Indonesia’s Jokowi says pandemic can spur ‘big leap forward’ for economy

Indonesia must use the coronavirus pandemic to reboot Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, including by improving food and energy security, as well as processing more natural resources at home, President Joko Widodo said on Friday.Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, made the remarks in his annual state-of-the-union speech to Parliament. Due to coronavirus precautions, less than half of the lawmakers were present for his address, with the rest watching online.Likening the current economic situation…

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