Indonesia's Economy Needs More Than A Reboot from Jokowi
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Indonesia's Economy Needs More Than A Reboot from Jokowi

Originally published in Bloomberg.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo isn’t a great orator but the former factory owner has a knack for charming listeners with cute analogies. In his state of the union address this month, he likened the pandemic-hit economy to a computer that had crashed and needed a “reboot.” If only it were that simple.

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Areas of expertise: Southeast Asian politics and foreign policy; South China Sea; regional economic trends; China-ASEAN relations; Indonesia; Malaysia; Vietnam; Hong Kong
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