AlQa'dah 4, 1436, Aug 19, 2015, SPA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday urged ministers in his newly reshuffled cabinet to spend their budgets to revive slowing growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, Reuters reported. "I've been saying this since January, because it relates to economic growth," Widodo said. "So, once again, concentrate on budget absorption, because the money is there!" Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew about 4.7 percent in each of the first two quarters, its slowest pace since 2009, amid waning domestic demand and weakening prices for coal and commodities, key earners for the country. Eight months into the fiscal year, capital spending had only reached 20 percent of the budgeted amount, Widodo said.
