Indonesia April-June GDP up 5.05% as Jokowi seeks boost

Statistics agency casts doubt on 5.3% expansion target for 2019

20190805 Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Joko Widodo, who won a second term as Indonesia's president in April, is preparing measures to help boost the country's human capital. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's economy grew steadily in the three months through June, with inflation-adjusted gross domestic product rising 5.05% on the year, as President Joko Widodo prepares for his second term, government data showed Monday.

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