Farewell Jakarta?

Jokowi's capital relocation plan can boost economy but only if done well

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Jakarta's notorious traffic is on course for upward of $7 billion a year in economic losses. © AP

Indonesians have long known their nation's capital is a city on the move. But they did not take this literally -- until now.

President Joko Widodo, who won re-election on April 17, has arrived at a way to turn his economic modernization pledges into reality: relocate the capital out of Jakarta at a cost of roughly $33 billion.

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