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Ports and policy in Indonesia: A maritime superpower in the making?
Indonesia’s president has ambitious plans to overhaul the country’s backward infrastructure. He had better work fast
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The country of the future
Nineteen years ago the Asian financial crisis left Indonesia in dire straits. Between July 1997 and January 1998 the rupiah lost 80% of its value against the dollar. Shares plunged, banks were nationalised, inflation and unemployment soared. It seemed like a disaster, but in retrospect many Indonesians see it as a blessing.
Today there is no crisis. But it will take ruthless determination, as well as luck, to realise Indonesia’s potential.
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