NEW WIDODO GOVERNMENT MUST BOOST TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE TEXTILE LOGISTICS SAYS CONSULTANT
October 1st, 2014
THE GOVERNMENT of Indonesia’s new President Joko Widodo — who was inaugurated on Monday (Oct 20) — will need to invest heavily in infrastructure to boost the country’s textiles and broader manufacturing sector, according to a senior industry consultant.“The major challenge presented by Indonesia’s poor infrastructure are shared by every industry,” Keith Loveard, senior risk analyst, at Jakarta-based Concord Consulting. “And that is the high cost of logistics.”Indonesia’s logistics performance ranks 59th out of 155 rated by the World Bank — ...
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