The Big Picture

What Indonesia’s election could mean for startups and investors

  • Indonesia
  • 8 min read
  • Feb 13, 2019
  • By Putu Agung Wija Putera

By Lu Shu © CompassList

Industry players voice their hopes, concerns and expectations as the April presidential election nears

After their first face-off in 2014, the Indonesian president and incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and former general Prabowo Subianto will be going up against each other again this April. 
Voters will need to choose between Jokowi, the first leader elected without ties to the country’s military and political elite, and who has campaigned aggressively on his economic achievements, notably the hefty spending on once-neglected infrastructure projects; and Prabowo, who has promised a return to strongman politics and brought onboard a young former investor-entrepreneur as his running mate.&nb...

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