Economics
Indonesia Defends Economic Statistics Against Doubters
- Authorities are transparent about data, finance minister says
- Economy to expand 5.05% this year vs previous est. of 5.08%
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Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati defended the nation’s statistics, saying there was no manipulation of the economic growth figures after some analysts questioned the unusual stability of the data.