Jakarta, June 12 -- Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan voiced optimism regarding President Prabowo Subianto's priority programs in achieving the targeted eight percent economic growth.

"The programs initiated by President Prabowo are of great importance, as they can directly pave the way for equity and stimulate the emergence of new economic nodes," he remarked at the International Conference on Infrastructure 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday.

His statements follow revised economic growth projections by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding Indonesia.

The World Bank lowered its projection for this year from five percent to 4.7 percent, while the IMF revised its forecasts for ...