Kemerosotan harga minyak dunia sungguh sangat membantu penurunan inflasi di Indonesia. Walaupun seminggu terakhir harga minyak dunia naik cukup tajam (Brent menembus 50 dollar AS hari ini, 19 Agustus), namun masih jauh lebih rendah ketimbang harga tertinggi yang sempat bertengger di atas 100 dollar AS.
Adalah kenaikan harga BBM di dalam negeri yang membuat pola inflasi di Indonesia sangat berfluktuasi tajam.
Walaupun begitu, inflasi di Indonesia tergolong tinggi jika dibandingkan dengan negara ASEAN. Inflasi di Indonesia tertinggi dibandingkan dengan ASEAN-5.
Yang masih menjadi momok inflasi di Indonesia adalah harga pangan yang amat kerap menjadi penyumbang inflasi terbesar. Beberapa di antaranya adalah daging ayam ras, telur ayam ras, daging sapi, beras, dan bawang merah. Kebanyakan komoditas pangan itu tata niaganya tidak sehat.
Faisal Basri is currently senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia and Chief of Advisory Board of Indonesia Research & Strategic Analysis (IRSA). His area of expertise and discipline covers Economics, Political Economy, and Economic Development.
His prior engagement includes Economic Adviser to the President of Republic of Indonesia on economic affairs (2000); Head of the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1995-98); and Director of Institute for Economic and Social Research at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1993-1995), the Commissioner of the Supervisory Commission for Business Competition (2000-2006); Rector, Perbanas Business School (1999-2003).
He was the founder of the National Mandate Party where he was served in the Party as the first Secretary General and then the Deputy Chairman responsible for research and development. He quit the Party in January 2001. He has actively been involved in several NGOs, among others is The Indonesian Movement.
Faisal Basri was educated at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Indonesia where he received his BA in 1985 and graduated with an MA in economics from Vanderbilt University, USA, in 1988.
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