Everything but Mining

Touring the world's capitals, President Joko Widodo clearly has little taste for the sort of diplomacy enjoyed by predecessor Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his single-minded pursuit of foreign investment.

Extolling the virtues of doing business in Indonesia, Widodo wants capital for urgently needed infrastructure development and to reenergize the manufacturing sector as the new driver of a revived Indonesian economy.

May 31, 2016