CommentIndonesia's growing resource nationalism stirs Global South
Jokowi's export bans seen as a wake-up call to leading industrial powers
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has led efforts to ban exports of nickel ore and other minerals to boost their value and foster domestic industries. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
TORU TAKAHASHI, Nikkei senior staff writer
November 13, 2023 13:57 JST
TOKYO -- A race to pick the successor to Indonesian President Joko Widodo is about to start later this month with three candidates. Widodo, popularly known by his nickname Jokowi, is set to retire next October as mandated by a constitutional two-term limit.