Joko Widodo Candidacy Offers Indonesia Tenuous Promise
The presidential candidacy of the popular Jakarta governor gives investors some hope. But others question his economic credentials.
Aaron Timms
December 17, 2025
Joko Widodo, Solo city mayor, speaks during an interview at his office, in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, April 16, 2009. The bombers who killed 202 people in Bali in 2002 were schooled in Solo. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg News
DIMAS ARDIAN/BLOOMBERG NEWS
