March 04, 2006

Indonesia's Economy (CNN Sep. 99)

As world condemnation of Indonesia grows, analysts are keeping a close watch on how the region's economies could be affected. The casualties of East Timor may include economic help for the entire nation of Indonesia. An official at the International Monetary Fund says the next step of Indonesia's aid program is on hold, in part because of East Timor and in part because of a nagging corruption scandal at Bank Bali. The IMF still has more than $2 billion in aid to give Indonesia but apparently not anytime soon. Official help itself has become critical to Indonesia's population. Just a few years ago, Indonesia was a popular destination for foreign direct investment, with about 90 percent or more of the country's financing coming from private sources. Last year, the World Bank says only three percent of the country's financing came from private sources. Still, in recent months, stability had begun to return to Indonesia. With other economies in Asia beginning to recover, demand has been picking up for many of the raw commodity products Indonesia produces. The fear for investors right now is that all that progress could be shifted suddenly and violently into reverse.

aid가 eight으로 들렸음...마지막에 오는 d/t 보강 필요
with로 시작하는 분사구문..확인요망
foreign 발음시 r발음을 첫음절에 붙여 발음한다.