Dr Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti is the coordinating minister of economic affairs in Indonesia, the man some think may have mission impossible, as he seeks to balance the needs of central government with newly empowered regional parliaments. He spoke to FinanceAsia in Jakarta about the positive aspects of the Indonesian economy and the rumour on Wednesday of his resignation.
The international perceptions of Indonesia are coloured by all the bad news we read about. What are the positive parts of the Indonesia story
Despite our difficulties, we do have more and more competition within Indonesia. For example, in retail we have companies such as Carrefour, Matahari competing stiffly against one another. We continue to get...