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Why we should root for more ties with Indonesia

Defence CS Monica Juma charts with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 12th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) in Nusa Dua in 2019.[Courtesy]

Developing countries share same characteristics. Among other challenges, they have low per capita real income, high population growth rates, high rates of unemployment, dependence on the primary sector of the economy and exports of primary commodities.

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