Meski pertumbuhan ekonomi itu, lanjut dia, dihambat oleh muncul berbagai bencana seperti lumpur panas Lapindo di Surabaya, banjir bandang, gempa dan peristiwa yang menimbulkan gejolak masyarakat, pemerintah sudah cukup bijak mengatasinya.
According to him, although economic growth was hampered by various disasters in the country like the hot mudflow, floods, earthquakes and social unrest, the government had wisely coped with the problems.