China News Service, Shanghai, January 9 (Reporter Jiang Yu) Muriaman Darmansyah Haddad, President of Indonesia Islamic Bank, former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and former Deputy President of ** Bank, said in Shanghai on the 9th that Indonesia and China have a solid foundation for cooperation, and the two countries are opening a new era of mutual benefit and reciprocity.
On the same day, the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the School of Economics and Business of the University of Indonesia held a business education cooperation and exchange meeting and a forum on sailing ASEAN Chinese enterprises going overseas in Shanghai. Muriaman made the above remarks at the forum.
Muriaman said that Indonesia's economy should maintain a growth rate of 5% in 2023 and believes that the growth rate will exceed 5% in 2024, and the engine of economic growth mainly comes from household consumption, ** spending and exports. At present, the pillars of Indonesia's economy include infrastructure construction, energy transition, tourism, etc., and Indonesia wants to cooperate with other countries, especially China, in these areas.
Muriaman said that the economic situation of Indonesia and China in 2023 is very good, and Indonesia and China have performed better in four economic indicators that year, which are inflation rate, current account, **debt to GDP ratio and fiscal balance. "We hope that the global economic slowdown will improve this year, and China's contribution in this area will be particularly important. ”
Indonesia and China are located in a very dynamic Asian region, China is Indonesia's largest export destination and the second largest foreign direct investment destination, and China is very important to Indonesia. "The relationship between Indonesia and China is constantly developing, and Indonesia has expressed great interest in participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, which is the consensus and foundation for cooperation between our two countries." (ENDS).