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Pojok Nasional . Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto often distributes the book 'Paradox Indonesia' in his political activities. The economics of the book he wrote was a lot of criticizing the issue of economic policy. In addition, Prabowo compared Indonesia with China (China). The first print of the book 'Paradox Indonesia' was published in February 2017. In the initial chapter, Prabowo wrote that the economy in Indonesia was mismanaged. "For example, we can compare our achievements with China, and our neighboring country Singapore. The difference in the size of the economy or China's gross domestic product (GDP) in the 30 year period from 1985 to 2015 is 35 times. In 1985, China's GDP was $ 309 billion - this figure rose to $ 11,008 in 2015. In comparison, in the same period, the size of Singapore's economy grew 15-fold, the size of the Indonesian economy only grew 10-fold. Prabowo then questioned the way China achieved significant economic growth...

Rakyat Utama . Maritime Affairs Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is scheduled to attend the Indonesia Economic Forum 2018 at Shangri-La Hotel, Central Jakarta. Luhut, which was originally scheduled to be present at the morning session, was postponed to closing in the afternoon. Candidates for President Prabowo Subianto and Candidates for Vice President Sandiaga Uno are also scheduled to attend this opportunity. Prabowo will talk about Indonesia's future journey, while Sandiaga will talk about creating jobs through startups. Among the business people scheduled to attend were Ilham Habibie, Shinta Widjaja Kamdani and several other national entrepreneurs. The Indonesia Economic Forum is a leading business and economic conference that concentrates on promoting Indonesia's growth in the economic and social fields. Various Indonesian economic challenges will be discussed in this forum.

Rakyat Digital . Gerindra Party DPP Chairman Ahmad Riza Patria said the postponement of the XVI Economic Package was a form of weak leadership of President Joko Widodo in managing the government. Previously, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution announced the postponement of the implementation of the XVI Volume Package. "So this is proof of the weakness of managerial leadership at the top of government leaders. According to Riza, the delay was also evidence that the government was unsure of the policies issued. He mentioned again about the delay in raising premium fuel. Riza says it's not much different. According to him, these two things are implications or consequences of government leaders who are not smart. "It is difficult if the leader is not smart and has no commitment. Yes this is it. It should be comprehensive, integrated, well coordinated," said Riza. Riza then said that if President Jokowi did not feel agreed on an XVI economic package...

Channel Rakyat . Bank Indonesia (BI) enggan muluk-muluk memproyeksi pertumbuhan ekonomi 2018. Otoritas moneter ini memperkirakan, Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) Indonesia sepanjang tahun 2018 akan tumbuh 5,1%. "Pertumbuhan ekonomi masih di kisaran 5,1%-5,2%. Perkiraan BI di sekitar 5,1% untuk tahun ini," ungkap Dody Budi Waluyo, Deputi Gubernur BI saat menjadi keynote speaker menggantikan Perry Warjiyo di acara Core Economic Outlook Rabu (21/11/2018). Sekadar mengingatkan, Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) Indonesia pada kuartal I 2018 di level 5,06%. Lalu pertumbuhan lebih kencang menjadi 5,27% pada kuartal II, dan 5,17% pada kuartal III. Sebagai perbandingan, angka itu lebih lemah ketimbang kuartal IV 2017 yang mencatat pertumbuhan ekonomi 5,19%. Pemerintah sebelumnya mematok target pertumbuhan 5,4% di akhir tahun 2018. Namun, sebelumnya, Menteri Sri Mulyani pun merasa lebih realistis mematok pertumbuhan ekonomi 5,1%-5,2%. Meskipun demikian, Dody meminta untuk menunggu has...