Indonesia Readies Stimulus, Rate Cuts to Ensure 5% Growth

Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Indonesia pledged to use its fiscal and monetary firepower to ensure economic growth maintains its 5% pace this year.

Growth was the focal point of a quarterly meeting of top economic policymakers on Monday, as Indonesia faces weakening consumption and manufacturing at home, as well as the threat of higher tariffs and slowing trade abroad.