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Indonesia's Q2 growth beats forecasts as government spending surges
Published Fri, Aug 5, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Jakarta
INDONESIA'S second-quarter growth beat expectations as President Joko Widodo's government embarked on a spending spree to boost an economy grappling with a slowdown in China and low commodity prices.
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.18 per cent from a year earlier, compared with a revised 4.91 per cent in the first three months, the statistics bureau said in Jakarta o…
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