Jakarta - Minister of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Armida Alisjahbana said that the domestic economy needs to be improved to make it the primary capital to maintain quality growth momentum. "Domestic economic improvement needs to be done in order to improve the welfare of the people, especially poverty alleviation and unemployment reduction can be accelerated, which means we can maintain quality growth momentum," said Alisjahbana at a national seminar titled 'Strengthening Domestic Economy Through Synchronization and Regional Development Planning Centre' in Jakarta on Monday. Alisjahbana added that concrete steps for improving and strengthening the domestic economy need to be realized. In this regard, the synergy between the central and regional development is very important. She explained that while the Indonesian economy is still well preserved, it must not lead anyone to be complacent. The success of national development is the aggregation of the success of regional development. "Therefore, the synergy of policies through communication, coordination and consultation between the central and local governments should continue to be maintained and improved to maintain the development momentum," she said. The global economy is still filled with risks, but in the first semester of 2012, the Indonesian economy still managed to maintain levels above six per cent due to the support of the domestic economy. "The main source of growth is coming from a combination of well-preserved private consumption and relatively high investment increase. These aspects are closely related to the domestic economy," she said. Alisjahbana said that to maintain and strengthen the domestic economy, the government has several roles that are considered important to ensure regulatory constraints for removing bottlenecks in development and supporting regional development. Besides, the government also acts as a catalyst for regional superiority development. "All the roles need to be performed by both, the central and local government. Therefore, the synergy and integration of national and local development can become the capital for us to strengthen the domestic economy for the improvement and expansion of the welfare of the people," she concluded.(*)

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