JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's biggest test as his second five-year term begins on Sunday is to reignite the nation's sputtering economy.
The outlook is dim. The World Bank said this month that the country's growth rate could slow to 5% this year, while in a separate report in September, it said weak productivity and slowing workforce hires could trim the potential growth rate to 4.9% next year. This increases pressure on policymakers to push through reforms -- rather than rely on resource exports -- to get the economy back on track.
