JAKARTA — Indonesia's President Joko Widodo leaves office on Sunday with high approval ratings, thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an eye-catching $28-billion free meal plan for students.
JAKARTA — Indonesia's President Joko Widodo leaves office on Sunday with high approval ratings, thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an eye-catching $28-billion free meal plan for students.While the Southeast Asian country regularly enjoys an annual expansion rate of about 5 percent, the former general has pledged to capitalize on his predecessor's policies to reach 8 percent by tapping the nation's huge human resources.
The priority is no longer infrastructure development, but more to human capital development,' he added.His agenda will also focus on agriculture, observers say, with a food estate program aimed at achieving food self-sufficiency, land clearing for bioethanol projects in the restive eastern region of Papua, and a green fund selling carbon emission credits.
Prabowo Targets Growth Spurt With Big Projects
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