Indonesia in talks with Japan to create sovereign wealth fund

Southeast Asian nation seeks funding for infrastructure, capital relocation

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend the East Asia Summit in Bangkok last month. © Reuters

SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia is in talks with countries including Japan to establish a sovereign wealth fund, as it looks to double down on investment and boost economic growth.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan revealed that Indonesia was considering such a fund after a meeting on Tuesday with President Joko Widodo and Tadashi Maeda, governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, a Japanese public financial institution and export credit agency.

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