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EcONOMy

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merican investors want

at the event such as Agus

are talking about Indonesia, we

The other experts at the event

to know what Jokowi’s

Martowardojo, The Governor

are talking about almost half of

was Ghafur Dharmaputra, the

policies would be if he is

of Bank Indonesia, Chatib Basri,

ASEAN. Indonesia is very impor-

Indonesian General Consul in

elected as president. “But Jokowi

The Finance Minister, Rahmat

hasn’t talked about it a lot,” said

Waluyanto, Vice Chairman of

Wayne Forrest, the President of

the recently created Financial

American-Indonesian Chamber

Services Authority, as well as

of Commerce at the “Managing

Achmad Kurniadi, Deputy Chair-

Risk in ASEAN: Opportunities

man of the Investment Coordi-

and Challenges, Focus: Indone-

nating Board. Scot Marciel, one

sia” seminar in Yale Club of NY,

of America’s most experienced

Manhattan, New York. “Jokowi

diplomats covering Southeast

Effect” is one of the main things

Asia, who is now Principal Dep-

around 125 American investors

uty Assistant of State, delivered

want to know at the event.

opening remarks. The panels
discussed political dynamics in

The seminar explored the prima-

by Kusuma Wijaya

the region especially important

American Investors &

Jokowi’s Effect
by Indah Nuritasari
ry economic and political risks,

given Indonesia’s Presidential

tant economically and politically

New York and Professor William

as well as opportunities, facing

elections, the region’s economic

in ASEAN”.

Liddle from Ohio State Univer-

the nations of Southeast Asia

landscape and its growth outlook

in the months and years ahead.

and the opportunities and

With a focus on Indonesia, the

challenges in the region’s largest

region’s dominant economy, the

economy.

sity.

event was designed for firms
investing or doing business in

At that event Chatib Basri men-

the ASEAN region.

tioned about the needs for land
reform in Indonesia and the role

Three expert panels came from

of middle class in creating politi-

the private sector, government,

cal change in Indonesia. Another

and academia with a particular

speaker, Alexander C Feldman,

focus on Indonesia, which is in

the President of US-ASEAN

the midst of important politi-

Business Council, explained

cal transitions. Four important

how important Indonesia’s role

officials from Indonesia spoke

is in ASEAN, he posited, “If we

by Kusuma Wijaya