SOE Minister Erick Thohir is optimistic that Indonesia can become the fourth largest economy in the world by 2045. "We must be optimistic that this is extraordinary for Indonesia, our economic growth until 2045 will continue to grow by 5 percent. Finally, in 2045 Indonesia will become the fourth economic country. largest in the world," said Erick Thohir as quoted by Antara, Saturday (14/5/2022). According to him, Indonesia's good economic condition supports the performance and development of business actors. "Indonesia's economy is good, even when the situation after the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia became one of the countries with the highest economic growth in the world. America passed, China passed, Europe passed," Erick said. He said, if you look at the data, even though MSME financing in Indonesia is only 20 percent of the total bank financing. Countries such as Malaysia and Thailand have reached 50 percent of MSME financing. "This means that there is an enormous opportunity," said Erick Thohir.
Erick Thohir revealed that there are four key factors to achieve Indonesia's vision of 2045. He also invited all parties to be optimistic that Indonesia's economy will continue to grow until 2045 and its growth must be maintained. "There are four big agendas that we continue to push at this time. First, how the government, including us SOEs, carry out what is called the downstreaming of natural resources. Second, we must also really open our eyes about the potential of Indonesia's digital economy," he said. The third factor, when it comes to the economy and investment, means that Indonesia must have a competitive and friendly financial system for investors both from Indonesia and abroad. Lastly, continued Erick Thohir, is skilled labor or skill labor, related to increasing professionalism, in order to face digital disruption.
