Jakarta, Oct. 17 -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa voiced optimism that a stronger fourth-quarter rebound, driven by government stimulus, will boost investment growth despite a slowdown earlier in 2025.

He said the slower investment realization in the third quarter of 2025 reflected the impact of the country's weakened economic performance in the first half of the year.

"When the economy slows, investment slows too. From the first months until around early September, the trend started to turn around gradually," Purbaya told reporters at his office in Jakarta on Friday.

Data from the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) showed that investment realization reached Rp491.4 trillio...