You can argue that it's in everybody's interest to maintain a positive spin, but the point is the fundamentals in Indonesia and across the region are healthier than the case in 1997-98, particularly with most of the countries running current account surpluses and not dependent on borrowings from overseas. David Cohen
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![[The rise in oil prices] wouldn't be quite as calamitous in Japan as it would in the U.S., where the people are more energy-dependent, ... Even though Japan may be efficient in its use of oil, like everyone else it still crimps your monthly budget. They're paying more for gasoline, so they're not immune to that. - David Cohen Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSByaXNlIGluIG9pbCBwcmljZXNdIHdvdWxkbid0IGJlIHF1aXRlIGFzIGNhbGFtaXRvdXMgaW4gSmFwYW4gYXMgaXQgd291bGQgaW4gdGhlIFUuUy4sIHdoZXJlIHRoZSBwZW9wbGUgYXJlIG1vcmUgZW5lcmd5LWRlcGVuZGVudCwgLi4uIEV2ZW4gdGhvdWdoIEphcGFuIG1heSBiZSBlZmZpY2llbnQgaW4gaXRzIHVzZSBvZiBvaWwsIGxpa2UgZXZlcnlvbmUgZWxzZSBpdCBzdGlsbCBjcmltcHMgeW91ciBtb250aGx5IGJ1ZGdldC4gVGhleSdyZSBwYXlpbmcgbW9yZSBmb3IgZ2Fzb2xpbmUsIHNvIHRoZXkncmUgbm90IGltbXVuZSB0byB0aGF0LiA=&author=ICBEYXZpZCBDb2hlbiAgICA=&num=2 "[The rise in oil prices] wouldn't be quite as calamitous in Japan as it would in the U.S., where the people are more energy-dependent, ... Even though Japan may be efficient in its use of oil, like everyone else it still crimps your monthly budget. They're paying more for gasoline, so they're not immune to that. - David Cohen Quotes")