JAKARTA -- Foreign direct investment in Indonesia shrank 12.9% on the year in the April-June quarter as companies wary of policy shifts ahead of the April 2019 presidential election stayed on the sidelines.
Businesses pause to gauge policy direction as presidential race looms

President Joko Widodo's effort to harness foreign capital to develop Indonesia's economy could be reaching a turning point. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
JAKARTA -- Foreign direct investment in Indonesia shrank 12.9% on the year in the April-June quarter as companies wary of policy shifts ahead of the April 2019 presidential election stayed on the sidelines.