Reform needed to halt Indonesian inflation, poverty

Updated July 25, 2008 20:09:17

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says Indonesia must achieve significant economic reform to attract foreign investment, curb inflation and reduce growing poverty.

The organisation's first ever assessment of the country was released yesterday in the capital Jakarta.

Presenter: Katie Hamann
Speakers:Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Co-author and Head of the OECD Indonesia desk, Luiz de Mello; Ari Perdana, Jakarta based Centre for International and Strategic Studies.