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INVESTORS ASKED TO SUPPORT GOVT'S ANTICRISIS POLICIES
Jakarta, Nov 25 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has asked investors and market players in the country to support the government in its efforts to overcome the current crisis.
Speaking at an investors summit at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place here on Tuesday, Sri Mulyani expressed optimism that the crisis would be overcome soon if all parties, including investors and market players, supported the government's policies to deal with the crisis.
"Overcoming the crisis is not a simple matter. If you support me, I will carry out the mandate you give me until the end of my term in office," Sri Mulyani told the businessmen.
She expressed optimism that the global economic crisis would be overcome before long.
"But, of course, there should be support from the people for the policies adopted by the government. It means the government and the people should trust each other," the minister said.
On the same occasion, Sri Mulyani also said national economic growth in 2009 was estimated to drop below six percent as a consequence of the global economic slowdown.
However, the government would do its best to keep it above five percent, she said.
"The government will continue to manage the state budget (APBN) propeerly, still adjustments will have to be made," Mulyani said at an Investors Summit and Capital Market Expo 2008 at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place.
She said the weakening economic conditions at present would contribute to a decline in the export and import volumes.
"National economic growth will not be more than six percent in 2009 but the government will try to maintain it above five percent," she said.
The minister said a number of parties and economists had predicted that economic growth in 2009 would only reach four to five percent.
"But the government will try to maintain it above five percent by keeping the consumption level healthy," Sri Mulyani added.
The onsumption level would be kept healthy by seeing to it that the real sector contnued to move properly so that no mass layoffs would occur, she said.
Speaking at an investors summit at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place here on Tuesday, Sri Mulyani expressed optimism that the crisis would be overcome soon if all parties, including investors and market players, supported the government's policies to deal with the crisis.
"Overcoming the crisis is not a simple matter. If you support me, I will carry out the mandate you give me until the end of my term in office," Sri Mulyani told the businessmen.
She expressed optimism that the global economic crisis would be overcome before long.
"But, of course, there should be support from the people for the policies adopted by the government. It means the government and the people should trust each other," the minister said.
On the same occasion, Sri Mulyani also said national economic growth in 2009 was estimated to drop below six percent as a consequence of the global economic slowdown.
However, the government would do its best to keep it above five percent, she said.
"The government will continue to manage the state budget (APBN) propeerly, still adjustments will have to be made," Mulyani said at an Investors Summit and Capital Market Expo 2008 at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place.
She said the weakening economic conditions at present would contribute to a decline in the export and import volumes.
"National economic growth will not be more than six percent in 2009 but the government will try to maintain it above five percent," she said.
The minister said a number of parties and economists had predicted that economic growth in 2009 would only reach four to five percent.
"But the government will try to maintain it above five percent by keeping the consumption level healthy," Sri Mulyani added.
The onsumption level would be kept healthy by seeing to it that the real sector contnued to move properly so that no mass layoffs would occur, she said.
