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Dino Patti Djalal - JP/DONMay 6, p6Seven months into the President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo era, international perceptions of Indonesia are slowly evolving
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Dino Patti Djalal - JP/DON
May 6, p6
Seven months into the President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo era, international perceptions of Indonesia are slowly evolving.
These perceptions may or may not be accurate, but they do exist and need to be seriously considered by Jakarta. Perception, after all, determines reputation, and in politics, economics and diplomacy, reputation is everything. (By Dino Patti Djalal, Jakarta)
Your comments:
Jokowi promised that he would achieve 7 percent growth if he was elected. Since he became president, GDP growth has actually slowed and now stands at a mere 5.2 percent.
It is now growing slower than both the Philippines and Vietnam, showing that the country has lost much of its momentum.
I have no confidence that the corruption-prone Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has any idea how to run a large economy well.
There seems little cause for optimism about the next four years now.
Lasem Benny
