Indonesia's 5.02% growth in 2014 slowest in 5 years
A rebound will depend on govt efficacy in delivering on infrastructure projects
Jakarta
INDONESIA'S economic growth slipped to its weakest in five years in 2014 as weak exports and investments dragged, underlining the challenges facing the country's new president, Joko Widodo.
South-east Asia's largest economy is finding it harder to fire up its engines of growth with the ending of the commodities boom and as high interest rates weigh on domestic demand.
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