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June 8, 2011 - SEAF In the News

Emmerson discusses Indonesia's domestic economic drivers

Appeared in Channel NewsAsia, June 6, 2011

By Stella Lee

Indonesia's economy exceeded earlier expectations and could grow as high as 6.5 percent in 2011. What drives this growth and can the foreign investors tempted by it compete with domestic investors? Donald Emmerson spoke June 6 with Channel NewsAsia about Indonesia's demographic conditions and government policies favoring—and potentially endangering—its strong domestic economy.