Indonesia growth up in 2016 but Q4 figures disappoint
Indonesia's efforts to reboot its economy were dealt a blow Monday as official data showed growth ticking up in 2016 but undershooting expectations for the final quarter. President Joko Widodo came to power in 2014 on a pledge to boost economic expansion to seven percent but his government has struggled to lift growth rates in Southeast Asia's largest economy, which is rich in resources but has suffered from a slump in commodity prices. Authorities unleashed a series of economic stimulus last ye
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