Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, expressed strong confidence that the national economy will expand by 5.5% in 2025, fueled in part by robust growth in the property sector. He highlighted that the government is pushing for accelerated public spending and has mobilized funds— IDR 200 trillion (USD 11.9 billion) from Bank Indonesia—to five state-owned banks (Bank Mandiri, BNI, BRI, BTN, and BSI), with the aim of lowering lending interest rates. He expects that as these more favorable credit conditions take effect, borrowing will increasingly flow into property investment. Once the property sector picks up, demand for building materials like cement, and consumption in sectors such as food and beverages, should gain momentum and uplift the wider economy.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, also expressed optimism about Indonesia’s economic trajectory by year-end. He pointed to positive signs in government expenditure, ongoing investment inflows, and a targeted stimulus package of roughly USD 2 billion (IDR 30 trillion) in the fourth quarter as key supports for growth.
