Economic concerns: President Joko Widodo had pledged to boost growth to 7 when he came to office three years ago. — Bloomberg
Rising wages and interest-rate cuts fail to boost consumption
JAKARTA: Almost four million new jobs, rising wages and eight interest-rate cuts in Indonesia should have been enough to spur consumers into action in the world’s fourth most populous nation.
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