Jokowi to use G-20 summit to secure deals


Clinching the G-20 presidency has been a way for Jokowi’s administration to showcase the country’s potential and his officials are not going to let that opportunity pass. — Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesia is using the Group of 20 (G-20) summit next week to power through deals ranging from infrastructure to carbon trading that spotlights its ambitions as a South-East Asian economic powerhouse.

Much is at stake for Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is targeting US$89bil (RM421bil) in investments next year while pushing ahead with a US$34bil (RM161bil) new capital in Borneo.

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