Jakarta seeks China funds to boost growth as FDI stagnates
Jakarta
INDONESIA will seek more funds from China to help drive economic growth after foreign investment stagnated last quarter.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) was US$7.4 billion in July through September, unchanged from the previous quarter and down from US$7.5 billion a year earlier, according to the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. In rupiah, it rose 18 per cent from a year earlier. Total investment, including from domestic sources, climbed 17 per cent in rupiah terms from a year earlier, and the government expects to exceed its full-year target of 519.5 trillion rupiah (S$53 billion), it said.
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