Indonesia Can Achieve ‘Sustainable’ 8% Growth, Ambassador Says

Indonesia can achieve economic growth of 8 percent that is driven by domestic as well as international investment, if regulatory clarity and infrastructure in the country are improved, U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel said.

“Indonesia’s growing around 6 percent this year,” Marciel said in an interview in his office at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta. “I think that could reach 8 percent sustainably, without tremendous difficulty, by addressing some of the infrastructure issues and opening up a little bit more.”