Indonesia unveils stimulus to bolster economy, currency
Dozens of overlapping trade and industry regulations being streamlined
Jakarta
INDONESIA'S president on Wednesday unveiled the first installment of a stimulus package aimed at luring more investment, boosting consumer spending, and supporting a currency that has weakened to 17-year lows.
Investor sentiment towards South-east Asia's largest economy has soured, as President Joko Widodo struggles to implement much needed reforms, hobbled by rifts within his own political party and squabbles among government agencies.
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