Bureaucracy derails Jokowi's infrastructure plans
Nearly half the 10 projects to which he gave priority are languishing for lack of cooperation among ministries
Jakarta
INVESTORS hoping for President Joko Widodo to speed work on Indonesia's infrastructure projects have been disappointed, with a plan for a US$2 billion airport railway line in the capital spotlighting the delays and bureaucratic infighting involved.
Nearly half the 10 projects to which Mr Widodo gave priority when he took office last year are languishing for lack of cooperation among ministries that he has been unable to whip into line.
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