Indonesia growth falters – a wake-up call for Jokowi?

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s real GDP growth has sputtered to a weaker than expected 4.7% y/y in Q1 2015, its slowest pace since September 2009, compared to 5.0% in 4Q14. BBVA Bank says the disappointing GDP out-turn exacerbates Indonesia’s already dim growth outlook, adds to Bank Indonesia’s policy dilemma, and serves a wake-up call for President Jokowi to accelerate long-promised structural reforms. www.bbvaresearch.com (ATI).