Indonesia's Jokowi roots for private investment as Freeport dispute lingers

Indonesia's Jokowi roots for private investment as Freeport dispute lingers

An elevated track for the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stands under construction as vehicles wait in congested traffic in this aerial photograph taken in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Indonesia will turn to private investors for the hundreds of billions of dollars in investment needed to develop the archipelago’s infrastructure and natural resources, President Joko Widodo said, brushing off claims he was increasingly becoming an economic nationalist.

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