Democracy key to Indonesia's economic growth and fairness: minister

Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (middle) met with businessman Sofjan Wanandi (left) and Jusuf Wanandi (right), one of the founders of the CSIS think tank during The Jakarta Post's 40th anniversary, the Democracy Dialogue seminar held at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta on Aug 7, 2023. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesia’s economic resilience in recent years has a lot to do with its democracy, a top government official has said, adding that it also helps make for a fairer economy.

Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara told an audience in Jakarta on Monday that democracy was important for a country’s economic growth and also served as a tool to equitably share that growth among the population.