Official: Joko Widodo Named 2014 Presidential Candidate by Megawati Indonesias new president, Joko Jokowi Widodo, promised to make life simpler for investors by beefing up the countrys threadbare infrastructure, untangling near-impenetrable regulations and sacking his ministers if they arent up to the job. The Elections Commission announced on Tuesday that the Jakarta governor had won the hard-fought July 9 election by just over six percentage points, although his rival, Prabowo Subianto, plans to challenge the result in Constitutional Court. We need to get our economy growing. To do that we must have more investment and also deliver in terms of infrastructure, Jokowi told Reuters in an interview on Saturday, given on the condition that it not be published until after he was officially named winner. A lack of roads, ports, electricity and other basic services, along with corrupt bureaucracies, is beginning to disenchant foreign investors, essential for the resource-based economy to grow. (Investors) say getting business permits is very complicated. Some investors say they need two years. Imagine. So if we can give solutions for getting business permits, Im sure that we can improve the infrastructure faster. Jokowi is the first businessman to become president of Indonesia, which took all six of its previous leaders from a political elite. His simple, direct approach and success in cutting through red tape appealed to ordinary voters. And investors have been pushing up share prices on expectations he would become leader of the worlds third-largest democracy and home to its biggest Muslim population. Jokowis humble Im just like the rest of you style has made him the countrys most popular politician and it is an image he is careful not to lose, repeatedly referring to his time as mayor of Solo, a small city, and later as the capitals governor. He has rented a small, plainly furnished house in central Jakarta while he waits to move, in October, into the sprawling presidential palace in central Jakarta, which began life in the 18th century as home to a wealthy Dutch businessman in the colonial era. Outside were three security guards in plain clothes. Jokowi, in bare feet and dressed in white shirt and dark trousers, made clear he understood his presidential honeymoon could be brief. There is little in the state coffers to address pressing problems from declining economic growth to rising poverty. But he has shown in Jakarta talent for finding money in the budget and has come down hard on officials who do not perform. That, he said, is a policy he will take to the presidential office. If (ministers dont succeed) there are more than a thousand other good people in Indonesia to replace them. I can cut and then replace them. Its very simple for me, he said. They have to be clean, they have to be competent, they have to have good leadership (skills) and a commitment to serve the people. He has faced accusations, which he denies, that he will be under the thumb of the chief of the party that supports him, former president Megawati Sukarnoputri. Jokowi repeatedly said during his presidential campaign he would not trade cabinet jobs for political support. But in the interview, he acknowledged for the first time that around 20 percent of his cabinet will likely be political appointments from parties that backed him. The threat of being fired is an unusual risk for ministers. For years, the biggest threat most cabinet members have faced is a reshuffle into a less significant role. One finance minister was forced to resign three years ago because, in the view of many analysts, she was a little too effective in tackling the rampant graft that has so long weighed down Southeast Asias biggest economy. SHORT ON SPECIFICS But Jokowi was short on specifics. Too much detail, said his aide when the president-elect was asked exactly how he would handle such issues like a ban imposed this year on exports of unprocessed minerals. The law is meant to boost national revenues, but has worried investors by its confused implementation and suggestion of rising nationalism. First, said Jokowi, he will immediately set a transition team to discuss how to allocate top government positions and which issues to set as priorities. He pointed to the massive fuel subsidies, which now cost about a fifth of the annual state budget but which economists say do more to help the wealthy than the 40 percent of the population which live in or close to abject poverty. We should move the subsidies to the farmers for their fertilizer or infrastructure for their irrigation. To the fishermen, we can give ... engines for their boats ... if we move the subsidies from fuel to productive activities, we will have more productivity, he said. I think a first important thing is also to make regulations clearer. Because some of the regulations are not clear, he said. In my experience as mayor and governor its not difficult. Its just a different scale. Its only about management. Oficial: Joko Widodo nomeado candidato presidencial de 2014 por Megawati Novo Presidente Indonesias, Joko Jokowi Widodo, prometeu tornar a vida mais simples para os investidores, a reforçar a infra-estrutura puída countrys, desembaraçar regulamentos quase impenetrável e saqueando seus ministros se eles não estão à altura das circunstâncias. A Comissão de eleições anunciou na terça-feira que o governador de Jacarta tinha venceu as eleições de 9 de julho dura só mais seis pontos percentuais, apesar de seu rival, Prabowo Subianto, planos para desafiar o resultado no Tribunal Constitucional. Precisamos buscar a nossa economia cresce. Para fazer o que temos de ter mais investimento e também entregar em termos de infra-estrutura, Jokowi, disse à Reuters em uma entrevista no sábado, na condição de que ele não seja publicado até depois que ele foi oficialmente nomeado o vencedor. A falta de estradas, portos, electricidade e outros serviços básicos, juntamente com burocracias corruptas, está começando a desencantar os investidores estrangeiros, essenciais para a economia baseada em recursos crescer. (Investidores) dizem obter licenças de negócios é muito complicado. Alguns investidores dizem que precisam de dois anos. Imagine-se. Se podemos dar soluções para o negócio o permitir, eu tenho certeza que podemos melhorar a infra-estrutura mais rápida. Jokowi é o primeiro empresário tornar-se presidente da Indonésia, que teve todos os seis de seus líderes anteriores de uma elite política. Sua simples, aproximação direta e sucesso no corte de fita vermelha apelaram aos eleitores comuns. E foram empurrando os investidores Resmi: Joko Widodo bernama calon Presiden 2014 oleh Megawati Presiden baru terpopuler, Joko Jokowi Widodo, berjanji untuk membuat hidup mudah bagi investor oleh beefing countrys tipis infrastruktur, menguraikan dekat-tak bisa ditembus peraturan dan pemecatan menterinya jika mereka tidak sampai dengan pekerjaan. Komisi Pemilihan mengumumkan pada hari Selasa bahwa Gubernur Jakarta telah memenangkan pemilu 9 Juli yang berjuang keras dengan hanya enam poin persentase, meskipun saingan, Prabowo Subianto, rencana untuk menantang hasil di Mahkamah Konstitusi. Kita perlu untuk mendapatkan kita ekonomi tumbuh. Untuk melakukan itu kita harus memiliki lebih banyak investasi dan juga memberikan dalam hal infrastruktur, Jokowi kepada Reuters dalam sebuah wawancara pada hari Sabtu, diberikan pada kondisi bahwa itu tidak akan diterbitkan sampai setelah ia resmi bernama pemenang. Kurangnya jalan, pelabuhan, listrik dan pelayanan dasar lainnya, bersama dengan korup birokrasi, mulai disenchant investor asing, penting untuk sumber daya berbasis ekonomi tumbuh. Mengatakan (investor) yang mendapatkan izin usaha sangat rumit. Beberapa investor mengatakan mereka membutuhkan dua tahun. Bayangkan. Jadi jika kita dapat memberikan solusi untuk mendapatkan bisnis izin, Im yakin bahwa kita dapat meningkatkan infrastruktur yang lebih cepat. Jokowi adalah pengusaha pertama untuk menjadi Presiden Indonesia, yang mengambil semua enam dari para pemimpinnya sebelumnya dari elit politik. Nya sederhana, pendekatan langsung dan keberhasilan dalam memotong birokrasi memohon kepada pemilih biasa. Dan investor telah mendorong
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:50:17 +0000
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