JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concern over environmental protection -- or the lack thereof -- in the Job Creation Law, calling on the government to ensure sustainable growth.
While the new omnibus law would ease restrictions that had been identified as obstacles to job-creating investment and higher productivity, which could boost growth and reduce poverty, one concern related to environmental standards, said IMF mission chief for Indonesia Thomas Helbling.
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