The Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) is a bi-annual World Bank flagship report that provides an impartial and up-to-date assessment of recent macroeconomic developments and outlook as well as thematic development challenges for the Indonesian economy. The IEP report aims to inform the public policy debate and is intended for a wide audience, including policy makers, business leaders, financial market participants, the community of investment analysts and professionals and the wider public.
Events
Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP), December 2020: Towards a Secure and Fast Recovery
December 17, 2020
Virtual Event
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The IEP has two main parts with specific and complementary objectives. The first part highlights key developments over recent months, and places these in a longer-term and global context. Based on these developments, and on policy changes over the period, the IEP regularly updates the outlook for Indonesia’s economy. This part of the report contributes to the critical need for regular and sound macroeconomic monitoring of the COVID-19 crisis. The second part of the report provides an in-depth examination of selected economic and policy issues, and analysis of medium-term development challenges.
- The first part of the December edition of the IEP assess the recovery from the COVID-19 shock and policy priorities to accelerate the recovery.
- The second part of the report will analyze the constraints and policies to achieving greater food security.
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Agenda
Speakers
Welcome Address
Satu Kahkonen, Country Director, Indonesia and Timor-Leste, World Bank
Opening Remarks
Allaster Cox, Chargé d’Affaires - Australian Embassy Jakarta
Presentation on recent macroeconomic developments and outlook
Ralph Van Doorn, Acting Lead Economist, World Bank
Interview
Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo
Presentation on food security
Animesh Shrivastava, Lead Agriculture Economist, World Bank
Panel Discussion: Economic recovery in a COVID world
Moderator: Timothy Marbun
Panelists:
· Bustanul Arifin, UNILA
· Sirojuddin Arif, SMERU
· Animesh Shrivastava, World Bank
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Event details
- when: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 09:00 – 10:30 (JAKARTA TIME)
- CONTACT: Deviana Djalil
- ddjalil@worldbank.org