Sebelumnya, Bank Dunia mengungkapkan proyeksinya bahwa pertumbuhan ekonomi 6,4 persen pada 2008 atau lebih cepat dari 6,3 persen pada 2007 bakal dapat menurunkan angka kemiskinan.
Previously, the World Bank had projected that Indonesia's economy would grow 6.4 percent in 2008, or more rapidly than its projection of 6.3 percent in 2007, This, according to the World Bank, would reduce Indonesia's poverty rate.