JAKARTA (Reuters): A consortium of Indonesian companies, including energy firm Adaro and conglomerate Astra International, have invested about 20 trillion rupiah (US$1.30 billion - RM6.1 billion) in the country's new capital city, according to the local authority.
Indonesia has been courting private investors in the US$32 billion city, known as Nusantara, to move the capital away from congested Jakarta to Borneo island.
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