia, Bulog, and businesses mentored by Bank Indonesia to strengthen food distribution connectivity in order to suppress inflation.
Sidoarjo, East Java (ANTARA) -
The Coordinating Ministry for the Economy is encouraging synergy among stakeholders to keep national inflation under control through strengthened food distribution and cross-regional collaboration.
Deputy for Coordination of State-Owned Enterprise Business Management and Development at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, Ferry Irawan, stated that they are promoting inter-regional cooperation (KAD), as well as collaboration across institutions such as logistics state-owned enterprises (BUMN), regional public companies (perumda), and food business actors to bolster the supply chain from upstream to downstream.
“The government is partnering with various strategic partners such as PT Pos Indonesia, Bulog, and businesses mentored by Bank Indonesia to strengthen food distribution connectivity in order to suppress inflation,” said Ferry during the inauguration of the Gerakan Pengendalian Inflasi dan Pangan Sejahtera (GPIPS) for the Java Region 2026 in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Wednesday.
This collaboration among stakeholders is expected to enhance distribution efficiency while maintaining price stability in various regions.
Meanwhile, for the agricultural sector, he said, the distribution of KUR amounting to Rp35.8 trillion nationally.
On the other hand, Ferry explained that Indonesia’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2026 reached 5.61 percent, with the national annual or year-on-year (yoy) inflation rate also remaining stable at 2.42 percent amid global economic pressures.
Ferry explained that the government, through the Central Inflation Control Team (TPIP) to the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID), will continue to strengthen coordination in maintaining food price stability, in order to continuously suppress inflation and strengthen the national economy.