INDONESIA: State assets sales to raise billions

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Updated May 17, 2007 19:35:04

Indonesia hopes to earn at least 40-billion dollars from the sale of its state assets this year. And it has a new Minister in control of the process. But the record of privatisation of government enterprises has been marred by mismanagement and poor returns.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Dr Sri Adinginsih, Head of the Asia Pacific Studies Centre at Gadja Mada University

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